NOTE: This post will have a lot of screenshots. Lower bandwidth connections beware!
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)
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
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.