Installation Process Windows 8 in VBox

[jakson0100]

1. Make sure you download and install VirtualBox on your computer.

2. Download the free Windows 8 developer preview.

3. Click the New button in VirtualBox to begin installing Windows 8. Name your new virtual machine "Windows 8" or whatever you prefer to call it.

4. Under OS Type, be sure you choose Microsoft Windows and then Other Windows for the version.



5. For base memory, choose 2000 MB or more.



6. Follow the rest of the menu prompts until you get to the Virtual Disk Location and Size menu. Make sure that your virtual disk is at least 20GB.



7. Before starting your new virtual machine, click the Settings button and change the video memory to 128 MB.

8. Click the Start button to begin installing Windows 8 into your virtual machine. You'll need to tell VirtualBox where to find the Windows 8 ISO file you downloaded earlier.

9. Follow the Windows 8 install prompts to finish the installation.





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[bastones]

Just to let others know, I believe Windows 8 requires your screen resolution to be at least 1024x768 in order to be able to see and use the Metro user interface, so if VirtualBox is showing a very small resolution you may wonder why you can't see the Metro user interface.

Generally, Windows 8 will run fine with 1GB of memory. Microsoft has openly stated via their Building Windows 8 blog that they are actively working to optimise Windows 8 and the core set of applications in order to make Windows 8 as leniant as possible on lower-end hardware, such as portable thin notebooks, etc., and of course also the still-popular netbook market.