OK, then my plan will work! I appreciate the help!
m
At 02:48 PM 8/25/2013, you wrote:
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
