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Any gotchas to dual boot 8 and 8.1?
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I have a 150GB primary partition available on my 1.5GB SATA drive that I want to use to install 8.1 on. I know I will have to download the .iso (which is not available yet) to install from with the key MS provides.
Win 8 is on a 128GB SSD. I want to install 8.1 to the I: drive which is the 3rd partition on the 1.5TB drive.
I have a full Acronis backup of C: D: and E: so if I do screw up I can recovery easily.
Would it be best to disconnect the SSD Win 8 is on before installing 8.1? I want to keep 8 and 8.1 as separate as possible. If so, then when I connect it back up again I would have to add 8.1 to Boot manager I believe.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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I installed 8.1 to a hard drive with 8.0 already on it.
I haven't tesated to see the effect on 8.0 yet,.
Will install grub2 and let that handle the multibooting as I have several o/s installed atm.
OS
7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
Computer type
PC/Desktop
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I'm dual booting 9200 and 9431 with no prob. There are some minor interface bugs in the Preview, but it's stable. I installed it onto a separated partition, so if I want to uninstall I can format it and remove the boot entry. Quite simple ! Go for a dual boot !
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
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I don't have a technet account so I have to wait for the ISOs to be published. Will try it then, thanks.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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I don't have a technet account so I have to wait for the ISOs to be published. Will try it then, thanks.
You could have installed a fresh copy of Windows 8 and upgraded it. Anyways, tomorrow the ISOs will be publically available.
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
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Just installed the updates.
Bsod on restart.
That's great then.
OS
7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
Computer type
PC/Desktop
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No problems with dual boot 8 & 8.1 in UEFI mode.
OS
ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Other Info
Notebooks x 3
Desktops x 5
Towers x 4
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Downloading the iso now. It's going to be painful to boot from a spinner after booting Win 8 from my SSD though.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH