Dual boot MT LION/Windows 8

[zuup]

I used the stick created with diskpart and it worked after all.
You were right about the speed, there's no difference between now and before.

Thanks!!

 

[evanhindra]

Cheers on the guide, guys (and gals)!

Just a quick question, what's the best way to hide Windows 8 partition (it's on a separate SSD) from OS X? I don't want Spotlight to crap all over the drive. So far, I just dragged those two drives onto the Spotlight privacy list. But I'm sure there's a more proper way of doing it?

EDIT: Apparently, OS X lists the Windows 8 drive as an "Untitled" read-only drive. Not sure if I should bother hiding it. But I'm still uncertain that's enough for the drive to cover its track from Spotlight & Time Machine.

Also, visa versa on Windows 8. I'm sure I gotta "hide" the OS X partition (again, it's on a separate SSD). I just sorta assume it won't be a problem, seeing how it's on GUID/HFS+ format. Windows shouldn't be able to touch it, unless I install 3rd party app to access the OS X drive.

Thanks!

 

[Going Bald]

Cheers on the guide, guys (and gals)!

Just a quick question, what's the best way to hide Windows 8 partition (it's on a separate SSD) from OS X? I don't want Spotlight to crap all over the drive. So far, I just dragged those two drives onto the Spotlight privacy list. But I'm sure there's a more proper way of doing it?

EDIT: Apparently, OS X lists the Windows 8 drive as an "Untitled" read-only drive. Not sure if I should bother hiding it. But I'm still uncertain that's enough for the drive to cover its track from Spotlight & Time Machine.

Also, visa versa on Windows 8. I'm sure I gotta "hide" the OS X partition (again, it's on a separate SSD). I just sorta assume it won't be a problem, seeing how it's on GUID/HFS+ format. Windows shouldn't be able to touch it, unless I install 3rd party app to access the OS X drive.

Thanks!

If you click on the Libraries folder in the command bar to open explorer, scroll down to Computer and expand it until you can see the C drive, right click on it and select properties. At the upper left is a disk icon and next to it is a blank text box. Click in the box and type in a drive name e.g. Win8, click apply and OK. OS X will now see this drive as Win8

As far as hiding the drive, spotlight can't write to it as OS X isn't able to write to NTFS format natively, and Win8 won't even acknowledge the OS X drive exists as it can't read or write to HFS+ natively.

 

[blank001]

Brilliant. This worked so well. Thanks.