I'll be able to dual boot my Win7 and with a detail of Win8 upgrade?

I have seen under the preview version but cannot find anything on the commercial version of Win8. Can I install the upgrade in a separate as a system partition dual boot and keep my Win7 installation. I have a lot of games and music, recording of programs that would be a real hassle of having to move. Thank you.

No, you can not, you will need a license of full version in order to dual boot with Windows 7. You can buy a full version license at New Egg:

Windows 8 Pro
64-bit (OEM)

Windows 8 Pro
32-bit (OEM)

Windows 8
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32-bit (OEM)

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