Can I partition an SSD in order to dual boot W7/W8?

tommybhoy · 26 Nov 2012 at 02:15

As per title thread, can I partition an SSD in order to dual boot W7/W8?

Will the different file systems cause any conflicts with the ssd?

lemonade · 26 Nov 2012 at 11:06

Yes and No. I dual boot iwth Win7 and Linux.

d_brennen · 26 Nov 2012 at 11:10

They are both NTFS are they not?

tommybhoy · 26 Nov 2012 at 11:58

Thanks for the replies.

d_brennen said:
They are both NTFS are they not?

Afaik, Windows 8 has a modified NTFS file system.

I already have W8 on Corsair Force 3 with W7 on a M4.

Within W8 both drives are accessible, but in W7, the Force 3 with W8 doesn't show up.

It only shows up in W7 through disk management within computer management similar to a blank HD.

richthomuk · 26 Nov 2012 at 12:05

yeah of course!! Go to your disk management on Win7 and shrink your C: volume and then create new "simple" volume and install win 8 on that partition!!

tommybhoy · 26 Nov 2012 at 12:08

I know how to do it richthomuk.

Just wanting to save myself the hassle of creating partitions>cloning(if it can be done) or a new W8 install for it not to work.

richthomuk · 26 Nov 2012 at 12:10

tommybhoy said:
I know how to do it richthomuk.

Just wanting to save myself the hassle of creating partitions>cloning(if it can be done) or a new W8 install for it not to work.

Cool

Yeah can't see why it wouldn't work and I know afew ppl that have that dual boot set up already.

Stelly · 26 Nov 2012 at 12:55

I'm just coding this into our software it updates the BCD as well so that it works correctly without any issues, Vista was a right PITA to get to work correctly!

Stelly