Recently, the official version of Windows 8.1 RTM has been leaked online. It will not be any different from the official version of MSDN that will be released in October. Friends who like Windows 8 can download and install it themselves. The following small series will share the Windows 8.1 installation tutorial, including CD-ROM. Hard disk installation and upgrade installation methods are attached with detailed illustrations.
One, Windows 8.1 installation tutorial brand new installation
disk from the CD-ROM installation
If your computer has a CD-ROM drive, download the Windows 8 ISO CD image file, the disk is installed from the CD-ROM drive is a good The method, which should pay attention to is to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive, the specific method is similar, as long as you know English slightly, the setting is not a big problem, or press F12 at boot, directly select the computer from the CD-ROM drive, it is very convenient. After entering the installation interface, select the disk to which Windows 8 is installed. You can format the original system disk for a new installation, or choose another disk installation. After installation, it becomes Windows 7 and Windows 8. Coexisting dual system. Since Windows 7 and Windows 8 are very similar, I would recommend installing a dual system with XP and Windows 8 coexisting.
Installing from hard disk (recommended) Hard disk installation method
Installation using Nt6 hdd installer This method is suitable for almost all systems from XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.
Nt6 hdd installer Download:
Specific steps
Unzip the downloaded Windows 8.1 CD image to the root directory of the non-system disk (does not affect the original system file). The details are as follows:
Double-click the software Nt6 hdd installer to enter the operation, the operation interface is as follows:
If you have finished decompressing the system file, just click the installation, and select the installation mode according to the operation, as shown below:
Then restart your computer and select Mode 1 or 2 of your choice to start.
The rest of you can see the installation interface of Windows 8, completely foolish, as long as you can understand Chinese, there will be no problems in the installation, choose a new installation during installation, colleagues need to pay attention If you want to install the system on the C drive, you must first format the C drive and then install it.
Precautions:
When using this method, there may be long-term non-response. Due to the long time, many friends will think that it will crash, and the choice is interrupted in the middle. This will cause system damage. I started the computer normally, so I would like to remind everyone that due to the hardware environment and different drivers, after entering the NT6 boot interface, it is normal to not respond for a long time. Please be patient, I have seen the longest up to thirty. In minutes, you can usually enter the installation interface very quickly.
Hard Disk Installation Method 2
If your system is Windows 7, or VISTA, you can easily install Windows from the hard disk without any tools. The method is as follows:
1, download Windows 8.1 CD Mirror: Click here
2, extract the downloaded Windows 8 CD image file to a disk other than the system disk, no need to be the root directory of the disk, but remember the path of decompression, the default decompression folder may be longer , you can change it to a shorter one, such as "win8-file".
3, restart the computer, when the boot has not entered the system, click F8, select “ repair computer & rdquo;.
4, in the pop-up selection repair interface select the last item "Command Prompt"
5, enter "ld:; D: win8-filesourcessetup.exe" in the command box (without the quotation marks) , to install. D:win8-file is the directory where you unpack the Windows 8 CD image. Please modify it according to your specific situation.
6, then you will enter the familiar installation interface, choose a new installation, select the disk to install Windows 8, you can format the original system disk, in order to facilitate a new installation, or choose another disk installation, so Once installed, it becomes a dual system where Windows 7 and Windows 8 coexist. Since Windows 7 and Windows 8 are very similar, I would recommend installing a dual system with XP and Windows 8 coexisting.
7, after the installation is the default is to win8 boot, if you want to keep the default Windows 7 boot can be changed in the win8 system through the msconfig settings.
Upgrade Installation
Windows 8 This is very convenient, but since Microsoft has not released Windows 8.1, this method is temporarily unavailable. Until October, after the official release of win8.1, you can use Windows 8 APP Mall. Download directly to upgrade. This process does not lose the files that were previously saved and installed.