Can't boot into Windows 8.

Hugger

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I have a pc that runs Windows 7 Pro x64.I followed the directions on this forum for a dual boot system placing Windows 8 on its own hard drive. I set Windows 7 as the default OS.
This was all good until I tried to boot into Windows 8. I'm not given the option to do so and don't have the knowledge to fix this problem.
Any help will be appreciated.
Hugger
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Re-install, it takes only 15 minutes to do so
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 7 Ultimate (32bit), Win 8 CP (32bit)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq C734TU
    CPU
    Mobile Intel Celeron 540, 1866 MHz (14 x 133)
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
    Memory
    1526 MB (1024+512) DDR2 SDRAM-DDR2-667 (333 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel GL960/GM965 Chipset - Graphics Controller 0 [C-0]
    Sound Card
    Conexant Cx20561 @ Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - High Definition Audio Controller PCI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Philips LP154WX4-TLC1
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500325 2.5" 500GB
    PSU
    Don't Know
    Case
    It's a Laptop
    Cooling
    Internal Cooling
    Keyboard
    Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard with HP QLB
    Mouse
    Alps Pointing Device Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    Mobile Internet upto 256kb
Deleted the partition that had Windows 8 in it. Did a clean install on a different partition.
Followed instructions carefully.At no time was I given any choices for a dual boot set up.
Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks.
Hugger
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Deleted the partition that had Windows 8 in it. Did a clean install on a different partition.
Followed instructions carefully.At no time was I given any choices for a dual boot set up.
Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks.
Hugger
Can you select drive that 8 is on by pushing a select boot key at the restart? F-12 or F-10 or whatever works for your computer then select the drive that 8 is on?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WDP 8 x86
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lat 530 Lappy
    CPU
    Dual Core
    Internet Speed
    24 Mbps sometimes high speed cable
Is your windows8 on the same physical disk as windows7
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
MYZR, Will work on that tonight or tomorrow.
What I want to do is learn why I'm not given the dual boot option when installing the OS.
Thanks.Hugger
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I've tried it both ways. I wonder if for some reason I need to reset the BIOS?
Motherboard is a Gigabyte EP45-UD3 with an Intel E8400 cpu.
The only security app that I use that could possibly cause a problem is MS's EMET.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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