How did you setup your Win 8 install?

[KentC]

Just going to be honest as possible:

Tested Free Windows 8 Product Key Exploit on Acer Ferrari One - Confirmed working via tricky method not listed online

Tested Secret Phone Exploit via Microsoft Activation - Confirmed working and they even gave me full details on procedure which I have documented privately

Tested 14.99 Promo Code Offer - 32bit and 64bit - Confirmed working! Different countries will offer different options.

Tested 32bit to 64bit conversion possibility upgrade assistant - Only architecture listed will upgrade via page table.

Tested 32bit Consumer Review - Still testing as this doesn't enforce NX Bit for installation on 32bit

I've been helping everyone I know before the Jan 31, 2013 deadline to get legal cheap or free. Either way to help the movement keep moving in the right path.

 

[MNDWGZ]

Yesterday cleaned a 640Gb drive and dropped it into a 6-7 year old 4 core > installed Win 7 > DL'd 8 Pro with WMC > updates, updates, updates... This'll be Wifey's soap recorder and iTunes server. Everything but the TV tuner card drivers were there. She loaded the same in her old laptop a few weeks ago and likes it.

 

[Dave76]

Welcome to Eight Forums MNDWGZ, glad you are getting it setup, I found it easy to put on older machines.

 

[alpinekid61]

Started with the free Eval then installed Windows 8 Pro on an old HP.
CPU Intel Pentium E2220 @ 2.40GHz
RAM 3.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Motherboard FOXCONN Napa (Socket 775)
Graphics DELL E173FP (1280x1024@60Hz) nVidia video (HP)
Hard Drives 298GB Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 ATA Device (SATA)

 

[amitsarwara]

As a main primary OS. New experience with great apps......

 

[Der Snoober]

Since the launch of Windows 8 I have been using it as my main OS. Never even considered a dualboot option with Windows 7.

I'm loving Windows 8!!!

 

[TeleFragger]

New here.. first post..
installed onto a Acer Extensa 5620
core 2 duo 2ghz | 4gb ram | 1tb hd

Windows 8 Pro x64
Office 2013 Pro
Visio 2013 Pro
Publisher 2013 Pro
Photoshop Elements 11
Adobe Light Room 4.3
SQL Management Studio 2012

 

[Gonzonator]

I came the long way round via windows XP! Though I had 64b motherboard, I still had 32b XP on there.

Wouldn't let me download the 64b version as I was running a 32b machine, so instead found a 64b pre-release on web, downloaded that to a spare partition, used it to download the full version in 64b, created an installation disk, and the finaly did a fresh install over my original boot partition.

Phew! Got there in the end.

 

[HippsieGypsie]

Good for you, Gonzonator. :thumbup:

 

[shadetree]

Hello mates,

Didn’t know that the low priced 8 upgrade was just that..lol and wanted to keep both systems.

Installed Win 8 Pro x86 on my old lappy, an upgraded not supported Sony VAIO VGN-NR220E iT8100-3GB on another partition behind Win 7 Pro.

Went with the 32bit as I was concerned with drivers, thou the upgrade adviser stated both x86/A64 were supported. The install went brilliantly but one issue with the not recognized ExpressCard 34 slot, but I will get it soon.

cheers

 

[Inthemix]

New here,
Did a clean install
On Hp dv6-2164ca
Worked well, no issues.

 

[SmartEyeball]

8 is the only OS on my desktop and it's one of 3 on my laptop and it's the one I use the most.

The 'under the hood' improvements sold me.

 

[Nugroho]

Upgrade Win7 on bootable USB HDD.

 

[andyparks]

Just reinstalled windows 8 and this time I did a full clean install and it took just 15 minutes

 

[Haxcid]

Clean installs from:

Flash
Network
Ghost
Wim

Done laptops, PC's, work, and gaming... But it's my job...
Running it on both my work laptops, my home gaming rig, and I just installed it for my wife to try on her laptop (swapped hard drives)

 

[XweAponX]

Dual Boot is tied with Primary System, heh. I always do dual, triple, quadruple boots. I cant use Hyper V on these machines, the hardware isnt supported. - BUT! I never dual boot on the same drive, it spans multiple drives across the system.

 

[sense1707]

Fresh installed windows 8 pro x64 on my windows 7 hard drive. will probably dual boot with windows 7 when I get a bigger hard drive.

 

[hyunkeru]

On a different hard drive, will need to change boot option from BIOS in order to boot, so it won't interfere my main drive

 

[HippsieGypsie]

Welcome to EightForums, hyunkeru.

Sounds like a good plan.

 

[sajara]

Installed it 2 weeks ago on my Lenovo Y560p. Formated previous Win 7 partition, clean install, single OS in the machine.

Working great, performace a notch up compared to Win 7. Very satisfied.