I want to use win8 for a long time, but the virtual machine has been unable to install win8, but I don't want to upgrade win7 to win8. After all, it is just a developer preview version. There is no extra computer on hand to let me install win8. In the end, I found that the only way is to Dual system. After searching, I found a super easy dual system with win8 method, here I sorted it out a bit and shared it with everyone.
First, download and install the image
according to their current system to choose, 32-bit down to 32-bit, 64-bit on the next 64-bit. I am 3.6G, because I just want to experience it, so I don't need the version with the developer tools.
The download link also has a Chinese language pack and 2 small softwares that you can download on demand.
Second, partition
Because we are not covering the original system, so we need to separate a disk for win8. I will not elaborate on this one, because the last disk of my computer itself has been empty, so I Skip the partition directly.
Three, extract the installation image
Here to note that the decompression address must not be the disk that install win8, for example, I want to install on the F drive, then I unzip the file can not be decompressed to the F drive, to extract Other discs, D discs, E discs will do.
Fourth, run setup.exe
Note here, is not running the setup.exe in the root directory but the setup.exe in the sources folder, this step is absolutely wrong if the error occurs.
Attention in the installation process, there is a place to choose "Upgrade" or "Custom", remember to choose custominstall (that is, the second option), and then select F disk, which is you Need to install win8 to which disk.
5. Long installation waiting process
It takes about 20 minutes to install. After that, it is the configuration and other operations. It takes about half an hour. In general, it is still very fast. Can refer to an article in the garden "win8 installation screenshot", because there is nothing to pay attention to, are some simple English, a little look at it can guess what it means.
Six, enter Win8
to this point, basically done already, as shown
Seven, set the boot sequence
we first exit win8, win7 into the system, press win + r, enter msconfig to open the system configuration, switch to boot, set win7 as the default default value, and then prompt to restart.
8, re-activate win7
may be in the previous step, enter win7 system will prompt the system is not activated, or after setting the default startup item restart will prompt, in short, will prompt win7 need to activate . The solution is to use your previous activation tool and activate it again. However, I tried two or three, and finally I used the "Pony oem7F7" to activate successfully. It is recommended to use this tool to activate.
Nine, on the deletion win8
is very simple, as long as you enter win7, format F disk, that is the disk installed by win8, and then delete the boot of win8 in the system settings, OK, everything is restored, as if win8 from The future has passed.
10. If you have successfully installed, please recommend it.
PS: My books have been bought for less than 2 years. When I use win8, I always have one card and one card. I don’t know if it is a dual system, or win8 itself is more hardware, here is me. Computer configuration