Woops. Forgot the reply to Matthias... On Monday, March 18, 2013 10:51:41, Matthias Johnson wrote: [...] > So assuming you don't want to be bothered with the complexity of putting 8 > in a VM which an OEM license may not legally allow: Now that you made a > backup using Clonezilla or Windows put the new SSD in and restore from your > backup to see if this actually worked. Windows should generally be ok with > restoring and booting an SSD. From the bit that I understand changing hard > drives will not force a Windows reactivation your only snag may be drivers > understanding the SSD but I have not run into this problem the few times I > have done this. Now install Linux as a dual boot.
SSD drives are typically quite a bit smaller in storage space and IIRC Win8 takes up something like 40 GB minimum. Win8 + Linux on an SSD (depending on the storage size) might not be a comfortable fit. Other than that possible caveat it sounds like the right idea though. ;-) -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
