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No. You can install windows 8 directly from a USB or CD.
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Can you install an unactivated version of Windows 7 and then install your Purchased Windows 8 upgrade over it?
i think so you can, you need an older version to start the upgrade process to Windows 8
Do you need to have windows 7 on a hard drive before installing Windows 8?
It depends on type of Windows 8 installer. If it is update, you need Windows OS preinstalled. If it is full installer, you can install it on a bard hard drive.
Can you use a windows 7 mouse on a Windows 8 computer?
Yes - Physically & electrically, the hardware will still work. However - you may need to install a driver program for the mouse on the Windows 8 machine.
Are there any Windows 7 themes for Windows 8?
If you mean "Visual Styles" by saying "Themes", the extensions of windows 7 and windows 8 visual styles are different. That makes it almost impossible to install windows 7 visual styles on windows 8. There may be other alternatives for it.
How do you upgarde Windows 8 release preview to Window 8 Enterprise Evalutuion?
There is not a way to upgrade Windows 8 release preview to Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation. You will need to install Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation in order to use it.
Can you downgrade windows 8 to windows 7.?
This is possible. You could backup all your important files, install windows 7 then restore all your files. You won't be able to migrate applications when you are downgrading
Can you downgrade windows 8 to Windows 7?
This is possible. You could backup all your important files, install windows 7 then restore all your files. You won't be able to migrate applications when you are downgrading
What is the size of Windows 8?
Win8 need 20 GByte Hard disk space to install.
How do you install Windows 8?
There's a couple of options; you can download an upgrade from Microsoft that will upgrade Windows XP, Vista or 7 to Windows 8. Usually this is a DVD burnable ISO, but it's also possible to download a version for booting from USB stick, Microsoft also sells DVD copies of the operating system. The upgrade program checks the devices installed and notifies you which will not work under windows 8 - usually these are things like USB 3 drivers (which aren't required for Windows 8) or Security Essential - which is built-in to the OS now. If you upgrade from Windows 7, your existing applications and data will be kept, for earlier versions you'll be obliged to re-install everything. To install from scratch, the procedure is very similar - you'll need a different (and more expensive!) key to install Windows 8 onto a fresh machine.
Can I install the 2 older versions of Windows Media Player from Windows XP on Windows 7 or Windows 8?
On Windows XP as well as the default Windows Media Player 9,there are also two hidden older versions of Windows Media Player. These are Windows Media player 6.4 that can be found under file name Mplay2 and Windows Media player 5.1 which can be found under Mplayer32. And some people prefer the older versions of Windows Media player to the latest version Windows Media player 9,10 or 11 on Windows XP.Or Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Vista and Windows Media player 11 or 12 on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows Media player 6.4 Mplay2 does not work on Windows Vista,or Windows 7 or Windows 8. It only works on Windows XP. But Windows Media Player 5.1 Mplayer32 does work on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 and also on Windows Vista. To install Windows Media Player 5.1 on Windows 7 or Windows 8. you need to have a Windows XP computer. Then on Windows XP you need to go to Windows/system32 folder on C drive and copy the mplayer32 exe file to your Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer. Once you have copied the mplayer32 program file onto Windows 7 or Windows 8,copy and paste the program file in the Windows/system 32 folder. Windows Media player 5.1 Mplayer32 is now installed on Windows 7 or Windows 8. And will play video and audio files without any problems. And will run alongside the latest version of Windows Media player Just like it does on Windows XP. And the above method also works for Windows Vista.
Uninstall Windows 7 home premium after Windows 8 pro upgrade?
You can simply just delete the partition with windows 7 on it, if you installed Windows 8 on a different partition making sure you have a backup of all the files you want to keep. Also make sure that you can boot from the windows 8 partition. Ie, a nice blue interface comes up when you switch the computer on that let's you choose between windows 7 and windows 8.If you didn't install it on a different partition. All the files that need to be modified have already been modified as part of the upgrade process and no further action is needed.
Fairly simple to install. Yes compatible with Windows 8 or 8.1.?
Fairly simple to install. Yes compatible with Windows 8 or 8.1.
