Dual Booting

willden

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Recently bought a new Samsung laptop with Windows 8 installed and would have preferred to have been able to use my Microsoft Windows 7 installation disk so I could dual boot between the two systems but when I visited forums for information on how to do this the replies frightened me to death as to an old rookie such as me they appeared very complex and involved and way beyond my capabilities,pity.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW-9Z39611
    CPU
    INTEL CORE i7
    Motherboard
    NOT KNOWN
    Memory
    NOT KNOWN
    Graphics Card(s)
    NOT KNOWN
    Browser
    I.E.10
    Antivirus
    MICROSOFT DEFENDER
First thing, what type of Windows 7 install disc do you have? If it is an "OEM" version that was supplied with a PC or an OEM version that you purchased, it can only legally be installed on the original computer.

Dual booting with two OS' is not that hard. There are many tutorials on this and most of it is automatically done by the Windows install program. You do need a separate hard drive or at least a separate partition on the existing hard drive to install Win 7.

Check out the instructions in this thread from theog http://www.eightforums.com/installa...g-windows-7-windows-8-pre-installed-uefi.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
    Memory
    16 Gb G Skill TridentZ DDR4 3400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (i7 CPU)
    Sound Card
    RealTek Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" Dell SE2717HR
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 850 SSD, 3TB for backups
    PSU
    EVGA Supernova 750 G2
    Case
    BeQuiet Silent Base 600
    Cooling
    Deepcool Captain 120EX
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Cable - 100MB Downlink
    Browser
    Edge/Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft
    Other Info
    Sonar Platinum 64 bit recording studio software with MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface unit.
Note   Note

When dual booting with Windows 8 Preinstalled & Windows 7

Follow Step one to five in this tutorial:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html
Warning you must have the uEFI/BIOS firmware setting in Step Three set.

warning   Warning
If you shrink C: before deleting the OEM Recovery partition, the C: & the new partition may be converted to Dynamic partitions.
You DO NOT WHAT Dynamic partitions.





Than follow this tutorial: (installing in uEFI mode.)
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2344-dual-boot-installation-windows-8-windows-7-vista.html




Recently bought a new Samsung laptop with Windows 8 installed


Set CSM to UEFI & CSM OS.

Samsung 3.jpg


For Ref:
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Help Forums
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
To answer Fireberd's query as to what my Microsoft installation disks are puts me in a quandary.When I bought my first computer three years ago it was equipped with Vista,then Windows 7 was released and my son was running it and thought it was great so I purchased Windows 7 Home Premium from PC World and it has two disks,32 and 64 bit,complete with product key.For the last two years I have run the 64 bit on my old Toshiba laptop with no problems.The new laptop I purchased ten days ago is a Samsung NP350E7C-SO2UK MODEL.
In response to the picture that Theog shows I would advise that when I go into the Bios system and enter the Boot tab there is no way of changing the Boot priority option and no sign of anything saying CSM.
If anyone of you could explain in simple step by step instructions how to dual boot I would be extremely grateful,but please do remember that I am in my 88th year and not as sharp as I used to be,plus you could say I am a computer illiterate so you would be taking on a gigantic task.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW-9Z39611
    CPU
    INTEL CORE i7
    Motherboard
    NOT KNOWN
    Memory
    NOT KNOWN
    Graphics Card(s)
    NOT KNOWN
    Browser
    I.E.10
    Antivirus
    MICROSOFT DEFENDER
willden said:
To answer Fireberd's query as to what my Microsoft installation disks are puts me in a quandary.When I bought my first computer three years ago it was equipped with Vista,then Windows 7 was released and my son was running it and thought it was great so I purchased Windows 7 Home Premium from PC World and it has two disks,32 and 64 bit,complete with product key.For the last two years I have run the 64 bit on my old Toshiba laptop with no problems.The new laptop I purchased ten days ago is a Samsung NP350E7C-SO2UK MODEL.

theog said:
You will need a Windows 7 x64 Full Product Key & DVD.

In response to the picture that Theog shows I would advise that when I go into the Bios system and enter the Boot tab there is no way of changing the Boot priority option and no sign of anything saying CSM.
If anyone of you could explain in simple step by step instructions how to dual boot I would be extremely grateful,but please do remember that I am in my 88th year and not as sharp as I used to be,plus you could say I am a computer illiterate so you would be taking on a gigantic task.

Have you looked at Step Three? in
Click here::ar: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html

How To Downgrade To Windows 7
Screenshots in the above link.

Samsung said:
1) Enter the BIOS by pressing the F2 key while your system is booting up.

2) Move to the boot menu using the right arrow key.

3) Select 'Secure Boot' and then select 'DISABLED'

4) Select 'OS Mode Selection' and change it to [del]'UEFI OS'[/del]
theog said:
UEFI & CSM OS

5) Save the changed settings by pressing the F10 key and then restart the system.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Have browsed through the pages you suggested and to be quite honest find them very confusing and beyond my comprehension.Quite a great deal of what is shown in pictures is not available on my machine,or if it is unable to find anything similar.Will have to soldier on with W8 and hope Microsoft will reintroduce more W7 attributes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW-9Z39611
    CPU
    INTEL CORE i7
    Motherboard
    NOT KNOWN
    Memory
    NOT KNOWN
    Graphics Card(s)
    NOT KNOWN
    Browser
    I.E.10
    Antivirus
    MICROSOFT DEFENDER
There are a couple of programs that will restore the Start button and the Start menu (and allow starting at the desktop , just like Windows 7).

I use the paid product Start8. It makes Win 8 look and act just like Win 7. If I want I can go to the Tiles screen, but with Start8, it starts at the Desktop, just like Win 7.

Start8 ? Download the Windows 8 start menu
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
    Memory
    16 Gb G Skill TridentZ DDR4 3400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (i7 CPU)
    Sound Card
    RealTek Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" Dell SE2717HR
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 850 SSD, 3TB for backups
    PSU
    EVGA Supernova 750 G2
    Case
    BeQuiet Silent Base 600
    Cooling
    Deepcool Captain 120EX
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Cable - 100MB Downlink
    Browser
    Edge/Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft
    Other Info
    Sonar Platinum 64 bit recording studio software with MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface unit.
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