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Triple booting win8, win7 and ubuntu

Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
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You can dual boot win8 and win7 its a breeze, i just did follow this simple steps posted on microsoft-news.com

just make three partition on your laptop...one for each.. or you can install Ubuntu through wubi on windows 7 and windows 8 on a separate partition.. am currently using like this...

Easiest way is to install ubuntu inside windows 7 and use VMware to instal Windows 8 on virtual machine.

I did that today. Could go without windows eight tho.

thnx everyone i run win8 in VMware..

rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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Its actually pretty simple.Just dual boot windows 7 and 8.Im sure u knw how o do this.Then install Ubuntu alongside 7 through the boot setup!

If you had a newer CPU, I'd suggest using Client Hyper-V (from Win8) to run the other OSes virtually, but the Core 2 family lacks second-level address translation, which means Hyper-V messes up desktop performance so MS made SLAT mandatory on client (non-server) builds if you want Hyper-V.

rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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I had my windows 7 installed , and then i installed ubuntu. Now , lets say you installed windows 7 on a LocalDrive (c):, then in this drive there will be some files.
wubildr
wubildr.cfg
wubuildr.mbr
These are the files that gets your ubuntu booted.
So just install windows 8 normmally on some other drive. (note: dont keep any operating system in same drive. Make a 100gb for windows 7 , 50gb for ubuntu(if you not compiling any big projects) and 100 gb for Windows 8 , and the rest 70 gb a 4th hard drive )
You can store songs and stuff in any drive you want.
NOTE:
When you boot up your computer,this is what happens,
1) Bios awakes all the hardware("Goodmorning mouse,keyboard harddisk, any other devices connected too (except your internet router) )
2)Bios finds a operating system and boots up its "SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM"(called bootmanager).(in my pc when i use windows 8 and shut it down, the next time i start pc i get windows 8's boot menu. but if i use windows 7 and shut it down , and next time when i turn on my pc i get windows 7's bootmenu, You wont get ubuntu boot menu on startup)
3)Go to Windows 8 , open my computer . Now you will see that the drive on which you installed Windows 8 is now C drive..
4) Find out on which drive you had your windows 7, open it, go to program files. and use which ever software you had without reinstalling it, Like lets say if i want photoshop, then i will go to windows 7 drive, open program files, then Adobe, then photoshop cs5 and here there will be photoshop.exe, i will create shortcut on desktop (use this method only when the software publisher have not published the software for windows 8, eg TeamViewer , they released their software for windows 8 , so i wont link it to desktop from my windows 7 files.. I will download a new one.. )
Thats it.. have fun buddy..
Check this out.
Google EasyBCD. And then download that software. so if you ever mess up , then you can make a new entry in your bootmanager and name it what you want. lets say you mess up with ubuntu, and in boot menu ubuntu option doesnt come, then you go to windows 7/8 and then open up EasyBCD , make a new entry , name it Ubuntu(or what ever you want) and then point it out to "wubildr.mbr" (remeber , make backup of the three files i told above..) Also you can change the names of existing OS. Like Windows 7 can be changed into Hello, This is Windows 7 . Then this will appear in your boot screen..
Hope i helped. I know you booted windows 8 in VM, but VMs are slow... I just gave you extra info so u know what to do if you mess up on install new OS again

rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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It is easy install Ubuntu alongside win7 and install windows 8 to a different partision

you can install them separately, each on a partition
it is very normal and easy
i did it, i installed windows 7 then 8 then ubuntu
just make sure to install ubuntu after all because of the grub boot loader

Win 8, then Hyper-V as many different OSs as you have space for, its quick, painless, you don't need to worry about Linux over zealous bootloaders screwing everything up, unless you are running several at the same time even a moderate spec'd PC with the correct hardware requirements will run them both without much of an issue.
one thing I miss from 7 is the ability to run XP programs right of my desktop, I have some USB hardware that only supports 32bit XP, on 64 bit 7 I VM'd with XP mode, had the program icon that used said hardware right on my 7 desktop, double clicked, and for all intensive purposes it ran and worked the hardware as if it was on that very os
pretty impressed I have to say, alas it doesn't work like that on 8 which is a shame

Windows 8+GUID+Chameleon

hi
why windows 8 are no booting when I install chameleon under mackintosh?

Doubt it's even supported yet.

