Thursday, September 15, 2011
Install Windows 8 on VirtualBox
This tutorial shows how to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on VirtualBox. First, you need to download VirtualBox and install it.
Click New:
Then click Next, input the name of virtual machine and choose OS Type as follows:
Choose the a mount of RAM memory at least 1GB (1204MB).
Set the disk space >= 20GB to install Windows 8.
In the next step, choose VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image).
Choose Fixed Size to help the virtual machine run faster (note that it needs more space than Dynamically allocated).
Choose the folder to save the file of this virtual machine.
Click Create to continue…
An the result:
Next, browse to the *.iso file of Windows 8 Developer Preview in Setting > Storage as follows:
Click Start to start the virtual machine.
And the installation of Windows 8 will start.
More information about Windows 8 can be found in Install and use Windows 8 in parallel with previous versions
Good luck!
1 Responses to “Install Windows 8 on VirtualBox”
October 19, 2011 at 2:46 AM
I got it to installed without
any problems in VIrtutalbox but have the same problem with guest
additions not installing on both 32 and 64 bit. I tried pulling the
drivers out of the additions install file and when I installed the video
driver the resolution changed but then I lost my keyboard. The mouse
was fine and Windows wasn’t locked. I don’t know how these are related
but I got to do my first system restore in Windows 8.http://www.hypervhd.comHas anybody else tries extracting the drivers and did you get it to work?
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