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How to Install Windows 8 to a Virtual Machine

In this tutorial I demonstrate how to install Windows 8 to a virtual machine. This is the first tutorial in a video series from Tutorial Techie about Windows 8. Prior to recording this tutorial I installed Oracle VirtualBox which is the software I used to create the virtual machine. I also downloaded the Windows 8 ISO file from Microsoft and purchased the license.  See the links above if you are having problems with either of these steps before proceeding.

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1.  First you need to open up Oracle VirtualBox and click the New button to create a new virtual machine.

2.  This prompt requires you to give your new virtual machine a name.  Change the version to Windows 8 if that is not done automatically.  If you do not have Windows 8 listed in the drop down menu you will need to upgrade your VirtualBox software.

3.  Next you will need to choose how much RAM to give your virtual machine.  I suggest at least 2 GB and in this tutorial I am giving my virtual machine 2.5 GB of memory.

4.  After you specify your virtual machine's memory size, you will be  asked to create a new virtual hard drive.  Unless you already have one created, select Create a virtual hard drive now.

5.  If you are creating a new virtual hard drive, you will need to specify which type of disk image you would like to use.  I recommend using a VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image).

6.  This screen prompts you choice between a dynamically allocated or fix size virtual hard drive.  If disk space is not an issue, I would recommend using a fixed size file, however because I am running a computer with limited storage I am going to choice the dynamically allocated option.   

7.  Now you will be required to specify the size of your virtual hard drive.  I recommend the default (25 GB), however if you plan to store a lot of applications and files on this virtual machine you might want to it to be larger.

8.  Before you launch your new virtual machine for the first time, you need to confirm/adjust some settings.  Select your virtual machine by clicking on it once, and then click on the Settings button.

9.  On the left navigation bar, select System.  While on the Motherboard tab, confirm Enable IO APIC is checked.

10.  Now select the Processor tab and confirm Enable PAE/NX is checked.

11.  Finally, on the Acceleration tab confirm Enable VT-x/AMD-V is checked.

12.  Now you are ready to launch your virtual machine for the first time.  Double click on your Windows 8 virtual machine.

13.  When you launch a virtual machine for the first time you will need to select an ISO image to boot from.  An ISO image is a file that works like a CD or DVD.  As mentioned earlier in this tutorial you will need to have downloaded the ISO prior to launching your virtual machine.  Instructions on how to download an ISO of Windows 8 can be found here.

14.  Select the ISO file and click Open.

15.  A window should pop up prompting you to install Windows 8.  Select your language and click Next.

16.  Click on the words Install now.

17.  Enter the product key you received from Microsoft when you downloaded the ISO file and click Next.

18.  Accept the license terms and click Next.

19.  You need to choice the Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) installation.  

20.  Select Drive 0 and click Next.

21.  The process of Installing Windows to your virtual machine will take 10 - 20 minutes. Sit back and relax.

22.  During the installation, your virtual machine will be required to restart several times.  If a prompt asks you to boot from a CD or DVD do NOT press any key on your keyboard.  Allow your virtual machine to boot from is virtual hard drive.  

23.  Choice a color scheme, give your PC a name and click Next.

24.  I would recommend using the express settings.  It will save you a lot of time during the setup.  You can always change these defaults at a later time.

25.  If you already have a Microsoft account (live,com, hotmail,com, outlook.com) enter your Microsoft account email address here.  If you do not have a Microsoft account, use your personal email address.

26.  Windows will check to see if you have a valid Microsoft account email address.

27.  If your Microsoft account email address is valid, you will be required to enter in your password.  If you do not have a Microsoft account, you will be required to create one.

28.  You will be required to enter security info in case you forget your password.  Fill out the form and click Next.

29.  Windows 8 will now get your PC ready.  This process will take several minutes, again sit back and relax.

If everything went successfully Windows 8 should boot up and your installation is now complete.  If you found this tutorial helpful and would like to support Tutorial Techie, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

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How to Install Windows 8 to a Virtual Machine

In this tutorial I demonstrate how to install Windows 8 to a virtual machine. This is the first tutorial in a video series from Tutorial Techie about Windows 8. Prior to recording this tutorial I installed Oracle VirtualBox which is the software I used to create the virtual machine. I also downloaded the Windows 8 ISO file from Microsoft and purchased the license.  See the links above if you are having problems with either of these steps before proceeding.

