Windows 8 Beta Download Free

Windows 8 Pre Beta, which is a fore-runner of  Windows 8 Beta is available now for free download. The Windows 8 Pre Beta can be downloaded as ISO from Microsoft’s Official Website.

Detailed information on Windows 8 Pre Beta
The Microsoft says that, the Windows 8 Developer Preview is a pre beta version of Windows 8 for developers. These downloads include a prerelease software that may change without notice. This software is provided as is & you bear the risk of using it. It might not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the last and final version of the software will. It must not be used in a production environment. The features & functionality in this prerelease software may not appear in the final version. Some product features and functionality might require additional hardware, or installation of other software.

System Requirements for Windows 8 Pre Beta:

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch

Note : You can not uninstall the Windows 8 Developer Preview. To reinstall your previous operating system, you must have restore or installation media.

This Windows 8 Developer Preview is an .ISO image that should be converted into an installation media stored on a DVD or a USB flash drive. On Windows 7, the easiest way to convert the Windows 8 Pre Beta ISO file is to use Windows Disc Image Burner. In alternative, a third-party program is required to convert an .ISO file into installable media & DVD burning software often includes this capability. The Windows 8 .ISO file that contains the developer tools requires a large capacity DVD called a DVD-9, as well as a DVD burner that can handle dual-layer (DL) DVDs.

Download sizes of Windows 8 Pre Beta

Windows 8 Wiki

Windows 8 is packed with somany different gadgets, applications and menus. The beginners always have problems fully understand how complex operating system works. But Not worry! Windows 8 Wiki are there to help. In this wiki you will be able to ask questions and expert can share their knowledge with the world. The team of Windows 8 wiki will try to answer all your questions in a genuine & professional manner. This Windows 8 wiki is a place where everyone is welcome. Here is few site links which talk about Windis 8 Wiki

eight.wikia.com
http://eight.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Wiki

Upgrade to Windows 8

Welcome to the Windows Upgrade Offer.
http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/

When you buy Windows 8 online you will get a level by level download and installation document and complete with the Windows 8 Upgrade assistant to warn you about program and hardware compatibility and its issues, or you can buy a DVD.
The RTM and evaluation downloads are ISO files that you have to burn to an optical disk or build a bootable USB flash drive for, but that's not something consumers will have to deal with now.

As with the Windows 8 Consumer and Release Previews, how much of a previous Windows system you can keep when you install RTM depends on which version you're upgrading from.

Upgrade from Windows 7 and you can keep  programs which installed alread, Windows settings and files; upgrade from Vista and keep settings and files. Upgrading from Windows XP only gives you your personal files.

Unlike Windows 7, you cannot do a full upgrade from any of the preview versions of Windows 8; you have to either restore your previous version of Windows from a backup, do an upgrade that only keeps your files or do a clean installation.

This option appears with Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro only; if you have the Enterprise version, you have to upgrade from another Enterprise edition of Windows, and the previews of Windows 8 were all Windows 8 Pro, so the only option is a clean install.

A button asking if you want to upgrade and keep applications, settings & files does show up when you run the installer from Preview  Release, with the warning that this only works on 'supported versions of Windows' but the installer then told us that indeed, it couldn't upgrade this version of Windows and we had to close it and start over. And you won't see this if you buy Windows 8 normally, only if you're looking at the evaluation or MSDN version now.

If you're installing Windows 8 Enterprise version, you activate it once it's installed (the system for that was still being set up when we started testing, so it wasn't seamless, but this is what you'll see as a normal user). With the Windows 8 Pro the installation is the same experience as you'll get if you buy a Windows 8 upgrade,  it checks your system, tells you what you can keep and which programs won't be compatible (and helpfully removes them and then restarts the installation) and asks you to enter your product key as a normal part of the installation

Scanning the fully loaded Windows 7 system with a lot of apps installed and many gigabytes of files takes around 10 minutes, then another hour (or on a really loaded system, two) to set up Windows 8 with all your compatible programs intact. If you're doing a clean installation without keeping any apps, or an upgrade where you just keep files and settings, it's far faster.

