Windows 8 - Installation

Windows 8 Installation

System Requirements:-

Windows Version	Processor	RAM	Hard Disk Space	RAM Limit On x86	RAM Limit On x64	Max. Processor
Enterprise	1.4 GHz	512 MB	13 GB	4 GB	512 GB	2
Professional	1.4 GHz	512 MB	13 GB	4 GB	512 GB	2
Window 8 Core	1.4 GHz	512 MB	13 GB	4 GB	128 GB	1
Window 8 RT	1.4 GHz	512 MB	13 GB	4 GB	-------	2

 

Window 8 Professional DVD Is Bootable. In Order To Boot From The DVD You Need To Set The Boot Sequence. Look For The Boot Sequence Under Your BIOS Set Up And Make Sure That The First Boot Device Is Set To CD-ROM/DVD-ROM.

 

Steps:-

Ø Step 1 - Place Windows 8 DVD In Your DVD-ROM Drive And Start Your PC. Windows 8 Will Start To Boot Up You Will Get The Following Screen With A Rotating Progress Bar.

Ø Step 2 - The Next Screen Allows You To Set Up Your Language, Time And Currency Format, Keyboard Input Method, Choose Your Required Settings And Click ‘Next’ To Continue.

Ø Step 3 - The Next Screen Allows To You Install Or Repair Windows 8. Since We Are Doing A Clean Install We Click On ‘Install Now’.

Ø Step 4 - The Set Up Process Start As Shown.

Ø Step 5 - At This Stage You Need To Type Your Product Key That Came With Your Copy Of Windows 8. Click ‘Next’ Once You Entered The Product Key Correctly.

Ø Step 6 - Read The License Terms And Tick/Mark ‘I Accept License Terms’. Then Click ‘Next’ To Continue.

Ø Step 7 - Choose The Type Of Installation You Want. Since You Are Doing A Clean Install You Need To Click On ‘Custom’.

Ø Step 8 - Choose Where You Would Like To Install Windows 8. If You Get On Hard Drive You Will Get An Option Similar To The Image Below. You Can Click ‘Next’ To Continue Then Go To Step 12.

If You Have More Than One Drive Or Partition Then You Need To Select The Appropriate Drive And Click ‘Next’. At This Stage You Can Go To Step 12.

If You Want To Partition A Large Drive Then Do Not Click ‘Next’. Go To Step9.

Ø Step 9 - If You Want To Partition An Existing Drive Then Click New. Choose The Size Of The Partition And Click ‘Apply’.

Ø Step 10 - Click ‘OK’ To Create The Partition. Windows Will Create Additional System Partition Which You Don’t Have To Worry About.

Ø Step 11 - You Will Notice About That You Have 3 Partitions. Partition 1 Is System Reserved. Leave This Partition Alone. Partition 2 Is 30GB Primary Partition That Was Created In The Last Step. The Third Partition Is Unallocated Which Means It Is Not Used. You Can However Format It And Use It As A Second Storage Drive. This Can Be Done After Windows Installation Is Finished So I Will Leave It For Now.
Choose Partition 2 [Primary Partition]. This Is Will Install Winodws8. Click ‘Next’ To Continue.

Ø Step 12 - At This Stage Windows Starts To Copy Files To Hard Drive And Begins The Installation. This Process Might Take Few Minutes Depending On Your Computer Specifications. Now Is A Good Time To Grab Yourself A Coffee.

Ø Step 13 - When All The Necessary Files Are Copied Windows 8 Will Automatically Restart As Shown.

Ø Step 14 - You Will Go Through Various Progress Bar And Information Message As Shown On The Following Images. Windows Might Restart Automatically Second Time.

Ø Step 15 - You Are Now Presented With “Let’s Go Through A Few Basics” Screen. It Will Automatically Select Personalize Option.

Ø Step 16 - Choose Your PC Name And Personalize The Color.