[Windows 10 Tip] - Dual Boot Setup - Comments Page 1

Minor clarification: As shown above the Drive C (Windows 7) partition may not be the last partition on the hard drive. Many manufacturers have a 'Recovery' partition (a copy of the HD when originally delivered) as the last last partition.

This doesn't matter. Simply select the largest partition on the HD and cut it in half as shown above.

It will be interesting how Bob handles the Windows licensing in the dual boot configuration; by the Microsoft EULA each Windows boot requires it's own separate product key and activation.

This article is way above my comprehension. I tried partitioning years ago and neither understood nor liked it. I got a new computer to get rid of it. I have neither the time nor the basic understanding of computers to change to W 10 and know only that my knowledge of security is completely inadequate to install W 10,and prevent tracking

What do you suggest as an easy to learn, easy to secure (no Google, no FLASH) system for my basic needs which are email and basic research? W7 suits me just fine.

Please do not publish email address.

Thank you that was a very useful artical.

I'm not understanding why anyone who now has Win 7 would want to do this. I have a Win 7 laptop and a Win 10 netbook. I agree Win 10 is inevitable, but it's still a pretty dreadful experience. I use my laptop for most everything, reserve my netbook for travel. I dread having to make the switch to Win 10 only when the laptop dies, can only hope it improves over time.

Meanwhile, what advantage would a dual boot offer? Why would I want to switch between OS's? Even if I had an application or two that only runs on one OS (and I do), the cost of a cheap netbook or Chromebook to run the outlier would be cheaper than the hours it would take to do what's described in the article. Or the risk to my now functional laptop.

Of course it's good to advise people on W10.
But as for me, after W10 bricked my desktop, Microsoft ceased to exist.

I'm using W7, because it came with my machine in 2012 and has so far neglected to brick my new motherboard. I have Ubuntu in Virtualbox.

A suggestion. Before an inexperienced person partitions his disk and installs an additional OS
Download the free edition of Macrium Reflect from CNET. Create the rescue disk that can boot your computer. Then save your disk image to an external drive that is not on your computer. If you mess up you can always restore your saved disk image and try again.

I have installed three operating systems on my hard disk: Linux Mint; Win7; and XP. Without making dis images to keep my out of trouble I would have bricked my computer.

Covering dual boot is timely. But I always fear that a hard drive can go bad and that's when you loose your shirt, pants and underwear at the same time without a backup (or a cover up.) In all the computers I've had there was always a provision for a second hard drive. That's what I do. It is essentially a dual boot but I call it 'alternate boot.") One of my had drives is big enough to even install side-by-side the latest Ubuntu. OK, OK So it is over kill. But what else can a 99 year old vet to amuse himself?

I have tried numerous times to install Windows 7 on my system, even a dual boot, shortly after receiving it with Windows 8 and 8.1; but each time it would stop with incompatible errors.
I have a Dell XPS 4200 with the Intel i7 Core, but apparently the Windows License is burned into the ROM as stated by Dell. It even installed Windows 10 over the Windows 8.1 without my acceptance.
However, even though Windows 10 is far better than 8, the Windows 7 Professional was a lot easier to use in my opinion. But Windows 10 is improving, a lot.

Not sure if you'd consider a drive by download (if so) a threat, but Norton did. Not the first link provided that caused this. Thought you should know. Enjoy the articles.

Regards,
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I am finding the SEARCH function of Win10 almost useless. So I am looking forward to the article on how to get the best out of Windows 10 SEARCH.

Every time I scan for malware, I come up with 2 PUP's (Potentially Unwanted Program) on a steady basis, and they are both IOBIT PUP's. So, I do not trust anything by IOBIT. Both of these will substantially slow down a Windows 10 computer. The only program I know of that gets rid of these is Malwarebytes ADWCleaner. In fact, I know my computer is infected when it comes to a crawl.

I have been using Windows 10 since it came out. I added Classic Shell and it works very much like Windows XP and on. Touch screen JUNK really bothers me. Touch it with your eyes, not your fingers. Much less screen scrubbing time involved.

This is in response to Jim about the Windows 10 search. Ever since Vista, I've not been impressed with the updated search feature in Windows. I've found and have been using a free program called Agent Ransack https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack
ever since. Much faster and than Windows search and has more search options. I am currently running it on my Windows 10 Pro laptop.

Hi Bob, I always look forward to your articles, but this one was blocked in on both sides by adverts, so I gave up. I get the impression that it is aimed at people who want both Win 7 and Win 10. I'm quite happy with the latter. Jim

Here is the log file after I did a scan with Malwarebytes ADWCleaner. It is alway these two PUPs from Iobit that slows down my computer. I wish I knew how to block them:

http://tinyurl.com/ycdcyxur

There is another way to do so - to have two physically drives with one for one system and another for second one. This way you will avoid any conflicts between systems. Even for laptops it is possible now (HDD-caddy instead of CD/DVD or M2 SSD).

Also for previous versions of Windows they are unable exist together since both behave as the only system. So I have doubts it will work for Win 10. Two drive option works anyway. I'm definitely not going to have two versions of Windows at the same computer. But multyboot Unix/Linux with Windows - it makes sense for me.

I bought the laptop that I am writing this on about 1.5 years ago and it has Win. 8.1 installed. The first things that I did when I un-boxed and connected it to the internet were to install security systems and do updates. Windows Update ran a check and reported that my new computer was compatible with Windows 10, downloaded and started installing it. It ran the install to what appeared to be completion, then suddenly rolled back to Windows 8.1 saying that my computer wasn't compatible with Win 10. I have tried manually running the compatibility test a couple of times since and it always says I'm good to go but the Windows 10 installation always rolls back saying incompatible. Sadly it never says what is incompatible.
I have Windows 10 on 3 other computers and think it is good. I hope one day to get it to work on this one.

You mention that support for Windows 7 will end in 2020. Not true in some cases. I built a new pc with an Intel i5-7400 cpu and installed Win 7 Pro 64 bit. The updates worked ok until Microsoft update KB4012218, March 21, 2017, which blocks updates for systems using these cpu's.

Of course it's good to advise people on W10.
Unfortunately, I must ask:
1) Is it really necessary to advise users to create a second partition on a drive and complicate matters?
2) Wouldn't using a USB drive or a second drive (internal? external?) in the 21st century be a more appropriate option?

After reading this one, I felt like I was back in Calculus III. I wound up dropping the class. I am thinking about petitioning my hard drive. Maybe it change its ways and do what I want it to in a timely fashion. You stuff is always enjoyable, even if not intelligible at times, Bob. (I understand that this issue is not YOUR fault.)Thank you.