Just leave unpartitioned space and tell 8 to install there. DO NOT PARTITION AHEAD OF TIME. Let the Windows installer do that.
Bob
I have both windows 7 and windows 8 and I would like to have each operating system on a different partition (or even on a separate hard drive if it isn't possible). My windows 7 is 32 bit and I have both 32 and 64 bit of win8. The Windows 8 is a OEM system builder version. Is it possible to have both a 32 bit and a 64 bit on the same drive (partitioned of course) If not, would installing it on a separate hard drive work? My final question is: if I can get win 8 and Win 7 on my computer, could I still use some of the Win 7 software with windows 8 or would I have to download another version? If it helps I am using a Fujitsu lifebook T730, corsair ssd as primary drive, and a HHD in my disk drive bay.

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