Will experience the Windows8 system summary

First, if you are not very demanding on the performance of the system, just want to taste early, look at what Win8 looks like. Then choose to experience it in a virtual machine.

1 Using VMware Virtual Win8 System:

"VMware8 Virtual Machine Installation Win8 Customer Preview Full Raider"

2 Using VirtualBox Virtual Win8 System:

"VirtualBox virtual machine installation Win8 consumer preview graphics tutorial"

Second, if you want to achieve the desired system performance. Then come to a dual system, or just install a Win8 is also possible.

The usual installation methods are:

1. Virtual CD-ROM loading mirror installation (single system/dual system can be installed)

2.USB boot disk installation (can be installed) Single system /dual system): "Detailed picture: Win8 dual system installation tutorial U disk version"

3. Boot installation from CD (can install single system /dual system)

4 Install using nt6 hdd installer (single system/dual system can be installed)

5.VHD installation (can install dual system): "Start Win8 Consumer Preview from VHD"

The method needs special explanation, see below (introduced by A-system and B-system). The three methods in the middle are just different media. The installation steps after starting the installer are exactly the same. The following will be explained by Nt6 (Part C). The article linked to by the last method has been described in detail.

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 virtual drive and use the virtual pseudo drive to load the image.

Open image directory, locate the setup.exe file sources folder (note that it must be sources folder setup.exe), Double-click to open the installer. See below:

install the update here refers to the installation of a dynamic update automatically resolve known problems may cause the installation to fail, and All patches will not be installed. If there is a network available during the installation process, you can choose to update. You can also choose not to update. Next:

Enter Key: TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF. Next:

accept the license terms, the next step:

Remember to install dual systems, be sure to select “Custom Install & rdquo;. Next:

Here select in advance for Win8 reserved partition it, do not put Win8 installation to a partition of the current system is located.

The 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 and 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 Note: Do not format the partition where Win8 installation files are stored during the installation process, otherwise you will not be able to follow up. installed. 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. Such as H into the root directory, the file structure shown below:

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.

It has been found installation file, click on the restart.

3 After rebooting, select the mode you just installed in the startup menu that appears, and 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).

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D. Dual system to uninstall Win8: First ensure that the Win8 partition is not the active partition (generally not), and then set the system as the default boot in non-Win8 system The system, then delete the Win8 boot menu item, and finally format the Win8 partition.