HOW TO UPDATE WINDOW TO NEWER VERSION 8
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| Window 8 |
To get started,
we first need to create a physical partition on our hard disk. Search for “Disk
Management” in the Windows Search box and choose the program with the
description – “Create and format hard disk partitions.”
While the Disk
Management console is open, select the Drive Volume that you want to partition
(C: in our case) and choose “Shrink Volume.”
Next you need to
specify the size of your new Windows 8 partition. For a basic installation,
30-40 GB should be fine – you need to put this number (1 GB = 1024 MB) in the
box that says “Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB.”
Windows will now
create a new “unallocated” volume with a similar capacity of 20 GB. Right click
that volume and choose “New Simple Volume.”
Inside the Simple
Volume Wizard, leave the volume size at the default value, assign a new Drive
Letter to this volume and format the partition using NTFS format. That’s it –
the new hard disk partition is now ready to house your copy of Windows 8.
Install Windows 8
in Dual-Boot Mode
Let’s now install
Windows 8 on the new partition. Insert the bootable Windows 8 DVD and reboot
the machine.
If your computer
does not boot from the DVD, press F2 (or F12 or
the Delete key) while the machine is booting up to open the BIOS
settings. Switch to the Boot menu in BIOS settings and set CD-ROM as the first
device in the boot order.
Save the
settings, exit the BIOS and your computer should automatically reboot. It will
display a prompt – “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD..” and the boot process
will pause for a few seconds. Press any key now and it should take you straight
into the Windows 8 installer. Just follow the step-by-step wizard to install
Windows 8 on the new partition.
Windows will
restart a couple of times – you may want to eject the DVD to avoid those “boot
from DVD” prompts” – and the installation should be complete in about 15
minutes. Also, it will offer you a “Choose OS” screen so you can change your
default OS or switch to another one with a click. The whole
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