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Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable later?

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Andrew M.A. Cater a écrit :
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 11:43:11AM +0100, Ron Leach wrote:
> 
>> 4.  Then I'd like to install Debian.  I'd prefer to install Debian Wheezy
>> because we have a very slow internet service and already have the install
>> DVDs for D7.8.  Is Wheezy 7.8 installable on UEFI, or should I use the
>> legacy boot system in the BIOS?
> 
> No, don't install Wheezy at all if: Jessie works from the outset with UEFI.

Wheezy works with UEFI too. I'm currently using this combination.
Howerer I observed diplay problems in the installer with some platforms.

> If you boot from Debian install media you can use the partitioning tools in the
> installer to shrink an installed Windows partition. Put the empty space at the end 
> of the disk.

It may be safer to shrink a Windows partition from Windows disk
management tool.

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Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2015-09-19 13:10 +0200
  Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable later? Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2015-09-19 14:20 +0200
    Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2015-09-22 03:40 +0200
      Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2015-09-26 17:10 +0200
        Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-09-26 18:00 +0200
          Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2015-09-26 18:50 +0200
            Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-09-26 19:00 +0200
              Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2015-09-26 19:20 +0200
                Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-09-26 20:10 +0200
            Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-09-26 19:10 +0200
              Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2015-09-26 19:30 +0200
              Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> - 2015-09-26 20:10 +0200
        Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2015-09-26 21:40 +0200
  Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable  dual-bootable later? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2015-09-19 22:00 +0200
    Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-09-20 11:10 +0200
      Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable later? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-09-20 21:20 +0200
      Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable  dual-bootable later? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2015-09-20 21:20 +0200
        Re: Boxed W8/W10 PC; must anything be done, first, to enable dual-bootable  later? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-09-20 22:10 +0200

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