Ok I searched for this, and maybe im not searching for the correct terms, but anyone know what the absolute minimum reqs are for windows 8? i want to see if I can get it to run on a computer built for Vista but need to figure out the smallest hard drive I could cram this on and get away with...just for testing really...it works well on my main rig which was built for new systems and to be the power house anyways...I did also try checking the Microsoft site also, no luck...and yes what they have Im guessing are the reqs they say you should have, so im guessing those are the minimum, but im wanting to know if i could have less (yes i know im asking for slow arse system) and still get away with it, or if what they say is 100% minimum no less able to be done?

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
• Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
• To run Metro style Apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or greater

yea that's what I had gotten also, so im just assuming that's the lowest i can go until I get the chance to test some lower end hardware I have hehe

and all i got to say is dang you were fast, barely left the thread and you posted...

I don't know where the idea that either Windows 8 or 7 or maybe even vista need 128MB of video RAM to run the Aero interface pretty style. I tried this out one time with 7 and set my graphics RAM down to 32MB, everything ran fine.

Sorry, I had to vent a little....

OH! Also, does Windows really need that much space?! I don't think so, I've installed Windows 7 32 bit on 8 gigs of hard drive space and 9 for the 64 bit and I didn't need to vlite it or anything. Everything worked fine and all. I even have 32 bit 7 on a flash drive and it has all the drivers to install on systems. So why does Windows need that much space?!

Originally Posted by Coke Robot

OH! Also, does Windows really need that much space?! I don't think so, I've installed Windows 7 32 bit on 8 gigs of hard drive space and 9 for the 64 bit and I didn't need to vlite it or anything. Everything worked fine and all. I even have 32 bit 7 on a flash drive and it has all the drivers to install on systems. So why does Windows need that much space?!

I've noticed a sizeable increase in the Windows installation size from 7 to 8. I could usually get 7 on 9GB but I have to have at least 13-15GB if I want 8 to install properly... Bummer.

Originally Posted by Avalon

Originally Posted by Coke Robot

OH! Also, does Windows really need that much space?! I don't think so, I've installed Windows 7 32 bit on 8 gigs of hard drive space and 9 for the 64 bit and I didn't need to vlite it or anything. Everything worked fine and all. I even have 32 bit 7 on a flash drive and it has all the drivers to install on systems. So why does Windows need that much space?!

I've noticed a sizeable increase in the Windows installation size from 7 to 8. I could usually get 7 on 9GB but I have to have at least 13-15GB if I want 8 to install properly... Bummer.

Hmm, that might be something different with 8. Since there's no Safe Mode for Windows anymore, there might be more critical system files in Windows' bank of files that are used in case if the operating system cannot load up. But then again, what are we supposed to do without Safe Mode?

Originally Posted by Coke Robot

Originally Posted by Avalon

Originally Posted by Coke Robot

OH! Also, does Windows really need that much space?! I don't think so, I've installed Windows 7 32 bit on 8 gigs of hard drive space and 9 for the 64 bit and I didn't need to vlite it or anything. Everything worked fine and all. I even have 32 bit 7 on a flash drive and it has all the drivers to install on systems. So why does Windows need that much space?!

I've noticed a sizeable increase in the Windows installation size from 7 to 8. I could usually get 7 on 9GB but I have to have at least 13-15GB if I want 8 to install properly... Bummer.

Hmm, that might be something different with 8. Since there's no Safe Mode for Windows anymore, there might be more critical system files in Windows' bank of files that are used in case if the operating system cannot load up. But then again, what are we supposed to do without Safe Mode?

Hm, yeah, and what will that mean when we realise that the first thing to do in the event of a system failure is to boot into safe mode? Maybe they will have a sort of restricted mode?
There must be some reason as to why they need the extra hard drive space...

Originally Posted by Avalon

Originally Posted by Coke Robot

Originally Posted by Avalon

I've noticed a sizeable increase in the Windows installation size from 7 to 8. I could usually get 7 on 9GB but I have to have at least 13-15GB if I want 8 to install properly... Bummer.

Hmm, that might be something different with 8. Since there's no Safe Mode for Windows anymore, there might be more critical system files in Windows' bank of files that are used in case if the operating system cannot load up. But then again, what are we supposed to do without Safe Mode?

Hm, yeah, and what will that mean when we realise that the first thing to do in the event of a system failure is to boot into safe mode? Maybe they will have a sort of restricted mode?
There must be some reason as to why they need the extra hard drive space...

Speaking of such, I just had to do a startup repair, or it's now call automatic repair for 8. It's quite odd because it's so different. It has an old-school loader saying loading automatic repair files, then it goes to a boot screen saying detecting errors, then something like performing automatic repair. Then it restarts and it's all good.