Advantages and Disadvantages of Windows 8 Different Installation Methods

The following small series will introduce you to several different ways of installing Windows 8. Choose one that you like. I personally tend to be third, and discuss the pros and cons of three different ways in this article. Wait and see.

Three common installation methods

1. Put the Windows 8 consumer preview into your C drive! Overwrite the previous drive C Win7 or XP.

2. In Win7 or XP, Win8 is loaded into other disks to form a dual system of Win7 or XP and Win8.

3. Pure experience or the need to write tutorial screenshots, use Windows vm or vbox to install Windows 8.

Advantages and Disadvantages

I hope that the arguments in this article will help you choose the PC and your favorite way to install Windows 8 and experience Windows 8, and look down.

The first way above is suitable for friends in this situation: if you have at least two computers, even if one of them fails to install Win8 or is not used well because of compatibility problems after installing Win8 It will not affect your work and study, because you have another computer at hand, you can use it to solve the problem of the computer, you can learn and work normally.

There are only a few problems with Win8 single system installation. It is easier to solve in time. For example, your C drive is less than 16GB or 20GB (64-bit Win8 requirement). This problem can be solved by a lot of software. Partition, modify the total capacity of the C drive, etc.

One thing to note when choosing this method is that you don't have a few big programs installed on this computer with Win8, and there is no very important information. If you have a mobile hard disk, you can back up important files. That would be great!

The second method above is the most recommended, because the dual system will not damage the original Win7, XP system, it will not affect your normal use. Although some students have installed Win8, the boot problem caused Win7 to enter, this can be fixed, the problem is not big. Each system of the dual system or even the three systems is relatively independent. As long as your hard disk is large enough, nothing is a problem. In addition, if you go to work, the computer is carefully installed, and you want to think about it! You may also encounter a more common one. The problem is that the dual system is equipped with Win8. The activation of the previous Win7 Ultimate will be invalid. Don't worry, what used to do before, and then again.

Dual system installed Win8 will have a variety of similar methods, such as hard disk installation, virtual CD-ROM installation, U disk installation, Pe installation, etc., I personally recommend U disk installation, if you have 4GB U disk one, then U disk into a system disk, generally the installation will be relatively smooth! In advance to divide a 20GB or larger drive letter and format. It is convenient to choose this drive letter to install Win8!

The third way is to use the vbox virtual machine to install Win8! If you have a computer at hand, the space is not very sufficient, work, learning needs completely away Don't open this computer, and you don't have such a strong desire for Win8, just want to personally try it out, look at the long look! Or the editors of each website need to write tutorials, do tests, etc., convenient screenshots, Install on a computer with a virtual machine. In this case, regardless of success or failure, it will not affect your current system, it is safe enough, but it is also the most likely to fail because of different PC settings.

The pros and cons of the three installation methods are all finished. Which installation method would you choose?