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This tutorial is based
on a clean Windows 7 Ultimate installation. The
Developer Preview .iso file has been extracted and
copied to a USB Flash Drive (UFD) to use as the
installation media. You could just as easily use a
DVD burned from the .iso file instead of a UFD, it
will just be slower.
After inserting the UFD or DVD, open the folder to
view the files. |
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Double click on the
setup.exe file. I didn't bother to turn on the
option to show file extensions before starting this
tutorial so it appears as setup instead of
setup.exe. |
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You'll have to deal
with the User Account Control prompt to allow access
to the installation files.
Click [Yes] to continue. |
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The Windows 8
Developer Preview installation begins. |
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A little eye candy
while some initial preparations are being completed. |
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The option to get the
latest updates is available if you want them.
Personal preference.
There is also a checkbox for participating in the
product improvement program. Like previous versions,
I assume this will send error reports to Microsoft.
Click [Next] to continue. |
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Next up is a check of
the PC. It doesn't state what is being checked and
I've never received any feedback from the check in
any of the installations I've performed, but my
guess is it's checking system requirements and
possibly for hardware and software compatibility
issues. |
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Next is a check of the
product activation key. The Developer Preview
requires no activation key but I'm sure this area
will get a lot of refinement before Windows 8 makes
its way to market. |
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Yep, even pre-release
software has a license agreement you have to agree
to if you want to participate and play.
Fill in the checkbox and click [Accept] to continue
or else you'll have to bail and head back to Windows
7.
Unlike 'Death and Taxes', here you do still have a
choice. |
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The option is provided
to be able to transfer your user accounts and all
personal files to the Developer Preview
installation. Or, you can elect to transfer nothing
Decide what fits with your plan for the installation
and click the [Next] button. |
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Time for another PC
check. You'll notice at the top left of the screen
that 'Compatibility' is now highlighted so I suspect
this check has to do with the previous step where
you specified what, if anything, to transfer to this
installation. |
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After all the
preparation and different checks it's finally time
to get on with the install.
There's a brief recap of the selections that have
been made to this point. You can either use the
[Back] button to make changes or click [Install] to
proceed. |
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Right now at this
point in the Windows 8 development cycle the
installation speed is pretty slow, but that's not
unusual or unexpected.
There is a [Cancel] button available if you decide
not to continue for some reason. |
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Along the way there
will be a number of pauses, restarts, some Developer
Preview splash screens and time for a coffee, but
eventually you'll end up here where your input is
needed.
There is an explanation here of what Express
Settings includes. It's a viable option, but I can't
imagine anyone interested in a Developer Preview
'not' choosing [Customize] to see all the available
options.
For this tutorial I selected the [Customize] option. |
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This section is
devoted to sharing if you're on a home or work
network, or not sharing if it's a public network. |
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This section deals
with how you want to update the system through
Windows Update as well as protecting the PC from
unsafe content. |
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More settings
Microsoft would like to have implemented for data
collection purposes. |
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Settings related to
online problem troubleshooting and a section on
sharing information with applications. |
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The familiar country
or region, time and currency, and keyboard layout
settings dressed up in Developer Preview clothes. |
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This is the Logon
settings section. It's obvious from this screen that
Microsoft really wants you to log in using a Windows
Live account, but you don't have to use one.
If you prefer, you can use the [Skip] button. You'll
immediately see a 'Finalizing Your Settings' screen
and be taken to the logon screen of Developer
Preview to use whatever account was active in
Windows 7 before you began this installation.
There is also a clickable "Don't want to log on with
a Windows Live ID?" link if you don't want to
log on using a Windows Live ID. |
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If you choose to log on using Windows Live ID in the
previous screen, below is the sequence you'll follow
to complete the Developer Preview installation. |
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If you
choose the [Skip] option in the previous screen,
below is the sequence you'll follow to complete the
Developer Preview installation.
The installer will use whatever account was active
in Windows 7 before you began this installation. |
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choose the clickable "Don't want to log on with a
Windows Live ID?" link, below is the sequence you'll
follow to complete the Developer Preview
installation. |
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The first screen in
this third sequence about choosing the "Don't want
to log on with a Windows Live ID?" link is another chance to use a
Windows Live ID, or maybe it's more of an 'attempt'
because there is a lot of verbiage to try and
convince you one more time to use the Windows Live
ID.
There is also the [Local Account] option with a
rather cryptic implication that if you select this
option you are displaying a lack of caring about
syncing things between your PC's. Caring or not, the
[Local Account] option is why you opted for this
screen. Choosing it leads you through the additional
four screens shown below. |
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