Installing Windows 8
Windows 8.0 System Requirements :-
Processor : 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
RAM : 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk : 16GB Free space (32-bit) and 20 GB Free Space(64 bit).
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Additional Requirements :- Internet Access : Internet access required for activation.
Resolution : To snap apps, you needs to have screen resolution of at least 1366*768.
This option does lets you to upgrade the existing version of windows by keeping your applications , user settings , system settings as the same . For more info. about 'Upgrade' install , follow this link.
Custom :-
The custom install of 'Windows' refers to the fresh install of Windows. This option does lets you to select custom partition for the install.
6. The install process will start and your system will restart no. of times in between . The install screen of 'Windows 8' looks as follows .
7. When all the necessary files are copied , 'Windows 8' will restart and after restart you will go through various progress bars and information messages.
8. When a dialog appears to specify 'Computer Name' and 'Personalized Settings' , specify the 'Settings' and click on 'Next' to continue.
9. In the 'Sign In' options , specify whether you wish to make use of 'Local' account or 'Microsoft' account. For the 'Microsoft' account , you will have to refer to the microsoft site to sign up for a newer account. In order to learn more about 'Users and Accounts' , follow this link.
10. Once done creating an account , windows will finalize the settings and soon you will be presented with the 'Metro' start screen.
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Install Steps :-
1. In order to proceed with installation , first you needs to specify proper boot sequence of the device. This could be done by navigating to 'CMOS Setup' screen . You can be presented with this screen by specifying the respective key supported by your system. The common supported keys for the system are 'F2' and 'DEL' key. Once you are presented with the setup , you will find following screen appearing onto your desktop.
2. Once you specified the correct boot sequence , you needs to save these settings to CMOS and press 'Enter' .
3. Press your Bootable Windows 8 disk into your drive and when the message appears on screen 'Press any key to continue...... ' , press any of windows key to start with the install process .
4. When you will be prompted to enter the product key , specify the right key and click 'Next' to
continue. Click on 'Accept' when you will be asked for acceptance of agreement.
5. Select the type of install you want to follow of the following available two options :-
=> Upgrade Install.
=> Custom Install.
Upgrade :- 4. When you will be prompted to enter the product key , specify the right key and click 'Next' to
continue. Click on 'Accept' when you will be asked for acceptance of agreement.
5. Select the type of install you want to follow of the following available two options :-
=> Upgrade Install.
=> Custom Install.
This option does lets you to upgrade the existing version of windows by keeping your applications , user settings , system settings as the same . For more info. about 'Upgrade' install , follow this link.
Custom :-
The custom install of 'Windows' refers to the fresh install of Windows. This option does lets you to select custom partition for the install.
4. When an option for 'Disk drive' appears , you needs to specify the partition to be alloted for your 'Windows 8' drive. If the hard drive installed is new and is yet not formatted , click on 'New' . Here , you can specify maximum of size as your system volume or can re-partition the drive into logical ones . In order to create no. of logical drives , enter the customized size of the available size and click on 'Finish' . Again , click on 'New' and specify the size and follow the same steps until you reach the end of the available disk space.
5. Once you are done creating the partition , you needs to 'Format' the drive in order for the drive to be accessible . Click on 'Finish' when done.
7. When all the necessary files are copied , 'Windows 8' will restart and after restart you will go through various progress bars and information messages.
8. When a dialog appears to specify 'Computer Name' and 'Personalized Settings' , specify the 'Settings' and click on 'Next' to continue.
9. In the 'Sign In' options , specify whether you wish to make use of 'Local' account or 'Microsoft' account. For the 'Microsoft' account , you will have to refer to the microsoft site to sign up for a newer account. In order to learn more about 'Users and Accounts' , follow this link.
10. Once done creating an account , windows will finalize the settings and soon you will be presented with the 'Metro' start screen.
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Here , is a video uploaded which will demonstrate all the steps which I had performed above. The software used in this virtual lab is 'VMWare WorkStation.
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