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Triple boot Linux, Windows 7 and Windows 8 RTM

I wanted to have a triple boot computer - why? don't ask me why! Oh, ok, I'll tell you - I needed Windows 7 for some current work and didn't want to mess up the install. I wanted to install Windows 8 so I could play with the metro style app development that I've seen floating around and of course, I like my Linux system for my ruby web development . So - here's the rough steps without a specific walk through of each one, except for reinstalling grub, which is really the crucial step to getting everything to hum and purr along nicely. The caveat is that this worked for me, on my system, it might not work on yours - so take precautions, backup, verify backup, store a backup off-site - you know the drill, I shouldn't need to tell you.: 1) Install Windows 7 Easy enough, follow the prompts and pop Windows 7 on your machine. 2) Install Linux Choose your flavour - I've got Mint up and running, but go for Ubuntu if you prefer. Actually, go for pretty much whate...