Install Windows 8 from USB ( Easy Way )
Here’s a Video Tutorial on how to install Windows 8 from a USB pen drive.This is the easiest way.
Now you will need need: a USB pen drive (4GB or greater in size), the Windows 8 Developer Preview disk image file (64-bit download here, 32-bit download here), Microsoft’s Windows 7 USB tool (download here) and of course a working PC.
Once you have all those, follow these steps:
- Double click on Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe and click “run” when prompted.
- Follow the on-screen instructions by clicking Next, and then Install.
- When the installer is finished, click the Finish button.
- Install and run Microsoft’s Windows 7 USB tool. In the subsequent window browse to the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8 disk image file you’ve already downloaded. Hit next.
- With your USB stick plugged in (remember, it’ll need to be at least 4GB in size for a 64-bit install), choose USB device as your media type.
- Select the correct removable device from the drop-down menu, then click begin copying.
- Sit back, relax, while the USB tool formats your pen drive, makes it bootable, and copies over all of the Windows 8 files.
- Once the process is complete, the USB drive can be used to boot a PC and run the Windows 8 setup process.
That’s it. You saved yourself a DVD, the Windows 8 setup process should be quicker from flash-based media, and it’s of course a must on netbooks or laptops lacking an optical drive.
Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive For Windows 8 (Easy Way)
Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drives in windows very easy with WiNToBootic Application. It offers the user to make a bootable NTFS USB Drive for Windows 7 & Windows 8, write ISO images through drag n drop process.
WiNToBootic is an easy and simple application which makes the bootable NTFS USB/Flash Disk with less consumption of time and along with that the user can be super user friendly with this application. So finally you can Create Bootable USB Flash Drives by just drag and drop ISO images.
To Create a bootable USB flash drive Follow these steps:
WiNToBootic is an easy and simple application which makes the bootable NTFS USB/Flash Disk with less consumption of time and along with that the user can be super user friendly with this application. So finally you can Create Bootable USB Flash Drives by just drag and drop ISO images.
To Create a bootable USB flash drive Follow these steps:
4. Once you have all of the above run the WiNToBootic App. it will automatically detect the usb drive letter, if it doesnt you can always click on the drop down box to select the drive letter where you wish to install windows.
5. Now just drag and drop your Windows ISO to the little square of WiNToBootic window, check mark quick format and click on do it.
6. Is going to ask you if you are sure click on OK,
7. Make sure you have no important information or no Info. at all because the following window is going to ask you to confirm the deletion of the Drive. Click ok to confirm.
8. WiNToBootic will start creating your Bootable USB Flash Drive.
How to install Windows 8 Virtually
The Windows 8 Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers.Microsoft has been constantly working to make the next version of Windows a better one by improving upon the previous existing features, and have added new impressive Windows 8 features along with a stunning User Interface.
- First off be sure to Download a copy of Windows 8 and you will also need to download a copy of Virtual Box from here.
- Now once you’ve installed Virtual Box, it’s time to set up your virtual machine.
- Next you want to click on the New icon ( top left – blue) this will begin the setup wizard, hit next and it will then ask you what it is you want to install. Fill in the details.
- Note: select Windows 8 not Other Windows OS from the drop down menu.
- After you’ve filled all this in, click next and you will be asked how much RAM you want to allocated to the virtual box. I went for 2.0 GB but depending on how much RAM you have you might want to increase or decrease this.
- The next step will be allocating a virtual hard drive for Windows 8 to run on. The default is 20GB and this should be plenty. Unless you already have prepared a partition or Virtual Drive it’s easier just to let Virtual Box do the work for you. I opted for a VHD in this case instead of the default Virtual Box Drive Image but that shouldn’t make a difference.
- You will also be asked if you want a Dynamic Drive or Fixed Drive. I change it to Fixed drive. This means that the Drive size will not change.
- You will be asked what size you want the drive. I left mine as the default 20GB.
- Now once you click next you’ll be asked to confirm that you want to create these virtual drives, go ahead and confirm this and then we can get on to installing Windows 8.
- Once you get back to Virtual Box you will see a new Machine has been added. Highlight that machine and then click Start. This will boot up the machine and run the first boot setup wizard. It’s now that you will be asked where you would like to install an OS from. Select the Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO image from wherever you saved it.
- Click next and the Windows 8 setup wizard will begin.
- Simply follow the steps and accept the license agreement.
- Windows will ask you if you want to upgrade or do a custom install.
- Select Custom install as we are installing the OS from scratch.
- You will then be asked to confirm where it is you want to install Windows 8. Select the Virtual hard drive you created earlier and click next.
- After this then Windows 8 will begin to install itself. All you have to do is wait and let it do its thing and enter information when asked.
You should now have installed Windows 8 on your system! Have fun.
