hi i need a download of the windows 8 64-bit iso. i have a valid product key but i cant boot windows 8 and have no other windows machine so can someone give me a link to a 64bit iso download of windows 8 pro
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This is not the forum for that. That is illegal, no matter what you are using it for. Just call Microsoft and ask them for a download. :good:
Ots not illegal because iv got a valid product key
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It is illegal.
What you need is the recovery image, you know, the thing the windows 8 installer asks you to create just for times like this
The only "legal" way to obtain the iso is to order a DVD from Microsoft, or if you are a member of a site like technet.
I'm going to close the thread as it could end up heading down the wrong path so to speak.
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Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
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You can dual boot win8 and win7 its a breeze, i just did follow this simple steps posted on microsoft-news.com
just make three partition on your laptop...one for each.. or you can install Ubuntu through wubi on windows 7 and windows 8 on a separate partition.. am currently using like this...
Easiest way is to install ubuntu inside windows 7 and use VMware to instal Windows 8 on virtual machine.
I did that today. Could go without windows eight tho.
thnx everyone i run win8 in VMware..
rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
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Its actually pretty simple.Just dual boot windows 7 and 8.Im sure u knw how o do this.Then install Ubuntu alongside 7 through the boot setup!
If you had a newer CPU, I'd suggest using Client Hyper-V (from Win8) to run the other OSes virtually, but the Core 2 family lacks second-level address translation, which means Hyper-V messes up desktop performance so MS made SLAT mandatory on client (non-server) builds if you want Hyper-V.
rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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I had my windows 7 installed , and then i installed ubuntu. Now , lets say you installed windows 7 on a LocalDrive (c):, then in this drive there will be some files.
wubildr
wubildr.cfg
wubuildr.mbr
These are the files that gets your ubuntu booted.
So just install windows 8 normmally on some other drive. (note: dont keep any operating system in same drive. Make a 100gb for windows 7 , 50gb for ubuntu(if you not compiling any big projects) and 100 gb for Windows 8 , and the rest 70 gb a 4th hard drive )
You can store songs and stuff in any drive you want.
NOTE:
When you boot up your computer,this is what happens,
1) Bios awakes all the hardware("Goodmorning mouse,keyboard harddisk, any other devices connected too (except your internet router) )
2)Bios finds a operating system and boots up its "SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM"(called bootmanager).(in my pc when i use windows 8 and shut it down, the next time i start pc i get windows 8's boot menu. but if i use windows 7 and shut it down , and next time when i turn on my pc i get windows 7's bootmenu, You wont get ubuntu boot menu on startup)
3)Go to Windows 8 , open my computer . Now you will see that the drive on which you installed Windows 8 is now C drive..
4) Find out on which drive you had your windows 7, open it, go to program files. and use which ever software you had without reinstalling it, Like lets say if i want photoshop, then i will go to windows 7 drive, open program files, then Adobe, then photoshop cs5 and here there will be photoshop.exe, i will create shortcut on desktop (use this method only when the software publisher have not published the software for windows 8, eg TeamViewer , they released their software for windows 8 , so i wont link it to desktop from my windows 7 files.. I will download a new one.. )
Thats it.. have fun buddy..
Check this out.
Google EasyBCD. And then download that software. so if you ever mess up , then you can make a new entry in your bootmanager and name it what you want. lets say you mess up with ubuntu, and in boot menu ubuntu option doesnt come, then you go to windows 7/8 and then open up EasyBCD , make a new entry , name it Ubuntu(or what ever you want) and then point it out to "wubildr.mbr" (remeber , make backup of the three files i told above..) Also you can change the names of existing OS. Like Windows 7 can be changed into Hello, This is Windows 7 . Then this will appear in your boot screen..
Hope i helped. I know you booted windows 8 in VM, but VMs are slow... I just gave you extra info so u know what to do if you mess up on install new OS again
rajatbajpai0072 said:
Hi guys I have just downloaded win 8 from Microsoft but I want to triple boot my laptop is that please help.
Extra info : ram 4gb
Hard disk 320gb
Core 2duo processor
Sent from my GT540 using xda premium
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It is easy install Ubuntu alongside win7 and install windows 8 to a different partision
you can install them separately, each on a partition
it is very normal and easy
i did it, i installed windows 7 then 8 then ubuntu
just make sure to install ubuntu after all because of the grub boot loader
Win 8, then Hyper-V as many different OSs as you have space for, its quick, painless, you don't need to worry about Linux over zealous bootloaders screwing everything up, unless you are running several at the same time even a moderate spec'd PC with the correct hardware requirements will run them both without much of an issue.
one thing I miss from 7 is the ability to run XP programs right of my desktop, I have some USB hardware that only supports 32bit XP, on 64 bit 7 I VM'd with XP mode, had the program icon that used said hardware right on my 7 desktop, double clicked, and for all intensive purposes it ran and worked the hardware as if it was on that very os
pretty impressed I have to say, alas it doesn't work like that on 8 which is a shame
i've google around on how to dual boot windows 8 with windows 7, and they all say choose the install to a partition option and the thing is, i dont get that option when i try to install in windows 7. Do i have to install from usb to get it?
