That is the reverse of what I was going to attempt. Windows 8 has a
new boot loader which makes it easy to install as the new 2nd OS. But
if you have Win8 and then try to install Win7 you will either knock
out the new boot loader or Win8 won't permit it.
As it turns out the employee whose new laptop came with Win8, and
told me she wouldn't like it, and wouldn't be able to do her work,
and wanted me to set up a dual Win7 boot changed her mind after
spending a day with her new Dell ultra light Inspiron with Win8.
If you are young, spent most of your computer time on a smart phone
browsing, texting and use your desktop for a word processor, a spread
sheet and a browser Win8 makes a lot of sense. All us old farts don't
like it, don't want to work with it ,but now that I have played
around with a Windows 8 laptop I understand why MS did what it did.
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At 05:16 PM 1/18/2013, you wrote:
Until a few months ago I dual-booted between Windows 7 and XP. Then
I replaced XP with Windows 8. I didn't have to do anything special,
it maintained the dual-boot configuration automatically.
CNET likes this classic Start Menu replacement for Windows 8, but I
haven't tried it yet:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33642_7-57534343-292/how-to-restore-the-classic-start-menu-with-pokki-for-windows-8/
Gary VanderMolen
