Possible Upgrade Pt.2
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Someone Somewhere
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No/negligible performance difference.
I wouldn't pay for an upgrade, and it's debatable as to whether it is an upgrade. Maybe on a new system.
I wouldn't pay for an upgrade, and it's debatable as to whether it is an upgrade. Maybe on a new system.
Well its free if i choose to take it. My Boss has a few license's left after we upgraded a few office's for work. and asked me if i wanted one wether 8 or 8.1, so i was considering it. i started to when i built that righ a couple months ago, but i stayed with my win 7 home due to not changing hard drives and wanting to keep all my info.
Someone Somewhere
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I'd still stick with 7 - loads of people don't like the new UI, and very very few are anything more than moderate about it.
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No, there's very few differences for the average user. Unless you've got a yearning for Bitlocker or some advanced networking stuff, you're OK.
if you have a different hard drive, try to install windows 8/8.1 there
for example
*not in partition* for multiple Hard disk
Drive A = Windows 7 (current OS)
Drive B = Data Drive (a perfect candidate for your windows 8/8.1 installation)
Just select the boot option in your BIOS
*OR* the partition for single hard disk . ( I did this before on my laptop)
Drive A.1= Windows 7 (Current OS)
make a partition (i personally want to make a partition if i have only one drive, i think this would do the job perfect, instead of installing both OS in both partition)
Drive A.2 = new partition for windows 8/8.1
create a partion by goin in your Disk Management using windows 7 (or current OS)
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Dual boot can be painful to remove the second OS.
I'd grab a second HDD, unplug the one with Win7 on it, and install Win8/8.1 on the second HDD. Then removing 8 is as easy as formatting it, instead of it screwing with the bootloader.
I'd grab a second HDD, unplug the one with Win7 on it, and install Win8/8.1 on the second HDD. Then removing 8 is as easy as formatting it, instead of it screwing with the bootloader.
i have a couple of smaller HDD laying around i could use. IS there a Step by step i could follow to ensure im doing it properly or is it just Plug in the other HDD, boot from Disc, and let it run its course, then plug my normal HDD back in after 8/8.1 is loaded
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