Windows Installation

[Tsaar]

3 questions about Windows installation:

This will be done on an unformatted hard drive. I have a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H and Samsung 830 256gb ssd.

1) If I want to dual boot Windows 7 and 8, which one should I install first?

2) If I load a Windows installation disc under bios mode and choose custom install to format the drive it does not create a MBR partition. If I load the install disc with UEFI mode and choose custom installation it does create a MBR partition. Can anyone explain why?

3) When creating partitions, is it best to go ahead and format the second OS partition while creating the first OS, or leave it unallocated? I did notice when trying this the first time, Windows 8 did not create its 350mb partition if Windows 7 already existed with its 100mb partition.

 

[Ketchup]

1. I would install 7 first, but I think you will be fine either way. It's older OS's (pre vista) that can give you problems.
2. UEFI takes the roll of the MBR. See here... http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/293021-32-uefi
3. It doesn't matter.

 

[denis280]

You beat me to it again.lol but yes then create a new partition and after install windows 8. and it will make the boot for you

 

[Tsaar]

I was thinking load 7 first because won't 7 overwrite the new graphical boot manager from 8?

Also I know the difference between GPT and MBR, I am just trying to figure out why Windows decides to make a MBR partition even though I chose UEFI mode, and why it seems to do GPT in the default mode (there is no MBR partition).

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Ketchup]

Gotcha, was reading that backwards. I only have guesses on that one though. For example, on the rig in my sig, I have an MBR partition. On my laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad W530) there is none. Both are running Windows 7, but the laptop was designed for 8.

Why? I have no idea. Do I care? not that much, lol.

 

[Tsaar]

So apparently I am retarded. It is a MSR partition, not MBR. I misread it.