Step By Step Windows 8 Installation on VirtualBox

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This is a visual walk through of Windows 8 installation.  I ran this setup to provide screenshots using Windows 7 Professional 64bit with Oracle’s VirtualBox 4.1.2 and installed Windows 8 from the Windows 8 Developer Preview 32bit ISO.

You can download Windows 8 Setup Screenshots in ZIP at Windows 8 Setup Screenshots Download

 

New Virtualbox Windows 8 Virtual Machine Settings

 

Startup Windows 8 VirtualBox Virtual Machine: Windows Developer Preview

 

Windows 8 Setup: Language & Region Configuration

 

Windows 8 Setup: Install Now

 

Windows 8 Setup: License Agreement

 

Windows 8 Setup: Installation Type (I chose Advanced)

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Windows 8 Setup: Installation Location

 

Windows 8 Setup: Installation Progress

 

Windows 8 Setup: Choose Computer Name

 

Windows 8 Setup: Configure Settings for Preview

 

Windows 8 Setup: Create Username, Password and Password Hint

 

Windows 8 Setup: Finalizing Your Settings

 

Windows 8 Setup: Welcome

 

Windows 8 Setup: Preparing your PC

 

Windows 8 Setup: Main Screen

 

Windows 8 Setup: Shutdown after Install

 

 

About Rich Kreider

Hello, world! I'm over 1/4 of a century old. I'm just another tech guy swinging from vine to vine in the jungle of technology and life. I currently work for an IT consulting firm in northwestern Pennsylvania and before that I was a system administrator for a small ISP that was centrally located in Ohio's Amish area. The answer is 42.
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One Response to Step By Step Windows 8 Installation on VirtualBox

  1. Hey Rich,
    Just curious if you have a preference for Virtual Box over alternatives such as VMWare Server, and if you’d be willing to share any of the reasoning for your preference?

    Until then, I’ll just keep reading.

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