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2 HDDs, swap partitions, resize, Win 7 & 8, ATI2013+

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I've bought ATI 2013 with "plus" to be able to set up my partitions so in the hope
as I imagine it. And I don't want to lose my data and i don't want to re-install the operating system ...

I have the following constellation on my computer:

1. HDD 500GB
C: \ - 100MB (of windows)
D: \ - 465.7 GB / 167.6 GB used (Win 7)

2. HDD 1TB
E: \ - 831.5 GB / 319.1 GB used (data and programs)
F: \ - 100 GB / 65.19 GB used (Win 8)

If I boot normally I can choose the boot manager between Win 7 and Win 8,
everything runs fine.

I booted from the ATI CD and I backuped my System (on a USB HDD).
Now I want to restore the system as follows, and I'm not sure how to do that ...

1. HDD 500GB
C: \ - 100MB (of windows)
D: \ - 230GB / 167.6 GB used (Win 7)
E: \ - 230GB / 65.19 GB used (Win 8)

2.HDD 1TB
F: \ - 1TB / 319.1 GB used (data and programs)

Simply put, I want to have Win7 and Win8 on HDD1, each with half of the available capacity, and the complete HDD2 than one partition.

What should I do now when restoring to achieve this result?

Thanks for your help.

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You can do the restores as you have layed out, but the boot manager will no longer know where the OS installs are (possibly only the Windows 8 install - since it will be the one that moved) and will have to be corrected.

Additionally, you will need to be sure you are aware of which partition(s) is/are currently marked as active, boot, system, etc.

You will need to be able to manipulate these setting (esp. the active partition) for proper boot.

This is crucial for successful repair after moving partitions from one drive to another.

This is not for the faint of heart, and may take quite a bit of work/research on your part if not familiar with Windows BCD store and Boot managers.

Be sure to have both the Windows 7 and Windows 8 installation media available if needed to do repairs after the restores.

This might or might not complicate matters.

Have you considered converting either the Windows 7 or Windows 8 into a virtual disk (VHD)? This would solve your problem, but requires some thought as to which of the OS's you wish to virtualise and which boot manager to use. Personally I would use the W8 boot manager and if your version of W7 isn't Ultimate or Enterprise, convert that OS to the virtual environment.