Windows TP in a partition


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Is there a way to install Win TP to a partition on my C:?  I downloaded the Win 10 Enterprise iso, but when I run it I don't get an option on where to install it. 

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You can't install 2 operating systems on the same partition, you'll have to partionate the drive (or use a VM). If you do have 2 partitions, you'll have to boot from your installmedia.

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I did partition my drive, so now I have local drive C: and local drive E:...what do you mean I have to boot from my install media?

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I did partition my drive, so now I have local drive C: and local drive E:...what do you mean I have to boot from my install media?

Burn to a DVD, reboot and boot from the DVD.

 

Note: dual boot didn't actually set up correctly for me with win10TP, so it might get messy.

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Could I put it on usb and do it? And how messy did it get? The only reason i want to try it this way is because when I do run it in a VM, I find its not as smooth at all as running it in a vhd which has  total access to the computer resources, but you can't update the builds. I can't update my current 8.1 to the TP because I think some of my drivers kill the install. So I figured why not try this way and see what happens.

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Well, when I first tried to boot it, it was taking ages.  I think my UEFI was confused by it.  Eventually, it got to booting but I couldn't get back to my 8.1 install.  This was PROBABLY fixable but at the time I just didn't care so I went 10 only.

 

With the initial build that didn't work out for me so I went back to 8.1.  With the latest build it's a little goofy at times (reboot to fix it type of goofy) but very usable.

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Burn to a DVD, reboot and boot from the DVD.

 

Note: dual boot didn't actually set up correctly for me with win10TP, so it might get messy.

In my case, it works just fine - in fact, I have never had an issue with two versions of Windows on the same drive (the same has been true of Linux since GRUB was redone prior to GRUB 2).

 

However, there are several *gotchas* to dual-booting (or multi-booting) with Windows -

 

1.  The first install MUST be from the install media.

2.  If the first version is Windows 7 or earlier, subsequent installs must ALSO be from the install media.

3.  If using ISO mounting (Windows 8/Server 2012 and later), start your installation from E:/sources (where E: is the drive letter used by the source ISO image).

4.  USB-based installs ARE permissible - in fact, due to cost of media, USB sticks make the most sense compared to DVD burning.

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What drivers am I missing?

Is your drive in IDE or RAID mode?  It should be in AHCI mode in the BIOS.  (Some have a 'Combined IDE somethingorother' setting that should be disabled as well.)

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My drive is in AHCI mode and still no dice and for some reason it doesn't boot from USB unless I take off the UFI and put it in legacy mode. It seems a lot easier to run a OS in a partition in Win 7 then Win 8...must doing something wrong.

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I did partition my drive, so now I have local drive C: and local drive E:...what do you mean I have to boot from my install media?

Either burn the ISO image, or copy it to a USB stick (I do the latter, as USB sticks beat mechanical optical drives in terms of transfer speeds - regardless of target hardware).

 

Booting a USB stick in legacy mode is fine - I configure my USB sticks to support legacy mode because they are intended to be neutral.  (RUFUS - which I use to create bootable USB sticks, offers legacy mode as the default.)

 

Even UEFI BIOSes still support legacy mode - you will only want a non-legacy mode when dealing with partitions larger than 2 TB.  (Notice that I specified partitions - NOT drives; a 2 TB or larger drive with no partition larger than 2 TB can still be used in legacy mode).

 

You likely have an early UEFI BIOS that does not support UEFI (non-legacy) boot - have you checked for updates?  (Legacy boot should NOT be affected by BIOS updates.)

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