Dual-Boot 7 and 8

I'm trying to set up a dual boot with the two 7 and. When I go to install Windows 8, I'm not showing partition 1 and partition 2 is called system and takes 300 MB. My C: drive that contains Windows 7 shows that the partition 3. So no matter what partition I add shows that the partition 4, which is dealing with s a drive extended. No idea where partition 1 is? I can't do anything with the system partition, except delete it. It is the only option available for me to choose. Thanks for any help I can get with this problem.

Yes then use Disk Manager to delete this volume/partition.

Run DiskPart , which will open a control of the interface text box prompt Diskpart command

List Disk to check the disc you want to use.

Select Disk 'x' to set the focus to the disk that you want to.

Create Partition Primary to allocate all contiguous free space to a new primary partition.

exit to quit. You can now use for format, label and assign a drive letter to the new partition.

Finally boot from Windows 8 support, choose custom installation and install Windows 8 on the new partition. The setup of Windows 8 will change the existing system to include new boot options. Don't forget no drive in the environment of Windows 8 letters will be different from Windows 7, but labels will carry through, so I labeled partition Win7 and the other Win8 to make it absolutely clear who is who.

If any built-in hardware is not recognized point option to update driver in Device Manager at the root of the partition of Windows 7 with subdirectories to search the existing drivers, which sets all my unknown devices.

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