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In the past, the only way that a Windows consumer could acquire the Windows OS was to purchase the installation media on a CD-ROM, floppy disk, or physical computer accessory, which had to be ordered online or bought from a local bricks and mortar store. Now with the recent release of Windows 8, Microsoft is continuing to extend its installation platform to digital media on a large scale. Windows 8 simplifies the process by using a web platform installer called Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, which makes it easier to download, burn physical copies, and create a backup copy of the installation media. This form of digital distribution allows Microsoft to deploy products at a faster speed to the market, and increase its capacity to meet consumer demands.
To proceed with this recipe you will need to download Windows 8, so go to http://www.windows.com/buy.
In the first part of this section we will look into downloading the Windows 8 ISO file.
Skip these steps if you have already downloaded the Windows 8 ISO file in advance.
The estimated download time varies, based on your Internet connection.speed. In addition, you have the option to pause the download and resume it later.
The following set of instructions explains the details of installing Windows 8 on a newly created virtual machine using VMware Player. These steps are similar to the installation procedures encountered when installing Windows 8 on a physical computer:
If you select No, I do not accept the terms in the license agreement, you will not be permitted to continue.
You now have the options to:
If you do not enter a product key, you will receive a message saying that it can be manually entered later.
Remember that Windows 8 requires a minimum of 16 GB hard disk free space for the 32 bit installation and 20 GB space for the 64 bit installation.
The virtual machine will reboot several times during this process.
This article introduced you to downloading of the Windows 8 operating system as an ISO, creating a new virtual machine, and installing Window 8 as a virtual machine.
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