Second question is microsoft gives free software to the students in the information technology program free using this site http://e5.onthehub.com/. Im just wondering will they give me windows 8 free since the consumer preview is already there.
ShinigamiH4ck3r said:
i've google around on how to dual boot windows 8 with windows 7, and they all say choose the install to a partition option and the thing is, i dont get that option when i try to install in windows 7. Do i have to install from usb to get it?
Second question is microsoft gives free software to the students in the information technology program free using this site http://e5.onthehub.com/. Im just wondering will they give me windows 8 free since the consumer preview is already there.
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question 1
you have burnt the ISO to a disk and then booted to that disk haven't you?
that will then allow you to select a install location, I strongly suggest you make the partition BEFORE you do this tho, in the past ive had some issues with the Windows installer making a mess of the partitions. So if you don't have a partition already then shrink your existing one with some form of partitioning program, then reboot and load up the Win 8 disk you have made, select the free space and make a new partition, tell win 8 to install there, and bobs your uncle
Question 2
Windows 8 DP CP and RP are all free, you can get a discounted final release Windows 8 student licence, but you wont get a free final release.
dazza9075 said:
question 1
you have burnt the ISO to a disk and then booted to that disk haven't you?
that will then allow you to select a install location, I strongly suggest you make the partition BEFORE you do this tho, in the past ive had some issues with the Windows installer making a mess of the partitions. So if you don't have a partition already then shrink your existing one with some form of partitioning program, then reboot and load up the Win 8 disk you have made, select the free space and make a new partition, tell win 8 to install there, and bobs your uncle
Question 2
Windows 8 DP CP and RP are all free, you can get a discounted final release Windows 8 student licence, but you wont get a free final release.
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no i was using daemon tools to mount the disk, i dont do cds anymore lol but i guess ill try it from a usb, and yes i have already set up the partition. ill install from usb then. thanks
If you install from inside Windows7 you will upgrade Windows 7 to 8. To have the dual boot you need to do it from dvd or usb and choose custom installation
Hey all...
I searched but didn't find much about this so I'm sorry if this is a duplicate question. I bought a samsung laptop preloaded with windows 8, however I also wanted to I shall windows 7 pro on another partition but I am concerned about the impacts to the boot loader.
Any thoughts if there will be any impact if I install windows 7 pro as the second OS on my machine?
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All NT6 variants and versions (Vista, 7, 8, Server 2008, 2012, RT, etc.) all use BCD and should understand eachother's bootloader configurations. Installing Win7 should simply add another entry to the bootloader. If it for some reason overwrites the Win8 bootloader, you can manually add it back. If you're really worried, use bcdedit's export function to back up the configuration first.
Also, have you considered just using Hyper-V instead? If you've got a moderately powerful PC (it doesn't have to be much more than basic requirements) you can use Hyper-V to run other OSes if for some reason you need a legacy version of Windows (or if you want to install Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows for Workgroups 3.11, the way I did...)
A friend of mine develops applications and I just want to sideload a single application of his. My current computer is not running Windows 8 64-bit so I can't install the SDK. How can I register my phone so I can be granted the 2 application limit for the free developers?
I can't install the SDK
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if you have window 7 you can install sdk, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422751
Read the faq, its just about the go to thread for everything you need to know. If its not there, leave a reply in that thread.
For W7
http://arnoldvink.com/?dl=WP8SDKToolsLiteSetupAv10.zip
http://forums.arnoldvink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4
Oke its about another app, but if you place your friens app instead, it should be fine.
Windows 10 has been released today. I wanna download this ISO: en_windows_10_multiple_editions_x64_dvd_6846432.iso
I am not an MSDN subscriber neither do I wanna use that $hitty Microsoft tool from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Is there any mirror for that file out there? Has somebody downloaded the ISO already? Mind sharing? Please?
Also, I have genuine Windows 7 pro that came with the PC and I have the product key. Will the key work for Windows 10 pro? Since Windows 10 is a "free" upgrade, I guess it would work?
Check out my thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10/general/windows-10-download-links-t3169969
here is the link to pro 64 read my thread for others... http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupd..._9d40e15f430ab89a1eabb165acbf40c9f07d18bb.esd
Nothing ****ty about the tool. It will allow you to do a direct upgrade, which ive done flawlessly to 5 different systems. Also allows you to download the iso of your choice.
You must upgrade to get your key for Windows 10 after which you may wipe and do a clean install.
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Don't mess around with this, just get the .ISO file directly from Microsoft with Home/Pro edition in same ISO without the tool here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench