I'm going to be building a PC very soon. Obviously I'm going to need an OS for it. Rather than shell out £80 for Windows 7 only to upgrade to 8 when it comes out a couple of months later, could I instead install the release preview onto it and upgrade to 8 when it comes out? Link to the release preview:
My concern is that the 64-bit version is a 3.3GB download. I'm guessing that means this version is intended as an upgrade from 7? Meaning I won't be able to use it as a clean install?
So should I just settle for 7? Or could I get away with using this release preview as an OS until the full version of 8 comes out?
You could also use Windows 8 Release Preview until the final retail version of Windows 8 is released. You should be able to upgrade from the Release Preview to the full RTM, but it would recommended to do a clean install with the full RTM instead.
My issue here though - isn't 3.3GB a little small to be the entire Windows 8 OS? Bearing in mind my new build won't have ANY OS on it at all. 3.3GB seems far too small to be the entire OS?
My issue here though - isn't 3.3GB a little small to be the entire Windows 8 OS? Bearing in mind my new build won't have ANY OS on it at all. 3.3GB seems far too small to be the entire OS?
3.3 GB is only the size if the 64-bit Windows 8 RP installation ISO file, and not the size of the installed Windows 8. You will need to have a minimum of 20 GB for 64-bit Windows 8, but I would recommend to have at least 50 GB or more depending on how much you plan on installing afterwards.