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Fully read and understand this tutorial before doing it, if you end up erasing your current operating system or anything else goes wrong,
I will NOT be held responsible.
I will NOT be held responsible.
Hello TTG, today I am posting a small tutorial that will show you have to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview
as a secondary Operating system that you can choose between Windows 8 and your current Operating System at Start up.
First things first, Make sure you can run Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
System Requirements:
1GHz Processor
1GB of Ram (2gb for 64bit)
16GB HDD Space (20GB for 64bit)
A gpu that has DirectX 9 and WDDM 1.0 support
#Read This#
Now please keep in mind that the reason we will be dual booting it with your current OS is because Windows 8 currently does not support some apps.
So if you fail to follow this tutorial correctly and accidently upgrade to Windows 8, You will need to re-install your previous OS again.
I will not be held responsible if you fail to read this tutorial and end up Upgrading your current OS.
-Tutorial-
Step 1: Downloading the tools to get started.
Download either the 64bit or 32bit version of Windows 8 ISO from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Download Daemon Tools to mount the ISO: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Step 2: Partitioning your HardDrive.
Now that you have the tools needed to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview, you will need to make a partition on your harddrive for Windows 8 to run on. If you were to install Windows 8 on your primary Partition, you would overwrite / upgrade your current OS to windows 8 and lose everything.
Open you start menu and right click on "Computer" and select the option named "Manage".
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
From there, click on Disk Management and you should see your Hard Drives listed.
Right click on your primary disk and select "Shrink Volume".
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Put 20480 in the only area you can edit and click shrink. (20480 is the amount of MB in 20GB)
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
You should now have a empty area in your HardDrive for 20GB of space. Right click that area and select "New Simple Volume".
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Follow the small wizard that pops up and format it as NTFS, rename it to anything you want and choose a drive letter.
The end result should change that empty area to a fully working 20GB Partition that you can install Windows 8 on.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Step 3: Mounting the ISO and installing Windows 8.
Now open Daemon Tools and mount the Windows 8 ISO to your virtual drive.
Do not click Run Setup.exe on the popup that appears, This will upgrade your OS.
Instead, click open folder to view files.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Go to the sources folder inside the ISO and use that Setup.exe
This is a different install wizard and allows you to choose a partition to install to.
When the wizard pops up, choose to install updates from the internet and insert the product key that is listed here.
Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
IMPORTANT:
Click to install via the custom option, this will allow you to choose a partition.
If you click to install using the other option, this will erase your current OS.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Make sure to choose the volume that you just created for the install location and click next.
Your computer will now install Windows 8 and may have to reboot a couple of times.
From here on out it is just following the install instructions and creating a windows live account.
#-----END-----#
Congratulations on installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview as a secondary OS.
After Installation, When you boot up your pc, you will have the option between booting
your default Operating System and your Newly installed Windows 8 Operating system.
Download either the 64bit or 32bit version of Windows 8 ISO from [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Download Daemon Tools to mount the ISO: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Step 2: Partitioning your HardDrive.
Now that you have the tools needed to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview, you will need to make a partition on your harddrive for Windows 8 to run on. If you were to install Windows 8 on your primary Partition, you would overwrite / upgrade your current OS to windows 8 and lose everything.
Open you start menu and right click on "Computer" and select the option named "Manage".
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
From there, click on Disk Management and you should see your Hard Drives listed.
Right click on your primary disk and select "Shrink Volume".
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Put 20480 in the only area you can edit and click shrink. (20480 is the amount of MB in 20GB)
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
You should now have a empty area in your HardDrive for 20GB of space. Right click that area and select "New Simple Volume".
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Follow the small wizard that pops up and format it as NTFS, rename it to anything you want and choose a drive letter.
The end result should change that empty area to a fully working 20GB Partition that you can install Windows 8 on.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Step 3: Mounting the ISO and installing Windows 8.
Now open Daemon Tools and mount the Windows 8 ISO to your virtual drive.
Do not click Run Setup.exe on the popup that appears, This will upgrade your OS.
Instead, click open folder to view files.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Go to the sources folder inside the ISO and use that Setup.exe
This is a different install wizard and allows you to choose a partition to install to.
When the wizard pops up, choose to install updates from the internet and insert the product key that is listed here.
Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
IMPORTANT:
Click to install via the custom option, this will allow you to choose a partition.
If you click to install using the other option, this will erase your current OS.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Make sure to choose the volume that you just created for the install location and click next.
Your computer will now install Windows 8 and may have to reboot a couple of times.
From here on out it is just following the install instructions and creating a windows live account.
#-----END-----#
Congratulations on installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview as a secondary OS.
After Installation, When you boot up your pc, you will have the option between booting
your default Operating System and your Newly installed Windows 8 Operating system.
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iPatobo (03-19-2012)
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Very nice tut SKA. Liking it.
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Very helpful post ska i will like to try it.
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I wish I knew this before i download Windows 8
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Hmm, I think I'll install it onto one of my older PCs and see how it works.
Great post Ska.
What are everyones' opinions on Windows 8 anyways? Anything to look out for when I boot it up?
Great post Ska.
What are everyones' opinions on Windows 8 anyways? Anything to look out for when I boot it up?
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Great tut bro, NICE JOB +rep'd
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