Features of Method 1:
— You can install a single system using methods 1~4. The difference is that the method 1 cannot be used to format the system partition during installation. After the system is installed, the original system file will be saved in a folder named Windows.old, and can be deleted if it is not needed. Moreover, Method 1 is not suitable for installing 64-bit Win8 on a 32-bit system.
— You can install dual systems using methods 1~5. The difference is that Method 1 is not suitable for installing 64-bit Win8 in a 32-bit system.
A. Use the virtual drive to load the image to install the dual system:
First, download the Rubik's cube virtual drive and use the virtual pseudo-optical drive to load the image.
Open the image directory, find the setup.exe file in the sources folder (note, must be the setup.exe in the sources folder), double-click to open the installation program. See the picture below:
The installation update here refers to the installation of dynamic updates, which will automatically solve the known problems that may cause the installation to fail, and will not install all the patches. If there is a network available during the installation process, you can choose to update. You can also choose not to update. Next step:
Enter the key: TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF. Next step:
Accept license terms, the next step:
Remember, to install dual systems, be sure to select "custom installation". Next step:
Select the partition reserved for Win8 in advance, don't install Win8 to the partition where the current system is located.
Next step is to copy the file and expand the file. As a demonstration here, there is no screenshot.
B. Use the virtual drive to load the image installation system:
Use the virtual drive to load the image, run the setup in the image. The installation process will ask you if you want to keep your personal files.
C. Use nt6 hdd installer to install the system (single system or dual system):
Special attention: Do not format the partition where Win8 installation files are stored during the installation process, otherwise you will not be able to install it later. The installation file can be deleted after installation. The steps are as follows:
1 Extract all the files in the Win8 image to the root directory of a partition. Extraction method: It can be decompressed, or it can be copied and loaded with a virtual optical drive. For example, put it in the root directory of the H drive, the file structure is shown in the following figure:
2 download: nt6 hdd installer v3.0.8.rar. Open the Nt6 hdd installer and select the recommended mode to install.
Select the recommended mode here. Note: The content you see may be different from the one shown above. Just choose the recommended mode.
The installation file has been found, click to restart.
3 After rebooting, select the mode you just installed in the startup menu that appears, you can start the installation process. After the installation procedure is started, the installation steps are the same as those from the USB boot disk. After the CD is booted, see: "Win8 RP version full installation atlas": Win8 comes quietly. In the step of selecting the installation type, select "Customize Installation", and install Win8 to the partition where the current system is located to form a dual system. Choosing to install to the current partition is a pure single system. Select Upgrade to save the current system settings and software and upgrade to Win8 (single system).
D. Dual system uninstall Win8 method: First ensure that the partition where Win8 is located is not the active partition (in general, it is not), then set the system as the default boot system in non-Win8 system, and then delete the Win8 boot menu item. Finally, format the Win8 partition.