HD How To Install Windows 8 Developer Preview On A Virtual Machine

In this short video I step you through the process of installing the latest ISO build of the Windows 8 Developer Preview on a Windows 7 machine, using Oracle's VM Virtual Box software. Be sure to watch in 1080p!

Downloads:
ISO - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/aa570309
VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
MagicDisc - http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm

Recorded at 1920x1200 resolution and
edited using Camtasia Studio 7.1 - http://bit.ly/qYqy60
Audio via Audio-Technica AT2020 - http://amzn.to/ofK8Kf

Thanks:
http://www.reddit.com/r/windows
http://www.reddit.com/user/voxAtrophia
http://www.reddit.com/user/digiden

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Windows
• Windows 8
• VM
• VirtualBox
• Oracle
• Microsoft
• VMWare
• VMDK
• How To
• Tutorial
• HD
• 1080p
• Camtasia

[AustinMutschler]

Hey I have a huge question please get back to me very soon. When I run it, it says I am running at 24 bit color not 32 bit and when it is done with the loading bar the splash screen comes up but no loading bar. Then it flashes that my system needs to restart and gives me error codes. Is there a fix? Do you think the dev preview that I have is corrupted?

[BradGroux]

@AustinMutschler I'm not certain, but your ISO may have been corrupt. Microsoft stated that a very small percentage of the image downloads may have been truncated or corrupt, as they weren't quite prepared for the overall demand. You may want to give the download another shot just to rule it out as an issue.

[need4speed209]

Woah.. nice dude!!! the only problem is the ugly start orb... Microsoft might improve it in the FINAL version

[BradGroux]

@need4speed209 The old start button is temporary, and as you probably noticed, by default the start menu is gone. I don't think this will be the case upon beta release. I believe the Microsoft is basically trying to force the developers into using the Metro UI, so they become familiar with it and want to develop for it.

[ya3qoup]

I DID THE SAME STEPS BUT DOSEN'T WORK "NO BOOTABLE MEDIUM FOUND ! SYSTEM HALTED>>>>>>>> SO INEED HELP

[dude3650]

ME TOO!!

[encadyma]

also you have to remove the floppy drive thing

for more info, just google it

[encadyma]

you can put it on vmware....

just select 'I will install it later'

then choose 'windows 7'

name it

all that yada yada

[dyhz9exd]

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Win 8 64.

VT-x features locked or unavailable in MSR. (VERR_VMX_MSR_LOCKED_OR_DISABL­ED).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)

Component: Console

Interface: IConsole {1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-cb7c9­13317bb}

this what it shows when I run it

[RecklessRouwdy]

umm can't you make a HDD partition and boot and run windows? just like that with out changing your default OS and keep everything on your main HDD with the HDD partition(run and start it) instead?

[zzxxccvvbbnnmmist]

Thanks!!

[shoaebhameed]

@need4speed209 agree, i'm hating the win orb color, too dull. It seems MS is confused between the Aero theme and Tiles theme.

[florinel317]

VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. Certain guests (e.g. OS/2 and QNX) require this feature and will fail to boot without it.

HELP

[CreeperzKO]

VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration has been enabled, but is not operational. Your 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not be able to boot.

Please ensure that you have enabled VT-x/AMD-V properly in the BIOS of your host computer.

that is what is says when i try to start the boot on my Virtural box please help some on please