XP stop service? Microsoft: Yes
XP will quit the stage of history? Microsoft: Retire
What about XP system stop service? Microsoft: use my win8/win8.1.
First of all, XP users need to pay attention to the next win8/win8.1 system hardware requirements, refer to the following:
• Processors: 1 GHz or faster (supports PAE, NX, and SSE2)
• Memory: 1 GB (32 bits) or 2 GB (64 bits)
• Hard disk space: GB (32-bit) or GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 Graphics device with WDDM driver
Windows XP article:
XP users: How to judge computer hardware to meet the above conditions? Microsoft: You can use the WINDOWS8 upgrade assistant
Similar to the WIN7 Upgrade Advisor, the WINDOWS8 upgrade Assistant can also determine whether a user's computer meets the WIN8 system requirements and then provide a compatibility report.
After running the small assistant, the WINDOWS8 Upgrade Assistant provides a complete compatibility report that allows users to determine whether XP currently installed programs can be used on the WIN8 platform.
Data Migration Chapter:
If the user's computer device meets the WIN8 system requirements, you can start to prepare for the upgrade WIN8, but Win8 does not support importing data from the Windows XP platform compared to Win7, so you cannot use Windows Easy Transfer to copy XP's current documents, pictures, favorites, and even desktop data.
Therefore, XP users need to be very cautious in data backup, especially many users like to store all kinds of data files on the desktop, need to copy all backup to other non-system disk, external U disk, mobile hard disk or burning data disk.
WIN8 System Purchase article:
XP users: What's the difference between Win8 and Win8.1?
Microsoft: Win8.1 is a Win8 upgrade, consumer Win8 can be upgraded to Win8.1 for free, so XP users can choose Win8 and then upgrade to Win8.1.
XP users: What are the channels for buying Win8?
Microsoft: WINDOWS8 upgrade Assistant, Microsoft Mall, retailer and so on.
Above, the WINDOWS8 upgrade Assistant detects whether the computer hardware can meet the WIN8 system requirements, in addition, the small assistant also provides online purchase, download and upgrade installation WINDOWS8 functions.
Under this page, for the user to order for Win8 ordinary version, the current price is 998 yuan, after the purchase, you need to download 2G upgrade installation package online.
▲ Support Billing function
▲ Current WINDOWS8 Upgrade assistant support credit card and foreign Paypai payment method, are not suitable for domestic users
▲ when the user picks up the product and submits the order payment, Microsoft will provide the user with a product authorization key
Upgrade Win8 article:
Compared to the Win7 four versions, the WIN8 Retail edition has two main editions: the core version (normal edition), Professional Edition. Where individual users can choose the core version (normal edition).
It home Forum also organized the "Windows 8 official version of Microsoft Original CD-ROM image download Encyclopedia", "Windows 8.1 official version of Microsoft Original CD-ROM image download" and "Win8 use treasure" important information.
XP users: How to judge the network download WIN8 system for the official original?
The general comparison system mirror MD5 value and CRC32 value, such as Rubik's Cube file master (click to download the latest version), foreign 7-zip and other functions are supporting file verification, pulling out various types of packaging ghost and modified version of the system, remove all kinds of adware and backdoor security hidden dangers.
XP User: After having the system, how can I install it?
In the Windows XP era, the installation system was mainly recorded by burning CDs and DVDs. Upgrade WINDOWS8 also supports burning DVD installation, as well as U disk Boot Disk mode.
1, burn DVD system disk. Tool class can choose Rubik's Cube Burning (click to download the latest version), just add Win7 Professional version of the image file, specify a blank CD for burning.
2, the production of U disk boot disk. This is also the most popular system installation way, you can use the Magic cube USB disk to start (click to download the latest version), designated large capacity U disk, add Win8 mirror files, you can start to create a startup disk.
The Rubik's Cube u disk starts "burner" to identify Microsoft official original ISO mirror system version number
Install WIN8 article:
The process of installing WIN8 is very similar to the installation process of Win7, then reboot the computer, select the corresponding startup item, and start installing the system.
▲win8 Start Screen
▲ Install the main interface
▲ Choose a Custom installation method
Note: During the installation of Windows 8/windows 8.1, Desktop users need to enter an "installation Key" (not an activation key) in order to complete the operation, need to prepare in advance.
WIN8 Core installation Key: Bn3d2-r7tkb-3ypbd-8drp2-27gg4
WIN8 Professional Edition installation key: Ng4hw-vh26c-733kw-k6f98-j8ck4
Win8.1 Core installation Key: 334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
Win8.1 Professional Edition installation key: XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB
▲ Set WIN8 Personalization
Starting from Win8, the system introduced a Microsoft account cloud synchronization function to support the synchronization of the local system configuration to the cloud, and other features such as network disk, Win8 store, and recommend XP users to register Microsoft account
If the user needs to create a local account, you can open the local account Setup page by simply filling in the wrong password in the Microsoft account login interface.
▲ Select "Continue not to use Microsoft account"
Then the desktop can select a local account, set user name, password, password hint.
Under your account, set user name, password, password hint.
▲ Click Finish, effective
Finally, successfully entered the WIN8 New Start screen.