windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
It doesn't make any difference if you install DBP in W7 or W8, it'll work the same in either.
W8 you will have to run it in compatibility mode (W7) though.
FYI - compatibility mode = rt. clk on the DBP.exe/properties/compatibility tab.
Once you set W7 as the default (in DBP) you will get the normal Vista/W7 boot menu.
You may get it (automatically) since you are installing W7 on a W8 system.
If yoou set W8 as the default you will get the grapgical W8 boot menu.
Let us know how it goes.
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
ah progress and a step in the right direction. I am more happy now.
Also i read somewhere about doing it through vmware and alot of dosprompt instruction that i heard works.
I dont know maybe i should mix it up with what u said
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
yeah ill keep u posted i think uve really come through this time
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
i have a serious issue now. I can seem to be beable to boot from anything aprt from my main hard drive. I cant boot from us or dvd drive.
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
How do you boot from normally from the USB, DVD drive?
My I hold down the F8, F9 or F12 (for laptop) key @ the "Post" & choose the drive to boot from.
Are you getting a drive boot menu to select drive or do you have it setup in the BIOS?
My I hold down the F8, F9 or F12 (for laptop) key @ the "Post" & choose the drive to boot from.
Are you getting a drive boot menu to select drive or do you have it setup in the BIOS?
- shreader
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
i tried selecting the boot order on the bios set up screen
- diabloss74
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
Cant help you w/ your BIOS.
Try holding down the F12 for your Laptop
Works on my Leovo laptops.
Try holding down the F12 for your Laptop
Works on my Leovo laptops.
- shreader
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
ok thats sorted thank u
Now tried windows 7 and has been saying windows starting for last 10 minutes
funny that
Now tried windows 7 and has been saying windows starting for last 10 minutes
funny that
- diabloss74
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Re: windows 8 preinstalled and dual boot with windows 7
my hard drive and dvd drive are set as ahci boot mode in bios setup?
should they be set as ide to work in the way i need them too?
should they be set as ide to work in the way i need them too?
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