ShyWriter Posted December 15, 2012 ID:623392 Share Posted December 15, 2012 .How to dual-boot Windows 8 and Windows 7By Sebastian Anthony on December 14, 2012 at 1:12 pmOne of the big barriers to upgrading to Windows 8 is that Windows 7 is so good. For keyboard-and-mouse users, Windows 8 isn’t a hugely compelling upgrade — and without judicious use of third-party apps to bring back the Start menu and other core Windows 7 features, Windows 8 can actually make the desktop experience worse.But what if you want to try out Windows 8? What if you want to take the Metro Start screen for a spin? (Who knows, maybe you’ll like it.) What if you want to give Windows 8 a chance?One method you could use is virtualization, where you quite literally have Windows 8 open in a window on your Windows 7 PC. Virtualization isn’t really viable if you’re looking to truly experience Windows 8 and everything that it entails, though. For that, you need to dual-boot. How to dual-boot/multi-boot Windows 8 with Windows 7This guide assumes that you already have Windows 7 (or XP or Vista) installed. If you’ve already got Windows 8 installed, and you want to install Windows 7 as an additional OS, this guide might still work — but no guarantees. (more..)Read the rest of this article at: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/143380-how-to-dual-boot-windows-8-and-windows-7 Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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