My goal is to have Windows 8 and Debian Stable installed on my work laptop in a dualboot setup. My setup is:
- OS: Windows 8.1 Enterprise N
- Laptop model: HP EliteBook 850 G1 (no secure boot)
- Disk: 170 GB SSD, with partitions stored in MBR
The partitions look like this:
The first partition I don't know what is and I'm not sure if installing GRUB would overwrite or destroy something valuable in here that Windows need.
The unallocated partition at the end of the disk should contain a Debian install, perhaps by creating separate logical partitions inside an extended one, and the bootloader should be GRUB2 with Windows 8 in the list.
I have prepared the following things:
- Bootable USB drive with a Debian Stable installer
- Bootable USB drive with Windows 8 recovery tools made using this Windows 8 installation
How should I proceed with installing Debian without loosing Windows?