1.  First you need to open up Oracle VirtualBox and click the New button to create a new virtual machine.

2.  This prompt requires you to give your new virtual machine a name.  Change the version to Windows 8 if that is not done automatically.  If you do not have Windows 8 listed in the drop down menu you will need to upgrade your VirtualBox software.

3.  Next you will need to choose how much RAM to give your virtual machine.  I suggest at least 2 GB and in this tutorial I am giving my virtual machine 2.5 GB of memory.

4.  After you specify your virtual machine's memory size, you will be  asked to create a new virtual hard drive.  Unless you already have one created, select Create a virtual hard drive now.

5.  If you are creating a new virtual hard drive, you will need to specify which type of disk image you would like to use.  I recommend using a VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image).

6.  This screen prompts you choice between a dynamically allocated or fix size virtual hard drive.  If disk space is not an issue, I would recommend using a fixed size file, however because I am running a computer with limited storage I am going to choice the dynamically allocated option.   

7.  Now you will be required to specify the size of your virtual hard drive.  I recommend the default (25 GB), however if you plan to store a lot of applications and files on this virtual machine you might want to it to be larger.

8.  Before you launch your new virtual machine for the first time, you need to confirm/adjust some settings.  Select your virtual machine by clicking on it once, and then click on the Settings button.

9.  On the left navigation bar, select System.  While on the Motherboard tab, confirm Enable IO APIC is checked.

10.  Now select the Processor tab and confirm Enable PAE/NX is checked.

11.  Finally, on the Acceleration tab confirm Enable VT-x/AMD-V is checked.

12.  Now you are ready to launch your virtual machine for the first time.  Double click on your Windows 8 virtual machine.

13.  When you launch a virtual machine for the first time you will need to select an ISO image to boot from.  An ISO image is a file that works like a CD or DVD.  As mentioned earlier in this tutorial you will need to have downloaded the ISO prior to launching your virtual machine.  Instructions on how to download an ISO of Windows 8 can be found here.

14.  Select the ISO file and click Open.

15.  A window should pop up prompting you to install Windows 8.  Select your language and click Next.

16.  Click on the words Install now.

17.  Enter the product key you received from Microsoft when you downloaded the ISO file and click Next.

18.  Accept the license terms and click Next.

19.  You need to choice the Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) installation.  

20.  Select Drive 0 and click Next.

21.  The process of Installing Windows to your virtual machine will take 10 - 20 minutes. Sit back and relax.

22.  During the installation, your virtual machine will be required to restart several times.  If a prompt asks you to boot from a CD or DVD do NOT press any key on your keyboard.  Allow your virtual machine to boot from is virtual hard drive.  

23.  Choice a color scheme, give your PC a name and click Next.

24.  I would recommend using the express settings.  It will save you a lot of time during the setup.  You can always change these defaults at a later time.

25.  If you already have a Microsoft account (live,com, hotmail,com, outlook.com) enter your Microsoft account email address here.  If you do not have a Microsoft account, use your personal email address.

26.  Windows will check to see if you have a valid Microsoft account email address.

27.  If your Microsoft account email address is valid, you will be required to enter in your password.  If you do not have a Microsoft account, you will be required to create one.

28.  You will be required to enter security info in case you forget your password.  Fill out the form and click Next.

29.  Windows 8 will now get your PC ready.  This process will take several minutes, again sit back and relax.

If everything went successfully Windows 8 should boot up and your installation is now complete.  If you found this tutorial helpful and would like to support Tutorial Techie, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

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Install Windows 8 on your PC in 5 easy steps

The electronic market is abuzz with the news of Windows 8, its features, improvements over Windows 7 and its advantages for a desktop as well as a tablet user. Users are tempted to get a feel of its features and benefits. The final version of Windows 8 is slated to be launched in late 2012 but this does not mean that you can’t experience the features and look of the new operating system from Microsoft.

