Dual Boot PC

Questions:
1. Is there a way to automatically boot on preferred OS rather than selecting which OS to use each time you boot?
2. Is it possible to have one OS installed on hdd directly connected to motherboard and the other installed on hdd connected to pci controller?
3. Which ever OS is selected to run, will it be always shown as installed from “C” drive?
Please advise.
Thanks.
Answer #1
Do you want to dual boot windows? Beacause I really don’t see the reason why. Anyway to answer your questions,
1) If you don’t press any button for 8 seconds I believe ( you can change this) the PC will boot to the default OS.
2) Yes
3) If it’s a Windows installation, yes by default ( you can change that too).
Answer #2
check out
https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/
It’s free for personal use.
Answer #3
Do you want to dual boot windows? Because I really don't see the reason why.
Right now I have win 7 and I want to try win 8.1 and use it permanently if if run fine but I want to save my original win 7 in case something goes wrong with 8.1.
If it's a Windows installation, yes by default ( you can change that too).
Where should I go to change this? Is it in the bios?
Thanks for your time.
Answer #4
you need to run windows 8 compatability test to see if you hardware is compatible with windows 8 first.
Answer #5
you need to run windows 8 compatability test to see if you hardware is compatible with windows 8 first.
I already did and everything is fine.
Thanks.
Answer #6
Did you check out EasyBCD?
It takes you through what you need to do
Answer #7
Get a 1TB usb HD and install VMware.
From here you can install all the OS you want ( free of course) and select the boot on start up or use the natural default path, like win 7 .
I do this to test multiple OS for software programs I create and does not screw up my main PC.
I test with win, osx and linux…done deal.
Answer #8
Do you want to dual boot windows? Because I really don't see the reason why.
Right now I have win 7 and I want to try win 8.1 and use it permanently if if run fine but I want to save my original win 7 in case something goes wrong with 8.1.
If it's a Windows installation, yes by default ( you can change that too).
Where should I go to change this? Is it in the bios?
Thanks for your time.
^^^^^ Exactly what I did when Windows 8.1 came out. I have a very old PC (x86). I was using Windows 7 quite happily then I dual booted with both OSs on the same hdd but on different partitions. Once I got going with Windows 8.1 (using Classic Shell for my start button) I was able to boot straight into my desktop and to all intents and purposes it looked and felt just like Windows 7. I kept the dual boot going for a few months just in case Windows 8.1 gave me problems but in reality I only booted Windows 7 to keep up with Windows Update.
So go for it, and I think you’ll find as I did that Windows 7 becomes redundant within a week.
Answer #9
Did you check out EasyBCD?
I think I need to read it again to have a better understanding on how to make it work.
Get a 1TB usb HD and install VMware. I do this to test multiple OS for software programs
I don’t want to spend extra money on it because I don’t test OS frequently. This is just a one time deal. If I like it, I will stay with it. If I don’t. I will go back to my win 7.
I think Easy BCD is the answer for this.
Thanks for all the help guys.
Answer #10
Here you go, me hearty, this maybe of help with partitioning and so on..
http://www.pagestart.com/win7win81db01171401.html