The following small series will introduce you to several different ways of installing Windows 8, choose one you like, I personally tend to be in the third, and discuss the pros and cons of three different ways in this article, wait and see. .
Three common installation methods
1. Put the Windows 8 Consumer Preview into your own C drive! Overwrite the previous C drive Win7 or XP.
2. Put Win8 into other disks under Win7 or XP to form a dual system of Win7 or XP and Win8.
3. Pure experience or the need to write tutorial screenshots, use Windows vm or vbox to install Windows 8.
Pros and cons analysis
I hope that the arguments in this article can help you choose the PC and your favorite way to install Windows 8 and experience Windows 8. Let’s look down.
The first way above is suitable for this. A friend's choice: If you have at least two computers, even if one of them fails to install Win8 or is not used well because of compatibility problems after loading Win8, it will not affect your work and study. You have another computer at hand, you can use it to solve the problem of a broken computer, you can learn and work normally.
Only installing Win8 single system has few problems, and it is easier to solve in time. For example, your C drive is less than 16GB or 20GB (64-bit Win8 requirement). This problem can be re-partitioned through a lot of software. C disk total capacity, etc.
The choice to pay attention to this method is that you don't have a few big programs installed on this computer with Win8. There is no very important information. If you have a mobile hard disk, you can back up important files, then It's better!
The second method above is the most recommended, because the dual system will not damage the original Win7, XP system, it will not affect your normal use. Although some students have installed Win8, the boot problem caused Win7 to enter, this can be fixed, the problem is not big. Each system of the dual system or even the three systems is relatively independent. As long as your hard disk is large enough, nothing is a problem. In addition, if you go to work, the computer is carefully installed, and you want to think about it! You may also encounter a more common one. The problem is that the dual system is equipped with Win8. The activation of the previous Win7 Ultimate will be invalid. Don't worry, what used to do before, and then again.
Two systems installed Win8 will have a variety of similar methods, such as hard disk installation, virtual CD-ROM installation, U disk installation, Pe installation, etc., I personally recommend U disk installation, if you have a 4GB U disk Then, the U disk is made into a system disk. Generally speaking, the installation will be smoother! A 20GB or larger drive letter is divided in advance and formatted. It is convenient to choose this drive letter to install Win8!
The third way is to use the vbox virtual machine to install Win8! If you have a computer at hand, the space is not enough, work, learning needs are completely inseparable Computer, and you don't have such a strong desire for Win8, just want to try it yourself, look at it! Or the editors of each website need to write tutorials, do tests, etc., convenient screenshots, and also on the computer. Installed with a virtual machine, in this case, regardless of success or failure, it will not affect your current system, it is safe enough, but it is also the most likely to fail because of the different settings of the PC.
The pros and cons of the three installation methods are all finished. Which installation method would you choose?