Windows 7 And 8 Dual Boot Help!

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Last response: October 15, 2012 5:42 PM in Windows 8

October 15, 2012 2:47:47 PM

So i have windows 7 installed on my 60gb SSD and some games but i also wanted to try windows 8. I installed windows 8 on my other HDD 1tb. But whenever i want to switch OS i need to turn off my pc and pull out the sata cable of the OS i will not be using and then plugging it back in after it has booted, is the any way to choose which OS i want to boot without pulling in and out the sata cable?

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Kiowa789

October 15, 2012 3:01:14 PM

Windows 8 is set to autoboot to W8, and no boot menu, change it in the settings.

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John_VanKirk

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October 15, 2012 5:42:11 PM

Hi there,

One thing to consider before going to the hastle of setting up a multiboot boot manager, is that the Retail Preview version of Win-8 is going to expire in a couple weeks, so it won't function after that.

Might decide first if you really like Win-8 and are going to use it solely, use both in dual boot, or forget about it and continue with Win-7

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