Learn what is new in Windows 8 How to Install Windows 8 in a virtual machine
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ReportAfter the official unveiling of Windows 8, which took place in the BUILD conference Tuesday September 13, the same question came to mind of all who followed the event: "When and how can I try it?" The first part of the question was answered quickly: after midnight, the same developer version used in the presentation could be downloaded on a link provided by the company.
The other issue is a little harder to be answered. If you do not have a spare computer on or think to make partition in a hard drive is somewhat complicated, the easiest and fastest way for any user is to use a virtual machine.
The problem is that in the case of Windows 8, some settings need to be made ? Quite specific. We have found a step by step that teaches you how to install and run the operating system on your computer and start now to follow the developments of the new version.
To create a Windows 8 virtual machine follow these steps:
Before we start, I tried this installation process using just a regular laptop with a dual-core Intel CPU, which is also running Windows 7. And the image I used was the Windows 8 32-bit version 6.2.8102 a.k.a build 8102.
If you didn’t get the Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO image,grab links to download a copy of your choice.
If you have tried VMware Workstation 7, you may have noticed that you get the new BSOB (Blue Screen of Death) — which now includes a sad smiling face –. So what do you do now? Well, what you need is to download and install VMware Workstation 8 beta, keep in mind that you previous version of VMware Workstation will be uninstalled in order to install this new beta version.
| Note: VMware Workstation is a paid software, but you can download it for FREE and use it for 30 days. |
Alright, now that you have the appropriate environment to install Windows, let’s go through the creation of the actual virtual machine.
1. Open VMware Workstation 8 Beta, go to File and select New Virtual Machine.
2. In the welcome to the New Virtual Machine wizard, leave the defaults and click Next.
3. In Guest Operating System Installation, select I will install the operating system later and click Next.
4. Select the guest operating system, in this case what you want is: Microsoft Windows and version Windows 7. Then click Next.
5. Name your Windows 8 virtual machine with a descriptive name, choose the storage location, and click Next.
6. Specify the disk capacity, Windows 8 requires a minimum of 16GB of free space in disk, so to make it safe enter 20GB, select Store virtual disk as a single file, and click Next.
7. Now click Finish in the VMware virtual machine wizard.
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Quick Tip: This is a good time where you can edit your new VMware virtual machine settings like, memory, CPU, etc, and to disconnect virtual peripherals like the Floppy and Printer. But DO NOT change the settings for the CD/DVD (IDE). |
8. This is the step where we make the magic happens and where many people seem to be having a little bit of problem using VMware Workstation. Click on Power on this virtual machine and if you come across any dialog box, just click OK.
9. When the VMware virtual machine is running, go to VM (in the file menu), and navigate through Removable Devices, CD/DVD (IDE), and click Settings.
There tick Use ISO image file, click Browse and locate the Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO image file, and click OK.
10. Finally, click the Reset button.
If everything went accordingly you will have a functional Windows 8 Developer Preview virtual machine using VMware.
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