[Ubuntu-be] Win8 will block dual-boot?

[Jonas Geuens]

Just a small correction:
You can install W8 without overriding your drive just fine.
It has the same partition wizard as W7 to do so.
You are also able to dualboot W7, W8 and even any other linux distro.
All the new system does is take you straight into the W8 choice screen, 
there you select your linux or other Windows OS and then your laptop/pc 
restarts and boots straight into the other OS.

Was that the kind of "overriding your drive" you were talking about Wouter?

If you meant the boot partition, it overrides that, yes.

Jonas

On 22/09/2011 8:40, wouter Vandenneucker wrote:
> i can back up the fact that you can't install win8 without totally 
> overriding your drive.
> However, you can't keep another version of windows either. My guess is 
> that it's just not finished atm.
>
> I don't think that microsoft will make it unavailable to install other 
> MS systems. Some people just need multiple OSes (People who can't use 
> their work version of win to do personal stuff etc..).
> If however they do block any other OS, I think that:
> a) Apple will find a way to sue them
> b) It takes about 4 weeks until it's hacked so Grub can be installed 
> "in front of" MS
>
> Look at other electronics like PS3 etc.. it never took longer than 2 
> months of serious hacking attempts. This time however, we hold the key 
> as it are "OUR" systems.. not some vendor locked devices..
>
> Nevertheless I do look forward to see how things evolve. Win8 is imho 
> far from ready, the difference between the "new stuff" and the 
> "remaining stuff" from win7 is just to big.
> Win 7 windows have a "glass" look and have shadows surrounding them so 
> it would look like there is depth to the system. Win8 on the other 
> hand is just totally FLAT.
> No shadow or glossy look what so ever. I've seen it run on a friends 
> pc and I really believe that it's even more inconsistent that Nautilus 
> in Ubuntu 11.10
>
> /personalNote
>
> Grts
>
>
>
> Wouter
>
> > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:03:11 +0200
> > From: jurgen.gaeremyn at pandora.be
> > To: ubuntu-be at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: [Ubuntu-be] Win8 will block dual-boot?
> >
> > Have a read here:
> >
> > 
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/will-windows-8-block-users-from-dual-booting-linux-microsoft-wont-say/10772
> >
> > Grtz,
> > Jurgen.
> >
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