Unique Win8 win7 dual boot, is it possible?

[Joe Deer]

I was posting a collage of pictures, but unfortunately, the message got deleted due to copyright violation. I only uploaded it to a 3-rd party web site because i wasn't able to attach it here within the message and indeed I planned to remove it right away as soon as someone confirms that the listed procedure is correct. Now I don't know if I understood it right. Does one need to use all three tutorials, respectively their parts, to complete Win7 dual-boot installation on Win8 pre-installed machine? I find it hard to form the question so you know what I am asking for, the picture would make it easier, but we'll surely manage with words only too.

Joe

 

[theog]

I was posting a collage of pictures, but unfortunately, the message got deleted due to copyright violation. I only uploaded it to a 3-rd party web site because i wasn't able to attach it here within the message and indeed I planned to remove it right away as soon as someone confirms that the listed procedure is correct. Now I don't know if I understood it right. Does one need to use all three tutorials, respectively their parts, to complete Win7 dual-boot installation on Win8 pre-installed machine? I find it hard to form the question so you know what I am asking for, the picture would make it easier, but we'll surely manage with words only too.

Joe

Welcome to EightForums.

YES, you will need to work with the two tutorial .

   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

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

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

 

[Joe Deer]

Thank you for welcoming me, I don't understand the warning, tho. What does "shink" mean? Is it perhaps a typo?

 

[Joe Deer]

I'm currently trying to instal Win7 in EFI mode. I've disabled Secure boot, enabled CSM. When I enable CSM, Fast Boot will disable automatically and under CSM I have another option 'Launch PXE OpRom' which I'm not sure what to do with. I left it Disabled for now. Then when I'm trying to install Win7, I restart the computer, start hitting Esc, which gets me to the One-time Boot menu but when I choose [EFI] <the name of the drive where Win7 EFI bootable DVD is> it boots to Win8 anyways.

EDIT: It's solved. I just didn't 'press any key to continue..' fast enough. Sorry for the lame mistake!

Joe

 

[Brooklyn567]

Did you get your Dual boot going?

Ive installed them both ways, Win 7 then Win 8 , and Win 8 then Win 7..

Its not complicated at all, not in the least...

You do need a different partition to install the OS though.

As for boot order you can change that from msconfig from either OS at anytime.

 

[davehc]

What I do, in this situation, is make an image (including the MBR, if the option is there) of windows 8. You can use Acronis, recommended, or a free one such as Macrium to make the image. I then install Windows 7 in a prepared partition and restore the original Windows 8 image. Job done.

 

[theog]

Did you get your Dual boot going?

Ive installed them both ways, Win 7 then Win 8 , and Win 8 then Win 7..

Its not complicated at all, not in the least...

You do need a different partition to install the OS though.

As for boot order you can change that from msconfig from either OS at anytime.

What I do, in this situation, is make an image (including the MBR, if the option is there) of windows 8. You can use Acronis, recommended, or a free one such as Macrium to make the image. I then install Windows 7 in a prepared partition and restore the original Windows 8 image. Job done.

Doing the above on a OEM Pre-installed Windows 8,
If the BIOS is not set to suit Windows 7 x64 UEFI mode, on booting the DVD/USB, you receive a Secure Boot Violation.

To Downgrade to Windows 7.

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.

3) Reset BIOS to default, and reboot to BIOS make sure Secure Boot is disabled.

NOTE: Check your manufacturer's uEFI/BIOS firmware manual for settings.

   Note

You may also need to


Make sure CSM is ENABLED, & set to UEFI boot.

enable Boot Menu.

enable BIOS password.

Technical Note: UEFI BIOS vs. Legacy BIOS, Advantech(EN) - YouTube

 

[Brooklyn567]

This may be the reason why people are having issues with windows 8.. The UEFI is too involved.. Microsoft is starting to look like Apple more and more each day...