Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 8

Upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 8

Note

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local Computer or you must right-click Setup.exe to run the procedure as administrator. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admin group might be able to Perform this procedure.

You can also upgrade from a pre-release build of Windows 8 to a more recent version of the Operating system.

Note

To perform this upgrade you must ensure your system is compatible for Windows 8. To perform the compatibility test run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant utility to check all devices and peripherals are compatible for Windows 8

When check is complete review results for any items requiring attention.

Check details for items requiring attention.

If item message states

“Reinstall it in Windows 8”

Drivers for devices noted will be installed with Windows 8.

Use the Windows 8 DVD media to upgrade

1. Start Windows 8 Setup by inserting the Windows 8 DVD media while running Windows, and then Click Run Setup. If the Autoplay program does not open the Windows options, browse to the root folder of the DVD media and double click setup.exe.

2. Once setup has completed loading on the Windows 8 Media DVD, a request for the OS product key will appear. Enter Product key and Click Next to proceed with Upgrade.

3. Read and accept the Microsoft® Software License Terms. Click I accept the License Terms (Required to use Windows), and then click Next. If you click I decline (cancel installation), Windows 8 Setup will exit.

4. Choose what to keep by selecting the options available. To maintain your previous Windows settings, personal files and Apps(recommended) select the first option, to keep your personal files only select the second option or to proceed without keeping any files or settings select the Third option and Click Next to proceed.

5. Your system is ready for installation. Click the Install button to perform the upgrade.

Caution

Please note some drivers might not be available for use on Windows 8 and will be available upon release.

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Minimum System Requirements for Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro: • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster

• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) • Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.

• To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.

• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768. • Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

Windows 8 Pro System requirement for Certain Features: • BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive

• BitLocker requires either Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or a USB flash drive • Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with second level address translation (SLAT)

Can I upgrade from previous versions of Windows to

Windows 8?

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What you can keep

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

• Nothing (your files will be saved in the Windows.old folder)

Windows Developer Preview

• Nothing (your files will be saved in the Windows.old folder)

Windows Vista • Programs

• Windows settings

• User accounts and files

Windows Vista • Windows settings

• User accounts and files

Windows XP • User accounts and files

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If you create installation media, start your PC from the media, and then install Windows 8, you won't be able to keep your files, programs, or settings. To keep files, programs, or settings you need to install Windows 8 Release Preview by starting your installation from within Windows.

Note

Yes, you can upgrade to Windows 8 Release Preview from Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Developer Preview, Windows Vista , Windows Vista, or Windows XP, but you might not be able to keep all of your files, programs, and settings. The following table shows what you can keep during an upgrade depending on the current version of Windows running on your PC:

Can my motherboard support Windows 8?

The following boards have been tested and confirmed for use on the Windows 8 operating System using default built in drivers.

Intel Boards: Viglen Range:

Viglen Part Code

Motherboard Model

Test Results

PMPCP001 Intel DQ77CP Motherboard PASS

PMPMK001 Intel DQ77MK Motherboard PASS

PMPSW002 Intel DQ67SW Motherboard PASS

PMP0W002 Intel DQ67OW Motherboard PASS

PMPEP001 Intel DQ67EP Motherboard PASS

PMPPJ001 Intel DH55PJ Motherboard PASS

PMPCR001 Intel DH61CR Motherboard PASS

PMPTM002 Intel DQ57TM Motherboard (rev 403+) PASS

PMPCB002 Intel DQ45CB Motherboard PASS

PMPEK001 Intel DQ45EK Motherboard PASS

PMPTY001 Intel DG41TY Motherboard PASS

PMPMJ001 Intel DG41MJ Motherboard PASS

PMPT0001 Intel DX79TO Motherboard PASS

PMP0G001 Intel DX58OG Motherboard PASS

PMPS0001 Intel DX58SO Motherboard PASS

PMPMW001 Viglen EQ450 Motherboard PASS

PMPM0001 Viglen EQ400 Motherboard PASS

PMPMS655 Viglen Vig655M Motherboard Pass

PMPMS645 Viglen Vig645M Motherboard PASS

PMPMS642 Viglen Vig642M Micro ATX Motherboard PASS

PMPMS640 Viglen Vig640M Motherboard PASS

PMPMS625 Viglen Vig625M Motherboard PASS

PMPMS620 Viglen Vig620M Motherboard PASS

PMPSM410 Viglen Vig410P Workstation Motherboard PASS