Win8 RP version installation method and tutorial Daquan (including dual system, etc.) (1)

Thousands of calls made, Win8 RP version has arrived, the image download is not ready to install the system how to do? What is the virtual machine and dual system? The initial contact system installation and early adopters Win8 is inevitable, in fact, do not worry; when the Win8 consumer preview version is released, IT Home
has compiled the "Win8 installation method Daquan (dual system tutorial, etc.)", still Applicable to the Win8 RP version, after finishing and correcting it, it will be provided to you in a comprehensive manner.

Note, if you encounter the word "Win8 Consumer Preview" in the text, you can directly regard it as "Win8 RP version" or "Win8". The reason and method are universal, now together Feel free to experience Win8. Two months later, we will be welcoming the Win8 RTM version, and there are still 60 days...

First download the Win8 RP version image here:

Download: "Win8 RP Microsoft original CD image download Daquan (including Chinese version)

Play Windows8 essential tutorial: Microsoft China: Win8 Quick Start Guide (Simplified Chinese)
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I believe many of my friends are already very familiar with the installation method of the system. If you come to IT Home
(IT Home Community
), installing the system should no longer be a problem for you. Moreover, the installation steps of Windows are becoming more and more simplistic. But it doesn't matter, take care of your new friends, here will experience the Windows8
system method for aggregation. Choose according to your own needs, as long as you are willing to do everything is not a problem.

First, if you are not demanding on the performance of the system, just want to try it out and see 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 Raiders

2 Using VirtualBox Virtual Win8 System:

" VirtualBox virtual machine to install Win8 consumer preview graphic tutorials
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Second, the system if you want to get a good 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 (can be installed single system /dual system)

2.USB boot disk installation (can be installed Single system /dual system): " Graphical explanation: Win8 dual system installation tutorial U disk version
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3. Boot installation from CD (can install single system /dual system) < Br>

4. Install using nt6 hdd installer (can install single system/dual system)

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

The first method requires special instructions, see below (introduced by A dual system, B single system two parts). 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:
- A single system can be installed 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 and find the setup.exe file in the sources folder (note that it must be setup.exe in the sources folder). Double-click to open the installation program. See the following figure:

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: