[SOLVED] Can I run a dual boot on a SSD

Red2Six

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I want to install my win 8.1 and upgrade it to win 10. Then I believe i need to shrink the drive in disk management to install Win 7. If that's possible I should be able to install XP also and also maybe Linux too is possible... Am I wrong?
I have created a quad boot before many years ago on a standard HD. Any pointers or ideas are appreciated.
Also My SSD is 240 Gigs so that should be plenty


Thanks again for your help
 
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You need to start from oldest os and work forwards, otherwise if you install win 10 and then 7, 7's installer has no idea what 10 is and will overwrite the boot partition info, leaving you needing to fix win 10 before you can boot it.

Colif

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You need to start from oldest os and work forwards, otherwise if you install win 10 and then 7, 7's installer has no idea what 10 is and will overwrite the boot partition info, leaving you needing to fix win 10 before you can boot it.
 
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