Win8 hands-on experience the whole process! Take you to the Win8 RP Edition

Beijing time June 1, 2012 early morning, Microsoft Win8 Release Preview (full name: Windows 8 releases Preview, referred to as WIN8 RP Edition) Official release! This is the last public beta version of the WIN8 version before the listing, the function is basically perfect, How is this different from the previous version? What's the difference with the official version? Everyone follows the small series from download to installation to experience, together to explore the Win8 Release preview version of the Magic!

First, Win8 RP version download

If you ask where to download the Win8 RP version of the most comfortable, small series will make the following answer. The website is always the most reliable download station, but through the Mainland China network to visit the server in foreign Microsoft Win8 official website, the effect is not very ideal (you know); Therefore, directly in the domestic most Word-of-mouth download station "pconline Download Center" Download Win8 RP version is the simplest and most comfortable things ( You can say small puff, but not many download stations can be like the Pconline Download Center as the download location and advertising bit clearly distinguish, without any spoofing download link.

If you want to download WIN8, please click the download address below to enter the WIN8 download page, then click on that oversized "pconline local download" green icon, and finally choose the Win8 RP version you want.

If your computer memory is less than 4G, it is recommended to use the 32-bit (32-bit ISO) Win8 RP version, or select the 64-bit WIN8 RP version, after all, only 64-bit Windows system can play the performance of memory to the extreme. As shown in Figure 1, the Pconline Download Center has a clear logo and will never fool you into downloading other unrelated items.

Figure 1 Win8 RP version download page

Pconline Download Center Win8 RP version of the file with the official consistent, and provide five kinds of download methods, please users according to their own network environment to choose the corresponding download way!

Believe it or not, the use of Thunder (QQ whirlwind) offline download can get faster download speed.

Offline downloads let Win8 download faster

Two, 3 kind of reliable WIN8 RP Edition installs the course

Because the Win8 RP version is almost the same as the Win8 consumer preview, the previous WIN8 Consumer preview installation Tutorials still apply to WIN8 RP Edition. The author here simply says 3 most reliable Win8 installation methods.

① The simplest Win8 RP Version installation Method--double click installs Win8

After downloading the WIN8 RP version mirror, the ISO image is extracted directly to the directory of the non system, click inside the Setup.exe, you can upgrade the installation or New installation. This is the simplest method, but it is not necessarily a test of universal spirit.

② the most reliable Win8 RP version installation method--u disk installed Win8

Use U disk to install the WIN8 RP version is the most reliable, can be said to be the Omnipotent method. But the U-disk installation Win8 process is more complex, not suitable for beginners (if beginners can install a step-by-step operation can also be successful), want to understand the detailed Win8 installation method can click on the relevant article "U Disk installation Win8 Tutorial!" Three steps to get it done!

③ the most secure Win8 RP Version installation Method--virtual hard drive mounted Win8

Install Win8 on a virtual hard drive, which is only 1% (probably only 0.001%) less skilled than a talent master. Although it may sound like an unintelligible feeling, installing WIN8 on a virtual hard drive is definitely the safest Win8 installation method and can be used to make a dual system with an existing Win7 system. Even if the installation is not successful, it can be directly safely back to the Win7. See "Win7+win8 Dual system Installation Tutorial!" 0 The risk is super simple 2 steps to fix.

Three, the number of Win8 RP version of those exciting changes

When you install the WIN8 RP version, the next is the most exciting moment, let's take a look at the Win8 RP version of those exciting new changes!

Change 1. Start screen

Remember the classic beta fish in the CP (Consumer Preview version)? Don't see enough, just take a second look, because starting with the Win8 RP version, WIN8 will enable a new splash screen. What is it? Oh, you will not guess, originally it is ... "Windows". Although we are not sure whether this is a formal version of the final approval of the picture, but from experience this probability is quite large. Well, get used to it!

Figure 3 RP Version launch screen

Change 2. Mouse appearance

Does the traditional mouse appearance seem to be out of tune with the Metro interface? Don't worry, in the Win8 RP Edition era, a new set of mouse schemes will be introduced. Compared with the old version, the new version of the biggest change is to add a dynamic small circle, although simple, but can better match Win8 style.

Figure 4 New Mouse