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<blockquote data-quote="theog" data-source="post: 26537" data-attributes="member: 609"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>How to Delete "Windows 8" in your Dual Boot with Windows 7 or Vista</strong></span></p><p></p><p>[info]This tutorial will show you how to delete<strong> Windows 8</strong> in your <u><strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2344-dual-boot-installation-windows-8-windows-7-vista.html">dual boot</a></strong></u> with <strong>Windows 7</strong> or <strong>Vista</strong> when Windows 7 or Vista was installed first and Windows 8 installed second. This will leave you with only having Windows 7 or Vista installed afterwards.</p><p></p><p>[/info]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 18px"><u>Part One</u> </span> </span> </strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Here's How:</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>1.</strong></span> Start or restart your PC, and boot into <strong>Windows 7 </strong>or<strong> Vista</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]1779[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>2.</strong></span> In Disk Management, <u><strong><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2668-partition-volume-delete.html">delete the partition</a></strong></u> that you installed <strong>Windows 8 </strong>on so that is is now <strong>unallocated </strong>space. (see screenshots below)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]9556[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]9557[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>3. </strong></span>If you like, you could either <u><strong><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html">create a new partition</a></strong></u> to use with the unallocated space, or <u><strong><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2670-partition-volume-extend.html">extend</a></strong></u> the Windows 7 or Vista C: drive into the unallocated space to add it back to the C: partition. (see screenshot below)</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>NOTE: </strong></span><em>This will vary depending on how you have your hard drive setup though</em>.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]9558[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>4. </strong></span>When finished, restart your PC and only have Windows 7 or Vista installed and listed in the Windows Boot Manager screen.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 18px"><u>Part Two </u> </span> </span> </strong></p><p></p><p>When you have your Dual boot on a PC with a uEFI setup.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]12431[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]12432[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Follow the steps in Part One.</p><p></p><p>All done.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[rel]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9759-dual-boot-windows-7-windows-8-delete-windows-7-a.html">How to Delete "Windows 7" in your Dual Boot with Windows 8</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2288-windows-boot-manager-delete-listed-operating-system.html">How to Delete an Operating System Listed in Windows Boot Manager</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2344-dual-boot-installation-windows-8-windows-7-vista.html">How to Do a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 8 and Windows 7 or Vista</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2393-windows-8-vhd-create-boot-dual-boot.html">How to Create a Windows 8 VHD at Boot to Dual Boot with Windows 7 or Vista</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5245-startup-options-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html">How to Enable or Disable the New Windows 8 Startup Options Boot Menu</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5817-startup-options-choose-default-os-run-startup-windows-8-a.html">How to Choose a Default Operating System to Run at Startup in Windows 8</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html">How to Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7</a></li> </ul><p>[/rel]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theog, post: 26537, member: 609"] [CENTER][SIZE=5][B]How to Delete "Windows 8" in your Dual Boot with Windows 7 or Vista[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] [info]This tutorial will show you how to delete[B] Windows 8[/B] in your [U][B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2344-dual-boot-installation-windows-8-windows-7-vista.html']dual boot[/URL][/B][/U] with [B]Windows 7[/B] or [B]Vista[/B] when Windows 7 or Vista was installed first and Windows 8 installed second. This will leave you with only having Windows 7 or Vista installed afterwards. [/info] [B][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=5][U]Part One[/U] [/SIZE] [/COLOR] [/B] [COLOR=#006400][SIZE=6][B]Here's How:[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][B]1.[/B][/SIZE] Start or restart your PC, and boot into [B]Windows 7 [/B]or[B] Vista[/B]. (see screenshot below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]1779[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]2.[/B][/SIZE] In Disk Management, [U][B][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2668-partition-volume-delete.html']delete the partition[/URL][/B][/U] that you installed [B]Windows 8 [/B]on so that is is now [B]unallocated [/B]space. (see screenshots below) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]9556[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]9557[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]3. [/B][/SIZE]If you like, you could either [U][B][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html']create a new partition[/URL][/B][/U] to use with the unallocated space, or [U][B][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2670-partition-volume-extend.html']extend[/URL][/B][/U] the Windows 7 or Vista C: drive into the unallocated space to add it back to the C: partition. (see screenshot below) [COLOR=#ff0000][B]NOTE: [/B][/COLOR][I]This will vary depending on how you have your hard drive setup though[/I]. [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]9558[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]4. [/B][/SIZE]When finished, restart your PC and only have Windows 7 or Vista installed and listed in the Windows Boot Manager screen. [B][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=5][U]Part Two [/U] [/SIZE] [/COLOR] [/B] When you have your Dual boot on a PC with a uEFI setup. [ATTACH]12431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]12432[/ATTACH] Follow the steps in Part One. All done. [rel] [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9759-dual-boot-windows-7-windows-8-delete-windows-7-a.html']How to Delete "Windows 7" in your Dual Boot with Windows 8[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2288-windows-boot-manager-delete-listed-operating-system.html']How to Delete an Operating System Listed in Windows Boot Manager[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2344-dual-boot-installation-windows-8-windows-7-vista.html']How to Do a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 8 and Windows 7 or Vista[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2393-windows-8-vhd-create-boot-dual-boot.html']How to Create a Windows 8 VHD at Boot to Dual Boot with Windows 7 or Vista[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5245-startup-options-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html']How to Enable or Disable the New Windows 8 Startup Options Boot Menu[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5817-startup-options-choose-default-os-run-startup-windows-8-a.html']How to Choose a Default Operating System to Run at Startup in Windows 8[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html']How to Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7[/URL] [/LIST] [/rel] [/QUOTE]
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