Windows 8 install question

samgabbay

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im a high school student should i install windows 8 on my computer and remove windows 7 and will the copy of windows 8 last after its release?
 

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    Windows 8 X64 Bit
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    HP G62 Notebook
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    AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
    Sound Card
    ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
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    240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
    Internet Speed
    1MBPS or something
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    these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
Hi samgabbay !

In my opinion, if you want to test Win 8 you should keep Windows 7 by now. Go for dual-boot. Windows 8 RTM can be downloaded as 90-day trial from TechNet or MSDN (if you have an account). The leaked versions can be installed but not activated.

So I would install the trial version and wait for the global release in october.

Good luck !
 

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will the serial for the consumer preview work after the release and i cant dual boot :(
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 X64 Bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G62 Notebook
    Memory
    DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
    Sound Card
    ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
    Hard Drives
    240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
    Internet Speed
    1MBPS or something
    Other Info
    these stats are from siw and other software evaluation

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom self built
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    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Sam, if you can't Dual Boot the "Old" way by using another partition or drive because you've consumed your drive for Windows 7, do a search on the internet for Dual Booting with a VHD. Basically you create a VHD in Windows 7 and setup you're computer to dual boot between your main drive and the VHD.

Here is one to get you started:

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2393-windows-8-vhd-create-boot-dual-boot.html
 
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  • OS
    Windows 7, Windows 8 RP
the problem is that i dont have egough space for dual boot but i have a backup on windows 7
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 X64 Bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G62 Notebook
    Memory
    DDR3 [PC3-10600] 2048 MBytes Samsung 3836 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 256MB
    Sound Card
    ATI High Definition Audio Device ATI Technologies Inc. Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek
    Hard Drives
    240GB AND RECOVERY (CANNOT BE USED TO RECOVER)
    Internet Speed
    1MBPS or something
    Other Info
    these stats are from siw and other software evaluation
I don't know about the CP. The RP (Release Preview) expires on January 16, 2013.

One problem: no upgrade-in-place is permitted from the RP to the released version. You may use an upgrade license, but a custom (clean) install is required.

There's another option: the 90 day test version of Win8 Enterprise. It's release code.
 

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  • OS
    Window 8 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    homebuilt
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    I7-3930k
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    Asus P9X79 Pro
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    16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133
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    eVGA GTX 680
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    Soundblaster Zx
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    Asus PA246Q
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    1920X1200
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    Corsair Force GT 120GB
    WD Cavair Black 1.5TB
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    PC Power & cooling Silencer 750
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    Silverstone FT02B-W
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14 w/ PWM fans
    Keyboard
    cheap Logitech USB wired
    Mouse
    old 5 button Microsoft USB optical
    Internet Speed
    6Mb cable
I don't know about the CP. The RP (Release Preview) expires on January 16, 2013.

One problem: no upgrade-in-place is permitted from the RP to the released version. You may use an upgrade license, but a custom (clean) install is required.

There's another option: the 90 day test version of Win8 Enterprise. It's release code.

Just to add more to this. :)

The CP has the same January 15th 2013 expiration date.

While you are able to upgrade from RP to RTM, but nothing from the RP is kept, so you might as well do a clean install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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