Dual Boot Installation - Windows 8 and Windows 7 or Vista

[Brink]

You're welcome John. Please let us know how it went.

 

[ICit2lol]

Hiyya Shawn everything went well until I got to this screen and as it wasn't what was in the tutorial am wondering if I have done something horribly wrong. Do I proceed from this as it said previously keep nothing.

 

[Brink]

Hello John,

It looks like you did a upgrade install instead. That the screenshot at step 7 in the upgrade tutorial below.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2234-upgrade-install-windows-7-vista-windows-8-a.html

 

[ICit2lol]

OK

OK Shawn looks like it's a good job I checked as I don't want to do that - just the dual boot screen.

I'll retrace my steps and se if I can get it right this time - appreciated!!

 

[Brink]

John,

I'm guessing, that you may have went afoul at step 6C and didn't run the setup.exe from within the Sources folder.

 

[ICit2lol]

Yes Shawn you're right I didn't really know exactly which one to use so will return and redo - after I get my first dose of caffeine on board!!

 

[Brink]

No problem mate.

 

[ICit2lol]

Hiyya Shawn mate I might have to delete the the download and re download the app - as I get to the setup.exe > open (no option for run) and it doesn't go to those windows for updates. Keeps on offering just the update.

 

[aem]

come on mate, get your ozzy act together will yah. Setup is Setup!

 

[ICit2lol]

Yeah I know I know pretty weak eh? Think the problem was I downloaded the with tools material so am downloading the one from Shawn's download spot at the moment and go from there.
By the way where's your sig? you haven't been a naughty boy have you?

 

[aem]

mate no one can help me with my sig, i gave up.

 

[ICit2lol]

Humm thats a blow eh hey someone will come with something sometime I'm sure

 

[Brink]

John, how's it going with the setup?

AEM, I sent you a PM about the sig.

 

[ICit2lol]

Sorry for late reply Shawn - working late last night and set it to downlaod the version without tools Plus just got in from weekly shop so here goes!

 

[ICit2lol]

Am obviously doing something wrong I downloaded the ISO > copy to C: > open with 7zip > send to Desktop > sources run down the list and get that setup and not the setup.exe.


You can see the download and I get to the stage where I have to select .exe and thats all I am getting.

 

[aem]

Cuz, the setup IS the setup.exe.

 

[ICit2lol]

Well I'll just go through it again but I just do not get the screen at Step 7 just a completely blue screen with two steps marked on it. Still if it dumps everything else I'll have to reinstall eh??

Anyway I suppose I have the system image to fall back on I suppose.

 

[aem]

Do not Go Online and get updates, you can do this later after the install.

 

[Avalon]

Do not Go Online and get updates, you can do this later after the install.

Yes, it's always best to install without updates, then do it manually later on. I've had problems doing updates during installations many times.

 

[ICit2lol]

Ah well

Well my worst fears have come to bear I now have Windows 8 only after running that setup.

Thank goodness I still have my Desk1 to get emails and the like and will just have to get a new hard drive and reinstall 7 bit of a downer actually as I wasn't getting to that step 7 had a gut feeling that it was going to go piriform.

Damn thing won't even let me format the old drive so I can reinstall and put the system image back, them's the breaks I guess.

Suppose I could try booting from the optical with 7 disk in it. Whats really got me concerned is that there is no security on the machine let alone any programs.