As Microsoft has introduced the Release Preview of the software before its final launch so users like you can install it on your computer and use it as an optional OS apart from the main OS on which your system is  presently running. This article will let you know about the steps with which you can install the OS on your system.

System Requirement:

You can install Windows 8 on any PC that is presently running on Windows 7 with the following minimum configuration.

Processor: 1GHz

RAM : 1 GB

Available hard disk space : 16 GB

64 bit OS : 2GB of RAM and 20 GB hard disk space

Graphics hardware that can run DirectX 9.

How to install Windows 8?

Below mentioned is step-by-step guideline for installing Windows 8 on your PC:

Things you require

First of all you need to ensure that your system configuration supports the Windows 8 OS. Also check the system requirement viz- RAM, Processor, storage. Before you start the process, make sure you are available with active Internet connection, Windows 7, one blank DVD and one DVD writer.

1. Partition the hard drive

As you are not going to use Windows 8 as your main OS so you are advised to install the new software on a separate segment of your hard drive. This helps you keep the present OS running along with Windows 8. To make the partition follow the steps mentioned below.

Go to ‘Start’ menu and right click on ‘My computer’ to select ‘Manage’

Now Computer Management System will be opened before you from where you can choose the hard drive that you want to partition

Go to the sidebar menu appearing at the left and then ‘Storage category’ and then you need to click on ‘Disk management’

Now you will get different hard drives in a list and need to right-click on the hard drive you need to partition and then select ‘Shrink Volume’

In the next step you need to select the amount of space that you want to shrink and then click on ‘Shrink’ again

With this hard drive will get partitioned and the new partition will appear as ‘unallocated’

Windows 8 will be placed in this unallocated drive whereas the existing OS will remain on its existing place.

2. Burn Windows 8 DVD

Now you have to download Windows 8 from Microsoft’s site as an image file. While downloading the file you have to select the language and the PC architecture. In case you don’t know your PC’s architecture then choose x86.

It is now ready to burn the Windows 8 DVD. Insert a blank DVD that you had kept initially into the DVD drive and navigate to the folder where you have saved the downloaded image file. Right-click on the downloaded image file and select ‘Burn disc image.’ Finally click ‘Burn’ after checking the “Verify disc after burning” option.

3. Boot from the disc

Start the installation by booting the PC from the disc. For that you need to check if the disc ‘burnt’ with the Windows 8 is inserted into the DVD drive. If it is there then it is OK to start booting. Normally it takes few seconds after the normal PC boot up before the OS gets loaded. In the intermittent period you get a glimpse of a black screen with certain texts. You can interrupt the booting through that black screen and make the PC boot through the disc.

Once the DVD is ready, you will need to boot from the disc to start the installation. First of all, make sure to put the disc burned with the Windows 8 image into your computer drive. When a PC boots up, the operating system generally takes charge after a few seconds and starts loading itself. This means you have a few seconds before it starts to load, during which a text-based screen with a black background will appear. Here you can interrupt the normal boot-up process to make the PC boot from the disc.

Sometimes you need to press a particular key to obstruct the normal booting process and select the disc booting before the Windows gets loaded. These keys vary from F9-F12 that depends upon the vendor like HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer etc.

The installation of Windows 8 begins only when your PC boots up with the disc. Here you need to select your preferred language, click ‘Install now,’ enter the product key and then again click ‘Next.’ You are also advised to check the ‘I agree’ box that is about the Microsoft license terms and policy. As you intend to run Windows 8 as an option OS thus you are recommended to select the custom install option.

4. Select the Destination hard drive space

Here comes the most important step. You have to select the partition that you created to store the Windows 8 OS. You are advised to be extra careful and not to choose the hard drive partition where your present OS is located as that will create a huge problem.

5. Install the OS

Preparation steps are now over and the actual installation of the OS has to begin.  After the installation gets over your PC will reboot itself to apply the changes completely. Here onwards you will be having two OS on your system and you will be provided option to choose either of them when you restart your PC. You can also choose the particular OS that would be your default operating system.

This is the way by which you can side-by-side install Windows 8 OS on your system. Remember, this is optional software which you have installed to check its features and interface. Your PC will be usually running on the existing Windows 7.