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Okay to Install Windows 8 on HP Laptop w/o Removing Win 7 Partition?
Hello all, my first post, thanks for reading.
I have a new HP laptop, ProBook 450 G1. It seems like a solid laptop. I bought it from Tiger Direct and it came with Win 8 Pro, so I can load that if I want to. In looking at the directions, it says to delete "ALL" partitions prior to upgrading to Win 8. That would mean deleting the Win 7 Pro factory image...but why would I do that? What if I have serious problems with Win 8? What if I want to sell this computer down the road? Seems like I could load Win 8, but keep the factory image of Win 7 in case I want to later restore the computer to its factory state.
Thoughts or advice?
A side question...what's the advantage of going to Win 8 / 8.1 Pro, if any? I hear it's faster, restarts and shuts down faster, has a faster overall UI, etc. I've used Win 8 some...it's okay, but seems more geared towards having fun rather than getting work done, and this is primarily a work laptop.
Last edited by neanders2; 12 Jul 2014 at 14:09.