Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:46 am
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Whistler4Ever wrote:
The question is quite simple, do you have dualboot? If yes, post which systems are you dualbooting, for example :
I am dualbooting Windows 7 and Windows 8 RP w/ WMC
Yes.
On my main (laptop): Windows 7 HP and Windows 8 RP (with WMC) (Windows 8 is on vhd) On my netbook: Windows 8 CP and Windows 7 Standard
Once 8 comes out I'll install it on my main without dualboot. Not sure if I'll buy 8 for my netbook-since its a bit old, but if I do, I'll prob dualboot it with Ubuntu (but not sure if I need ubuntu, since Windows 8 is quite fast, on the other hand the start sceen will be annoying since Metro doesn't work with small screens).
Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:31 pm
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Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:56 pm
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Jbrenn41140 wrote:
windows Vista home premium 64, windows 7 home premium 64, I mostly use vista for browsing and gaming because 7 came preloaded on the pc with a lot of bloatware,so vistas a lot faster and boots faster too,but 7 has my serious programmes like office and photoshop.
You downgraded from Windows 7 to Vista due to Bloatware? And then installed Office+Photoshop on the least used OS?
Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:48 pm
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I have triple-boot.
Main partition: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Secondary partition: Windows 8 RTM x64 with Media Center Tertiary partition: Ubuntu 12.04 w/ custom desktop and repositories.
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Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:26 pm
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Yes. I've got Windows 7 Ultimate x86 in my primary partition and it's my main os, got office installed on it, some games, various programs etc... and in a secondary partition i've installed Windows 8 Pro RTM x86 just for testing it, but i'm thinking of removing it since the metro ui theme gives me an headache (i also thought that it was done better, the RTM of Win 8 looks made really fast leaving also some small graphics bugs :-/ , plus the metro ui start screen is totally unuseful in my laptop ) .I prefer sticking with 7 because it has got gadgets and the good old microsoft games and better customization and better compatibility, although Win 8 is a bit faster than 7
Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:42 am
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I used to dual boot Windows XP with Windows 7, but then my XP OS got so outdated (I used windows 7 instead), I scrapped it entirely after I reinstalled my computer.
So no, I don't dual boot. I was thinking of getting Ubuntu on my secondary hdd, but I found out that the disk speed wasn't fit for that kinda thing. :/
Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:11 pm
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soulman wrote:
No. I have a quintuple boot.
Cool, but you forgot to list the OSs.
I was thinking about putting Ubuntu 12.10 as my third-but you can't boot Ubuntu off VHD, and Ubuntu and Windows don't mix too well (although I suppose GRUB works OK). It might be fun to use though, so maybe...
Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:08 pm
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john11 wrote:
soulman wrote:
No. I have a quintuple boot.
Cool, but you forgot to list the OSs.
I was thinking about putting Ubuntu 12.10 as my third-but you can't boot Ubuntu off VHD, and Ubuntu and Windows don't mix too well (although I suppose GRUB works OK). It might be fun to use though, so maybe...
Do a Wubi install. Your Ubuntu partition will be limited to 30 GB, but you'll be able to easily access and use all your Windows files.
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Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:27 pm
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evangelikevin wrote:
john11 wrote:
soulman wrote:
No. I have a quintuple boot.
Cool, but you forgot to list the OSs.
I was thinking about putting Ubuntu 12.10 as my third-but you can't boot Ubuntu off VHD, and Ubuntu and Windows don't mix too well (although I suppose GRUB works OK). It might be fun to use though, so maybe...
Do a Wubi install. Your Ubuntu partition will be limited to 30 GB, but you'll be able to easily access and use all your Windows files.
True, and I do recommend Wubi for those who primarily use Windows. But sometimes, you might get slow file transfer speeds while using a Wubi Ubuntu installation. At least I had that.
Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:30 pm
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SotirisMichail wrote:
evangelikevin wrote:
Do a Wubi install. Your Ubuntu partition will be limited to 30 GB, but you'll be able to easily access and use all your Windows files.
True, and I do recommend Wubi for those who primarily use Windows. But sometimes, you might get slow file transfer speeds while using a Wubi Ubuntu installation. At least I had that.
Yeah, I had that too on occasion. Dunno why.
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Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:56 pm
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Post subject: Re: Do you have dualboot? Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:01 pm
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