Windows 8 how to install win8 installation tutorial

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, install a windows directly 8

The first method: upgrade from win7 (this article introduces)

The second method: new installation, set up dual system, it is recommended to install in U disk 2.) I want to keep windows 7, make windows 7 + windows 8 dual system

The first method: in the virtual machine Install windows 8

The second method: dual system, you can choose which one to start at startup -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----

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 the 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, I suggest you use the latest version The decompression software can be decompressed. Here we recommend that you use the new version of WinRAR compression and decompression software. For details, you can read: What is the use of iso file to open the iso file? One article.

A: 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 and find the setup run file and double-click it to run, as shown below.

Two: After running the setup.exe file in the above figure, the windows8 installation interface will pop up. We will see the prompt first. The installer is copying the temporary file ” waiting for the temporary file copy to complete, we go to the next step.
The installer is copying the temporary file and then going to the next step

In the next windows installer wizard, we first select "to get the latest installer online" Update (recommended) (G) & 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 to 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 & ldquo; I accept the license terms & rdquo; 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 shown below :
Select the installation type as upgrade

After selecting the installation type as upgrade, we will click Next to enter the system installation or upgrade the system disk. Here our system is generally placed in the C drive, so select the C drive here, as shown below:
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, we can find the computer already. It has become a windows8 system, in fact, the upgrade method is quite simple.

Hint: The need to pay attention here is to choose to use a local account after installation, not a Microsoft account. In addition, this upgrade windows7 system installation windows8 also has a disadvantage, that is, if windows7 is a 32-bit system, then the upgrade system is also Only upgrade to 32-bit windows8 system, if 64-bit windows7 upgrade to windows9, can only be upgraded to 64, but not to 32-bit, this point you can understand.