How to install Windows 8 to vhd and start it from vhd

1. to do things well, you must first sharpen the tool. First, we need something (If your system is Windows 7, XP or Vista)
A. Install. Wim for Windows 8 is in the ISO file of Windows 8. Search for it by yourself.
B. imagex, a WIM decompression software, downloads (32-bit) ximage
X86.rar(466.11 kb, downloads: 223)
C.vhddownload tool. Thank you for installing vhd.rar on the 24th floor.(26.43
KB, downloads: 130)
2. decompress the downloaded file and place the ximage folder in it to c: \ (actually, wherever it is, but for the convenience of the following steps). At this time, in the C: \ ximage folder

3. Create a vhd file. (Windows 7, XP and Vista are sad)
A. Right-click the computer, manage, store, manage disks, operate, and create a vhd instance.

B. Continue to create

C. wait patiently until the creation is complete. About 2 min .. Loading ......
D. After the operation is completed, append the vhd (this step may not be required under vhd creation, and some are directly mounted) and select the vhd you created,

Then confirm
E. Next Step
4. Well, the following steps are very important.
A. Run CMD and enter the following command:

1. C: \ ximage \ imagex.exe/apply D: \ install. Wim 1 h:

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Note: C: \ ximage \ imagex.exeis your ximage.exe path, D: \ install. wim is your install. wim path. 1 is the image number, which is generally 1, h: The drive letter of your vhd, and my path is h:
Press enter and wait ······

B. After the image is decompressed, write the pilot item.
Start, Run cmd (as Administrator), enter the following content, and press ENTER

1. Bcdedit/copy {current}/d
   Windows8Dev-Pre [vhd]

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At this time, you will get a {****************} string, copy it, very much !!!
Mine is {62ddbd8e-d7ca-11e0-abe4-fa258e54410a}
C. Enter the following commands in sequence

1. Bcdedit/set {******************} device vhd = [F:] \ win8.vhd

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1. Bcdedit/set {******************} osdevice vhd = [F:] \ win8.vhd

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1. Bcdedit/set {******************} detecthal on

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Note: {*******************} is the string you get !!!!!!!; [F:] \ is the disk where your vhd is located, and win8.vhd is the file name. This step is related to success or failure!

Okay, now it's done. Some computers start winre, so we need to copy the bootmgr (hidden file, to show the trouble, Baidu) in our virtual disk to the startup partition of the system, it is generally the partition where your win7 is located. Rename the original win7 bootmgr as bootmgr. bak

Now we have started installing Windows 8. Please wait. Enjoy it!