Windows 8 boots fine from my ~2 month old SVN build of Chameleon (I installed it on its own partition and unplugged the other drives while installing) in addition to Win7 and 10.7.2...?
I can't see why it would be a problem; Chameleon is only chainloading Windows 8's bootloader anyway.

I use iboot to get Mac up and running.
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Hi
It appears that chameleon will not work with windows 8 unless the windows is install in MBR. why i said this because it worked for me when windows was installed in mbr drive and mac on 2nd guid drive. the moment i changed windows drive to GPT it refuse to load when selecting chameleon unless I click on F12 upon boot and chose windows drive then it works fine.
I am going to move windows partition to second drive and let you know soon

tinux said:
Hi
It appears that chameleon will not work with windows 8 unless the windows is install in MBR. why i said this because it worked for me when windows was installed in mbr drive and mac on 2nd guid drive. the moment i changed windows drive to GPT it refuse to load when selecting chameleon unless I click on F12 upon boot and chose windows drive then it works fine.
I am going to move windows partition to second drive and let you know soon
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Or just use a boot CD like rboot to avoid all the hassle...
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[Q] Mac OS X 10.6 + Windows 8 = FAIL

well i had mac os x as my main OS, right on 1 partataion with chamelion as the boot loader, then i intslled WINDOWS 8 and i doesnt show chamelion it just boots right into Windows 8... how do i get chamelion back so i can boot into both

Dual booting hacked OSX and Windows 8 is not possible at the moment. Chameleon is not able to boot Win8, and Win8 bootloader couldn't possibly load OSX.
If you are on a Mac, you could install them on separate partitions.
If you are on a PC, you could install them on separate drives and choose the OS by BIOS boot-up selection.
Can't see any other way right now, but check InfiniteMac for future solutions.

i tried it
i tried XP but that failed aswell. have i messed up the bootloader?

zainuintel said:
i tried XP but that failed aswell. have i messed up the bootloader?
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have you tried booting into windows opening cmd, and setting the OSX partition active via diskpart? I have a successful triple boot with win 8, 10.6.8, and Ubuntu 11.10.

achmeingott said:
have you tried booting into windows opening cmd, and setting the OSX partition active via diskpart? I have a successful triple boot with win 8, 10.6.8, and Ubuntu 11.10.
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He's right. I have win 8, win7, and lion on my hac pro, one one SSD. Just install chameleon loader to a usb drive, and once it displays the drive selecetion you should be able to set the the preferred boot drive to the partition which holds the bootloader. Hope that makes sense.

achmeingott said:
have you tried booting into windows opening cmd, and setting the OSX partition active via diskpart? I have a successful triple boot with win 8, 10.6.8, and Ubuntu 11.10.
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How do i do that, im running Windows 8 Developers Preview 32BIT
hmmm

Or just Google for "iboot", burn it to a CD, reboot from CD and select your Mac OS partition. Otherwise, it will go straight to windows 8.
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To sum up, you'll need a foreign bootloader from the disk or are there another method? It would be so interesting, the mac os its a great operative and Windows 8 is god.
Greetings

Javier Delgado said:
To sum up, you'll need a foreign bootloader from the disk or are there another method? It would be so interesting, the mac os its a great operative and Windows 8 is god.
Greetings
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Yes, you do need a foreign bootloader from CD. Currently, there is no other method available. Still, it is awesome to have snow leopard/lion alongside windows 8
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Does anyone know if it works on mac 10.7 ?

Vectorius said:
Does anyone know if it works on mac 10.7 ?
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Iboot currently does not work. However, to boot lion, you may use "rboot" from TonymacOsx (something like this, Google it). It works the same way with the slight difference it is intended for Macintosh Lion and not for Snow Leopard or below.
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Vectorius said:
Does anyone know if it works on mac 10.7 ?
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yes it works on mac 10.7
i tried it.

You can install Chameleon on a old SD card o USB drive and select this drive in the boot menu. I used this way some time before and worked nice.

hjs89 said:
You can install Chameleon on a old SD card o USB drive and select this drive in the boot menu. I used this way some time before and worked nice.
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But that won't work with windows 8.... chameleon doesn't work with it YET. So instead of installing chameleon on a SD card or USB, I suggest burning rboot to a CD
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miniclip22 said:
But that won't work with windows 8.... chameleon doesn't work with it YET. So instead of installing chameleon on a SD card or USB, I suggest burning rboot to a CD
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You didn't understand me. You've to install in the hard disk Windows 8 with its bootloader normally.
So, If you have Mac OSX in another Hard Disk you don't have any problem. Intall chameleon in OSX hd and select it in your motherboard boot menu.
If you have the both SO in the same Hard Disk. Intall the windows bootloader in the hard disk. And in a SD Card/USB stick install Chameleon with its Extra folder, etc (all the chameleon stuff).
You can boot the SD/USB in your motherboard boot menu .
Maybe it's not the better solution. But is what I used to do.

