With Windows 8 already finalized, we can now download the Windows 8 Free Consumer Preview. However, the official version of the Windows 8 system in the later period is similar to the consumer preview version. The following article will teach you how to install the Windows 8 system. At present, there are many ways to install win8, which are divided into:
1.) I don't want to keep windows 7, directly install a windows 8
The first method: upgrade from win7 (this article describes)
second Method: New installation, set up dual system, it is recommended to install U disk mode
2.) I want to keep windows 7, make windows 7+windows 8 dual system
The first method: install windows 8 in the virtual machine
The second method: dual system, you can choose which one to start at startup
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This article will be the first method: upgrade from win7 to install win8 to introduce, other related introduction, please refer to other articles. Directly upgrade win7 system to win8 system installation is relatively simple, the method is as follows:
First we download the latest windows 8 operating system files, because it is an iso image file, so extract the ISO file, you are recommended to use the latest version of the decompression software You can decompress, here we recommend you to use the new version of WinRAR compression and decompression software, the details can read: the meaning of the iso file and the ISO file open method?
One: After extracting the downloaded win8 system ios file, find the sources folder, and find the setup program in this folder, click to install, as shown below:
Unzip the win8 image file Find the setup run file in the sources folder
Find the setup run file and double-click it to run, as shown below.
2: After running the setup.exe file as shown above, the windows8 installation interface will pop up. You will see the prompt “ The installer is copying the temporary file ” waiting for the temporary file copy to complete, we go to the next step.
) & rdquo; option, then click Next, as shown below:
Select “Get the latest update of the installer online”
3: In the next step, enter us to enter the product key Activate windows, we fill in the activation code: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J, and then go to the next step, as shown below:
Enter the product key to activate windows
after entering the correct product key Will enter the following software installation interface that we are very familiar with, first we choose “ accept the agreement & rdquo; and click the next step, as shown below:
Select “ I accept the license terms & rdquo;
four: Will "I accept the license terms", check the selected, we need to choose which type of installation after clicking the next step, because we are here to upgrade from windows7 to windows8, so here we choose the first way, as follows Figure
Select the installation type for the upgrade
Select the installation type for the upgrade, we click Next, enter the system installation or upgrade the system disk, here our system is generally placed in the C drive, so here choose the C drive, as follows Figure:
Select to install the system on the system disk: C disk
After waiting for the normal installation of Windows 8, after the installation is complete, you will need to restart the computer, after the installation is complete and the system is restarted, then enter the computer. It can be found that the computer has become a Windows 8 system, in fact, the upgrade method is quite simple.
Tip: Here you need to pay attention to the choice to use a local account after installation, not a Microsoft account, and this upgrade windows7 system installation windows8 also has a shortcoming, that is, if windows7 is a 32-bit system, then the upgrade system can only be upgraded To the 32-bit windows8 system, if 64-bit windows7 is upgraded to windows9, it can only be upgraded to 64, but not to 32-bit.