Windows 8 Boot Question

[newsgroup guy]

Hi.

If I install Windows 8 on a computer that's already booting previous Windows OSs, will Windows 8 recognize those boots, and make a proper boot menu for all of them?

I know it's possible to install, let's say, Windows XP, Vista and 7, in this order, and Vista will recognize XP, and 7 will recognize XP and Vista, and therefore the boot menu will display all possible boot options properly. Is Windows 8 the same way?

Thank you.

[Selur]

yes (at least Win7 and WinXP are recognized, haven't tested others)

[usually_quiet]

I have Windows 7 and the Windows 8 preview installed on the same computer. There is a boot menu, installed by Windows 8, that allows me to select either one. Windows 8 is the default, and if the timer expires before a selection is made, the system boots into Windows 8. I don't know what would happen if Vista and XP were installed too.

[newsgroup guy]

Thank you very much!

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