Help me Dual boot windows 8 with windows 7 on my laptop using upgrade offer

you can make the downloaded iso to USB which will make installation faster...
*www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

just insert the dvd /usb and select boot from dvd/usb from boot options from bios setup...
when you load windows 8 setup select new installation/fresh installation (not upgrade )and choose to install over a different partition other than windows 7 ..have the product key windows sent you ready..you have to insert it during installation...

if you already dont know
you can backup and restore your windows license using *www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Advanced-Tokens-Manager.shtml

this way you can avoid repeated activation requests...

1, make backup of Windows 7 C Drive - create a image/clone the partition.
use this for it - Free Disk Copy, Drive Clone, Disk Image freeware - EaseUS Disk Copy Home Edition.

2. If you DONT have another partition, then create one for Windows 8, 50GB as a minimum would be better, i'd suggest 100GB.

3 .follow this step by step tutorial - How To Clean Install Windows 8 (Part 1 of 2)

Need confirmation on this from other users: once you make clone of partition, you dont need the recovery partition, so during Windows 8 installation you can delete that partition.
Because, for me (XP & Vista days) Recovery partition would not let XP & Vista dual boot.

Thanks everyone.If Windows7 is on my C drive and I install Windows8 on D drive from my upgrade offer DVD, then will Microsoft consider my windpws8 as Licence version ?This is the confusion for which I want some help.

I am not sure if Microsoft will allow you to use 2 OS simultaneously when you paid for one. Ask them.

nihu said:

Thanks everyone.If Windows7 is on my C drive and I install Windows8 on D drive from my upgrade offer DVD, then will Microsoft consider my windpws8 as Licence version ?This is the confusion for which I want some help.

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The Upgrade license is for upgrade only.

Yes clean install but only after you delete the present Win7 installation.

This upgrade is for that particular PC only against which the Win8 key is issued.

So the Win7 is illegal as per legal MS terms the moment you activate the Windows 8 copy

^^
I think you can dual install.

But ultimately he is using two OSes simultaneously but he paid for only a single one so it is illegal.

I'm running Win7 & Win8 in dual boot.
so, yes, you can dual boot, but once you use win8 for a week, you dont want to go back to win7

I am not saying that he can't dual boot. I am saying that if he would do it then it would be illegal as per Microsoft Terms and conditions and he has upgraded to Win 8 by paying and haven't bought a new license of Win 8 so basically he can use only one OS legally thats all. Period.

gameranand said:

But ultimately he is using two OSes simultaneously but he paid for only a single one so it is illegal.

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Well as per EULA yes. Rest is the users choice. There is no check/constraint by the OS and/or installer which will deter this. Nor is there any software limitation for this.

Yes exactly. Thank you for understanding my point.

Yes exactly. Thank you for understanding my point.