hjs89 said:
You didn't understand me. You've to install in the hard disk Windows 8 with its bootloader normally.
So, If you have Mac OSX in another Hard Disk you don't have any problem. Intall chameleon in OSX hd and select it in your motherboard boot menu.
If you have the both SO in the same Hard Disk. Intall the windows bootloader in the hard disk. And in a SD Card/USB stick install Chameleon with its Extra folder, etc (all the chameleon stuff).
You can boot the SD/USB in your motherboard boot menu .
Maybe it's not the better solution. But is what I used to do.
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Or just have a handy CD and boot from it... a lot easier...
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Me, too. I really concern about that coz Lion is more attractive.

Windows8 downgrade to Win7 lost os

Hello I wanted and tried to downgrade my Windows8 pc and I failed because I didn't have the disk. I yet I know for a fact I have the recovery partition.. It is a ASUS G75VW BBK5.. I don't see Windows EMS or what not when I click F9 @ startup.. But I saw the recovery partition when it asked me to install windows7.. It says on F9 Windows 7 don't do anything. I rollback set up, and and windows8 doesn't do anything. I tried to downgrade so I can hack my Android because windows8 if hard to work with for it. Anyways help is appreciated.
Thanks for all who help. Sorry if in wrong section, if so can this be moved? I not deleted?
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Techinstein said:
Hello I wanted and tried to downgrade my Windows8 pc and I failed because I didn't have the disk. I yet I know for a fact I have the recovery partition.. It is a ASUS G75VW BBK5.. I don't see Windows EMS or what not when I click F9 @ startup.. But I saw the recovery partition when it asked me to install windows7.. It says on F9 Windows 7 don't do anything. I rollback set up, and and windows8 doesn't do anything. I tried to downgrade so I can hack my Android because windows8 if hard to work with for it. Anyways help is appreciated.
Thanks for all who help. Sorry if in wrong section, if so can this be moved? I not deleted?
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This isn't development, nor is it hacking.
But, try getting a disc to reinstall off of.

I tried download but what I really want to know is how to access recovery partitions if that happens.
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Techinstein said:
Hello I wanted and tried to downgrade my Windows8 pc and I failed because I didn't have the disk. I yet I know for a fact I have the recovery partition.. It is a ASUS G75VW BBK5.. I don't see Windows EMS or what not when I click F9 @ startup.. But I saw the recovery partition when it asked me to install windows7.. It says on F9 Windows 7 don't do anything. I rollback set up, and and windows8 doesn't do anything. I tried to downgrade so I can hack my Android because windows8 if hard to work with for it. Anyways help is appreciated.
Thanks for all who help. Sorry if in wrong section, if so can this be moved? I not deleted?
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Run everything in compatibility mode (right click the program,click "properties", click "compatibility" (tab) for your droid "hacking" to work
Procedure on how to downgrade to windows 7:
If you want to install using a usb or cd
Downloads
Windows 7 .iso: http://www.w7forums.com/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads-t12325.html
Windows 7 USB DVD download tool: http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.html
1. Download and install Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool:
2. Run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
3. In the Source file box, type the name and path of Windows 7 ISO file, or click Browse and select the file in the Open dialog box, then click Next.
4. Select USB device to create a copy of Windows 7 installation media on a USB flash drive or DVD to create a copy of Windows 7 installation media on a DVD disk, then click Next.
5. Insert USB flash drive or external hard disk into USB port, or DVD disc into DVD writer/burner tray
6. For copying the Windows 7 file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the dropdown list and click Begin copying. For copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.
7. WUDT will format storage media, and then copying Windows 7 files over to the media
8. Once bootable USB device or DVD created successfully, user can install Windows 7 by navigating to the root of DVD or USB flash drive and double-clicking Setup.exe. It’s also possible to install Windows 7 directly from the USB key or DVD by booting from the USB key or DVD, where Windows 7 installer will be automatically launched.
9. Power Off you computer, enter your boot menu (pressing F keys), "install from dvd or usb"
If you want to install with usb or dvd
Downloads
Windows 7 .iso: http://www.w7forums.com/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads-t12325.html
PowerISO: http://download.cnet.com/PowerISO/3000-2646_4-10439118.html
1. Install PowerISO
2. After installation is complete, PowerISO will be integrated into Windows (meaning a PowerISO sub-menu will appear when files are right-clicked). Locate the ISO file to be mounted on your PC and right-click it.
3. In the PowerISO sub-menu, select Set Number of Drives and 1 Drives. This action creates a virtual drive. Locate My Computer on your PC, and you should be able to see a new drive (depending on how many actual drives you have, this may be named ‘F’, ‘G’ or something else).
4. The next step is to mount the ISO file to the new virtual drive you created in Step 3. Locate the ISO file on your PC again, right-click it and select PowerISO, Mount Image to Drive (x) (whatever PowerISO has labelled the virtual drive as).
5. The ISO file will now be mounted on the virtual drive. You can access it in My Computer in the same way you would a real drive. Double-click the virtual drive to open the ISO “disc”..
6. Open File explorer> Computer> Deceives and Removable Storage> Click "Setup.exe" go through the procedure
Hope it helps, if it does please click thanks

