How to install Windows 8 Developer Preview

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– What is Windows 8 Developer Preview?

  The Windows 8 Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers and testers.

System Requirements

The Windows 8 Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
• Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
• To run Metro style Apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or greater

1- Download Windows 8 Developer Preview from here

2- Burn iso file to DVD or we can install it in VMware Workstation 8  but when select system you will choose windows 7 because VMware

Workstation 8 not support Windows 8 Developer Preview directly )

3-  boot from DVD.

4- After booting.

5- Select your Language, Time and Currency Format and Keyboard or input method.

6- You can select Upgrade or Custom (i prefer custom)

7- select partition and click next.

8-  Just wait untill installing finshed and system restarting

9- Type computer name and click Next.

10- Click Express Settings or Customize.

11- There are two ways to use an account in Windows 8 Windows Live Account or Local account we will select local account

12- Type account and password

13- This Metro UI Appearance click Desktop Icon to go your Desktop

      Metro UI fantastic with touch screen