You'll end up with a dual boot. Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ
-----Original Message----- From: Winterlight <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected]: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:26:07 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade >No, you'll be able to dual boot. Currently I'm running 7, 8, and 8.1. >>> Literally on a bare metal >>>system, to run the upgrade for 8 I had to install 7 only to let 8 blow it >>>away. The one thing that still isn't clear is... if you have Windows 7 installed, and you choose to install Windows 8 to a new hard drive, will Win8 install remove 7 or will you end up with a 7 and 8 multi boot system? thanks m >I've not noted a problem with 7 since 8 and 8.1 have been on-board. > >I've found that the upgrade disks differ from 7 and Vista. In 8 you have to >have a qualifying OS installed or 8 won't install. Literally on a bare metal >system, to run the upgrade for 8 I had to install 7 only to let 8 blow it >away. > >Vincent Winterling >Vineland, NJ > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Winterlight >Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 5:53 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [H] Win 8 upgrade > >Back in December, when Microsoft had the promotional for Win 8, I >bought a couple of Windows 8 Pro upgrades... one with the download >and one with a DVD. I haven't used them yet, but plan on doing so >with my upcoming new build. I have read about the upgrade process, >and the new rules that require a running previous version that will >loose it's license, but I am not clear on some the details. Can >someone who has actually done this explain a few things. > >Say you have Windows 7 running on a hard drive. You put a new SSD in >the computer, and install Windows 8 telling it to install on the SSD. > >Will Win 8 install clean and allow you to switch the boot drive to >the SSD during the install process? > >Does Win 8 install remove the qualifying version from the hard drive >so you can't dual boot? > >Will your previous Windows 7 key now be void even if it is a retail >Windows 7 Professional key? > >I have an old Vista and XP key that I could install and use to meet >this requirement, if I have to, but I want to be clear on exactly >how it works. >thanks >m
