bradsturtevant
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I originally had only Windows Vista on a two drive computer (i.e., drives C: & D: drives).
Then I installed Windows 8.1 on the D: drive and have been running Vista (C: drive, Windows 8.1 (D: drive) for while.
Now, I would like to install Ubuntu on entire C: (boot 0) drive (keeping Windows 8 on D: drive-boot 1). I am worried that installing Ubuntu on the machine's primary (original) boot drive will cause system to become unbootable. That primary has files like autoexec.bat, config.sys which will get blown away because I want to use entire disk for Ubuntu.
Is it safe? For example if I format the drive will Windows 8 still boot?
I do have actual Windows 8 install disks, and do think could create an official Windows 8 recovery disk of something if necessary.
Thanks for help from anyone with experience in this area...
Here's what my drives look like from inside Windows 8 (remember C: become D:, bla, bla)
Volume in drive D is Vista [primary boot drive, original C:]
Volume Serial Number is 9A33-0BA1
Directory of D:\
02/04/2012 06:25 AM 1,024 .rnd
09/18/2006 02:43 PM 24 autoexec.bat
09/18/2006 02:43 PM 10 config.sys
02/16/2013 04:54 PM <DIR> Downloads
06/11/2013 03:34 PM <DIR> MSVC10
08/10/2009 07:49 PM 21,781 newfile.enc
08/10/2009 07:49 PM 21,781 newkey
01/20/2008 07:30 PM <DIR> PerfLogs
10/12/2013 05:47 AM <DIR> Program Files
06/14/2011 05:33 PM 366 rkill.log
10/15/2013 07:26 AM <DIR> Temp
07/26/2009 07:44 PM <DIR> Users
02/19/2014 07:27 PM <DIR> Windows
6 File(s) 44,986 bytes
19 Dir(s) 124,462,006,272 bytes free
D:\>c:
C:\>dir
Volume in drive C is Win8
Volume Serial Number is BC2E-83A8
Directory of C:\
02/22/2014 08:31 PM <DIR> AMD
08/22/2013 08:22 AM <DIR> PerfLogs
02/22/2014 08:45 PM <DIR> Program Files
03/28/2014 10:17 AM <DIR> Program Files
02/22/2014 08:46 PM <DIR> Users
03/31/2014 05:46 PM <DIR> Windows
0 File(s) 0 bytes
6 Dir(s) 24,186,490,880 bytes free
Thanks again,
Brad
Then I installed Windows 8.1 on the D: drive and have been running Vista (C: drive, Windows 8.1 (D: drive) for while.
Now, I would like to install Ubuntu on entire C: (boot 0) drive (keeping Windows 8 on D: drive-boot 1). I am worried that installing Ubuntu on the machine's primary (original) boot drive will cause system to become unbootable. That primary has files like autoexec.bat, config.sys which will get blown away because I want to use entire disk for Ubuntu.
Is it safe? For example if I format the drive will Windows 8 still boot?
I do have actual Windows 8 install disks, and do think could create an official Windows 8 recovery disk of something if necessary.
Thanks for help from anyone with experience in this area...
Here's what my drives look like from inside Windows 8 (remember C: become D:, bla, bla)
Volume in drive D is Vista [primary boot drive, original C:]
Volume Serial Number is 9A33-0BA1
Directory of D:\
02/04/2012 06:25 AM 1,024 .rnd
09/18/2006 02:43 PM 24 autoexec.bat
09/18/2006 02:43 PM 10 config.sys
02/16/2013 04:54 PM <DIR> Downloads
06/11/2013 03:34 PM <DIR> MSVC10
08/10/2009 07:49 PM 21,781 newfile.enc
08/10/2009 07:49 PM 21,781 newkey
01/20/2008 07:30 PM <DIR> PerfLogs
10/12/2013 05:47 AM <DIR> Program Files
06/14/2011 05:33 PM 366 rkill.log
10/15/2013 07:26 AM <DIR> Temp
07/26/2009 07:44 PM <DIR> Users
02/19/2014 07:27 PM <DIR> Windows
6 File(s) 44,986 bytes
19 Dir(s) 124,462,006,272 bytes free
D:\>c:
C:\>dir
Volume in drive C is Win8
Volume Serial Number is BC2E-83A8
Directory of C:\
02/22/2014 08:31 PM <DIR> AMD
08/22/2013 08:22 AM <DIR> PerfLogs
02/22/2014 08:45 PM <DIR> Program Files
03/28/2014 10:17 AM <DIR> Program Files
02/22/2014 08:46 PM <DIR> Users
03/31/2014 05:46 PM <DIR> Windows
0 File(s) 0 bytes
6 Dir(s) 24,186,490,880 bytes free
Thanks again,
Brad