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Considering a Duel Boot System: Need Advice/Suggestions
Hopefully this is the best forum category for my query.
I have a computer with a clean install of an OEM Windows 8.1
By the looks of Windows 8, I will have to return to college for a semester on Using Windows.
Thus, I am considering a dual boot system with Windows 7 & Windows 8. Windows 7 for the main OS and Windows 8 to learn how to use and eventually migrate to.
This leads me to many questions:
1) Can Windows 8 do everything Windows 7 can?
2) Will all or most of the windows 7 software be compatible with Windows 8?
3) If a dual boot system is the path I should follow should I install 7 before 8?
4) I have a 128GB SSD I plan to use. I plan to install the OS's and programs to this drive and use
a 1TB mechanica HDD for data. I want to keep most of the data writes to the mechanical HDD and thus was considering using this for the pagefile, despite the slower access. I will have 32GB DDR3 RAM with a 3.9GHz Quad-core processor.
5) Is there a step-by-step guide for installing such a dual-boot system?
Suggestions, comments, help!