On a variety of Desktops it took 10-15 minutes from starting the installation and entering the license key to get to picking the colour scheme and choosing whether to accept Express Settings or customise the setup.
One of the items under Express Settings is the controversial default of turning on the Do Not Track setting in Internet Explorer 10 version. Choose Customize and you can change that, but there's an ongoing argument about what Do Not Track means and how websites will treat the IE10 setting, because it is the default.
It's clearly marked and you can easily change it, but advertisers and some ad-funded organizations remain unhappy.

After this you can set up a local account or log in with a Microsoft account such as a Hotmail address, which synchronizes settings with any other Windows 8 PCs you use and gives you access to the Windows Store.
While Windows 8 finishes the set up, which takes a couple more minutes, you get a brief on-screen tutorial showing you how to move your mouse into the corners of the screen to open the charm bar.
If you have a touchscreen, it also shows you how to swipe for the charm bar, but only if you have the right screen - so an older tablet PC with only an active digitizer just shows the mouse tutorial.

If you  have picked a colour scheme, the tutorial uses that for the image of the screen - a little thing, but it's a subtle way of making it feel more like your PC. Once the mini tutorial has played a few times, the set up screen starts switching between various different colours - presumably to show you the other colour choices as well as reassuring you that it's still working. Everyone who has an account gets to see the tutorial when they first log in, making good use of the short time it takes to create the desktop the first time (they don't all get the colour show, though).

If you do an upgrade install starting with Windows running, you'll never see the option to set the language for your keyboard or settings for date and time formats. If you boot from USB to do a clean install, you're asked to choose these settings but that's it, apart from Express Settings.

In neither case do you get to choose the time zone; Windows 8 either keeps the current time zone if you do an upgrade or sets it up automatically based on the language of the installer for a clean installation.
A UK Windows 8 image kept the UK time even on a clean installation; a US image set the timezone to Pacific when we did a clean installation (you can change that quickly enough inside Windows without needing an admin account).

On a Sandy Bridge Core i5 PC with an SSD, 15 minutes after putting in the USB stick, we were running Windows 8 RTM, ready to activate and trust the PC to get settings synced from the Release Preview install setting showing up - such as SkyDrive photos and our Hotmail calendars.

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Install Windows 8

Before you can get the first taste of Windows 8, you’ll need to gather the following ingredients:
1 PC; Internet connection; 1 blank DVD; 1 DVD burner; M&Ms or candy of choice.

Before you install Windows 8, back up all your files using Dropbox or your backup method of choice.
Using the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, you’ll be prompted to check for compatibility. After you click on the Download Pro link, you’ll have the option to download a small “stub” installer. This little 5 MB file will run a compatibility check on your computer to tell you which programs will and won’t work with Windows 8.
When the check is complete, you’ll be prompted to review and decide what to keep. Since this is a new installation, not an upgrade to Windows 8, start your Windows 8 experience fresh, without any files from your current OS.

The Upgrade Assistant will recommend the version of Windows 8 that fits your PC. Select the version that is recommended as compatible. Isn’t it nice to know that there’s a good match?

Time to pay up. Simply fill in your billing information and select a payment method. Once payment is complete, you’ll be given a product key. Make sure to write this down, you’ll need it later. (Don’t worry if you forget, it’ll also be sent to your inbox.)

After your order is complete, the Windows 8 download will start, and the fun begins.

A few more clicks and you’ll be in the new world of Windows 8. When asked how you want to install Windows 8, we recommend you choose, “Install later by creating Media”. You’ll then be asked which media to use. Here, we recommend you go with an ISO file (later, you’ll burn this to the DVD.)

