If I remove the boot drive from my old Windows 7 computer and put it into my new Windows 8 computer, how can I set up the new computer to allow dual boot at start-up?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8
moving disk drives
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You will need a buy a new Product key.
NoteWhen 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.
Make sure you read the NOTE at Step three.
Than follow this tutorial: (installing in uEFI mode.)
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2344-dual-boot-installation-windows-8-windows-7-vista.html
For Ref:
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Help Forums
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Other Info
- Notebooks x 3
Desktops x 5
Towers x 4