Thanks everyone for all of your help I got it to Windows7. I did not use your way but thanked for helping.
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Techinstein said:
Thanks everyone for all of your help I got it to Windows7. I did not use your way but thanked for helping.
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What way did you use?
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Question Cant install fresh copy of xp

So I had this old ass desktop donated to me and the hdd was filled with so much crap I couldn't even install rufus to burn an xp iso to a USB drive. So I finally get to my PC, which is not easy to get over to use, and burn an a supposed untouched xp iso with sp3. So I boot up from USB everything seems to be going smoothly I format the entire drive because there were a few partitions on the hdd I figured I didn't need all that crap, if I remember back to around 2003 multiple partitions weren't needed to install xp. Anyways the drive formats fine, I hit install, and run out the door to handle a few errands as I was late meeting with a friend. I get home and I can't remember the exact error it threw at me when I walked in the door but basically I started a reinstall. Except now, everything from my USB drive loads normally but before the installation screee. Actually starts up it tells me that there is no valid xp operating installed on the hd and that I need to insert a windows xp cd to verify that my installation is legit or something like that. So it's either f3 to quit or enter to continue. I hit enter hoping it will read from my USB but that didn't work. So I'm a little stuck here because the only PC I have that can burn cd or DVDs is this desktop.my laptop doesn't have a rw drive.

bigrooster88 said:
So I had this old ass desktop donated to me and the hdd was filled with so much crap I couldn't even install rufus to burn an xp iso to a USB drive. So I finally get to my PC, which is not easy to get over to use, and burn an a supposed untouched xp iso with sp3. So I boot up from USB everything seems to be going smoothly I format the entire drive because there were a few partitions on the hdd I figured I didn't need all that crap, if I remember back to around 2003 multiple partitions weren't needed to install xp. Anyways the drive formats fine, I hit install, and run out the door to handle a few errands as I was late meeting with a friend. I get home and I can't remember the exact error it threw at me when I walked in the door but basically I started a reinstall. Except now, everything from my USB drive loads normally but before the installation screee. Actually starts up it tells me that there is no valid xp operating installed on the hd and that I need to insert a windows xp cd to verify that my installation is legit or something like that. So it's either f3 to quit or enter to continue. I hit enter hoping it will read from my USB but that didn't work. So I'm a little stuck here because the only PC I have that can burn cd or DVDs is this desktop.my laptop doesn't have a rw drive.
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Your assumption that multiple partitions are not required is incorrect. Windows requires an MBR parition that occupies the first 512 bytes of your hard disk. This acts as a loader to start Windows.
You should be able to simply remove all partitions on the drive when you start the Windows installation process; Windows will then automatically configure the necessary partitions for you. This article should provide the information you need.
Also, don't forget to enable legacy boot in your BIOS, assuming the BIOS supports UEFI.

Yes, I am aware of the mbr but like you said the installation media should have no problem creating that after formatting the whole drive and starting install. I'll check the bios settings thanks for the tip. I'm leaning towards running one of the android os compatible with x86 arch. Anyone have any experience with those. I have bliss and prime downloading right now.
*EDIT*
I turned USB legacy mode from auto to enabled but no dice. I would think that once I hit enter it would recognize the USB I have plugged in as the CD ROM. What if I disabled the CD ROM drive for the time being?