08-16-2014, 05:24 PM
It will be much more complicated to install Windows 8 in UEFI mode and others in BIOS mode and if you do that it might not work at all. They should be all installed in the same mode.
Given that LL may not be installable in UEFI mode and older versions of Windows like XP definitely won't install in that mode, your best bet is to install them all (Win 8 included) in BIOS mode. Aside from MAC and AROS, (which I don't know enough about), all other OSs will be installable in BIOS mode also.
The mode of installation will not affect the performance of the OSs -- they'll perform the same way under either boot mode.
After you've built computer you can ask for install advise here, or on forums of other distros you install. Generally speaking you should install the Windows OSs first, then install the others. I haven't used Windows in a while and have never dual-booted two different versions of it -- so not sure what order you should install them in. If I had to guess, I'd say install Win XP first, then Win 8, then your other OSs. You may want to ask about that on the Windows 8 forum.
Given that LL may not be installable in UEFI mode and older versions of Windows like XP definitely won't install in that mode, your best bet is to install them all (Win 8 included) in BIOS mode. Aside from MAC and AROS, (which I don't know enough about), all other OSs will be installable in BIOS mode also.
The mode of installation will not affect the performance of the OSs -- they'll perform the same way under either boot mode.
After you've built computer you can ask for install advise here, or on forums of other distros you install. Generally speaking you should install the Windows OSs first, then install the others. I haven't used Windows in a while and have never dual-booted two different versions of it -- so not sure what order you should install them in. If I had to guess, I'd say install Win XP first, then Win 8, then your other OSs. You may want to ask about that on the Windows 8 forum.
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