Save the ISO file. Once you click save, the ISO download will begin. Now you’re really cooking. After the file is downloaded, insert a recordable DVD into your disc drive, and go to the location where you saved the download. Right click on the .iso file you downloaded, and then click “Burn disc image.” Check the “Verify disc after burning” check box and click "Burn". It may take a few minutes until the burn is completed.

To start the installation, put the disc containing the Windows 8 image into your computer drive. You’ll be prompted to enter the product key you wrote down earlier. On the next screen, we recommend selecting “get updates” to ensure you’re getting the latest version of Windows 8.

You’ll need to enter the product key again and click “Next”. Aren’t you glad you wrote it down?
Read the License Terms, check the “I accept” box, and press “Next”. We know this part can be boring and you'll be tempted to just accept it without reading. Most people probably skip it. But we checked with our lawyers and they told us we must tell you to read it, so please do. Thanks.

Now it’s time to choose what to keep. Make your selection, and then on the next screen click “Install”. This will also take a while - time for those M&Ms (or whichever candy you chose.)After the install is complete, your PC will restart automatically.

Now it’s time to personalize the Start screen. Choose a color and a name for your PC. If you’d rather keep it simple, select the express settings option. You can always add personal touches later.

You’ll be prompted to Sign in to your PC with your Microsoft Live ID. If you already have a Microsoft Live ID account, you can enter your email address to link to your current account.

If you don’t have a Microsoft Live ID account yet you can sign in without one.

After the PC is finished finalizing your settings, you’ll be set to start Windows 8. Congratulations! You’ve installed Windows 8.

Windows 8 Beta Download

Windows 8 Alpha Video

Microsoft Windows 8 Pre-Alpha available for download:

Microsoft Windows 8 Pre-Alpha (codename Midori) available for download to one of the programmers.
And this downloader is also getting pretty good speed ~ 350 Kbps.







Source:
http://gosugoon.com/

Free Windows 8 Upgrade

Through the Windows Upgrade Offer, customers who purchase a qualifying Windows 7 PC from June 2, 2012 through January 31, 2013 will receive a promotional offer for a downloadable copy of Windows 8 Pro when available. The last day for your customers to register and order this Windows 8 upgrade is February 28, 2013.
Windows Upgrade Process

1. The customer buys a qualifying PC running Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate from June 2, 2012 through January 31, 2013.
2. The customer visits the promotional website to register for the promotion for a Windows 8 upgrade.
3. The customer comes back when Windows 8 is available for purchase and download.

For more information, visit http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com and review program details.

Windows Upgrade Offer Marketing ResourcesMarketing resources have been created specifically to help you communicate with your customers about the Windows Upgrade Offer. Resources include online assets, visual merchandising tools, and training resources.

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Microsoft offering Windows 8 Pro users free upgrade to Media Center

When Microsoft announced that they would be getting rid of Windows Media Center and all of its codecs for DVD playback and broadcast television in Windows 8, many home theater PC fanatics were effectively disappointed and probably really aggravated. However, it looks like the company is offering anyone who has Windows 8 Pro a free upgrade to Media Center until the end of January.



Microsoft said that they essentially got rid of Windows Media Center because there weren’t a lot of users who were taking advantage of it, but the home theater PC crowd is large enough that Microsoft received enough flack for it that they’re bringing it back for free to some users. From now until January 31, 2013, Windows 8 Pro users can sign up to receive a free upgrade to Windows 8 Media Center.

Of course, Windows Media Center is still widely available for Windows 8 users, but it doesn’t come with the OS itself. Users must purchase it as an add-on in the Windows Store for $10. Granted, that’s not a lot of money at all, especially for all the features that you get, but considering that it was once a free feature that came with Windows, we can see how HTPC enthusiasts would be upset.

To get your free Media Center upgrade, all you have to do is head to Microsoft’s website and enter in your email address, your Windows 8 Pro product key, and the captcha code. Once that’s done, all you have to do is wait patiently for your Windows 8 Media Center license code to appear in your inbox.
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