The document discusses Windows 8 RTM and the free Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation. It provides details on features of Windows 8, the different pre-release versions available for free, editions of the RTM, and system requirements. Instructions are given on how to install and try the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation, including creating a bootable Windows To Go device.

1. "WINDOWS 8"—
"RTM" AND/OR
"ENTERPRISE EVALUATION"
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2. Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.org
Click on
“Meeting Notes”
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3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
"Windows 8 RTM" will be
"generally available" on October
26 with all retail copies requiring a
unique, not-free product key
during installation. However, you
can use the free, time-limited
"Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation" to learn about
"Windows 8..". 3

4. TOPICS
• Features of "Windows 8.."
• Free Previews and Evaluation
Versions of "Windows 8.."
• Editions of the RTM versions.
• System requirements
• Testing a legacy "Pentium 4"
computer to make sure that it can
run "Windows 8.."
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5. FEATURES OF "WINDOWS 8.."
• "Start" Screen with "Tiles"
• (legacy) "Desktop"
• No "Start" button
• "Hot Corners", "Charms", and "Switch
List"
• "Windows Store" apps (Formerly called
"Metro style apps")
• "Internet Explorer 10" in 3 flavors
• "File History" automated backup of data
files 5

6. FEATURES OF "WINDOWS 8.." (continued)
• "Storage Spaces" with mirroring of
drives (Not for the C: drive)
• "Windows Defender"
• "File Explorer" is the new name for
"Windows Explorer"
• "Hyper-V" virtual machine program but
no "Windows XP Mode"
• "Family Safety"
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7. FOUR PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE, FREE
RELEASES OF "WINDOWS 8.."
• September 13, 2011:
"Windows 8 Developer Preview"
• February 29, 2012:
"Windows 8 Consumer Preview"
• May 31, 2012:
"Windows 8 Release Preview"
• August 15, 2012:
"Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation"
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8. EXPIRATION DATES FOR THE TIME-LIMITED,
FREE RELEASES OF "WINDOWS 8.."
• Expires on March 11/2012 or
January 16, 2013
"Windows 8 Developer Preview"
• Expires on January 15, 2013:
"Windows 8 Consumer Preview"
• Expires on January 15, 2013:
"Windows 8 Release Preview"
• Must be activated before August 15, 2013,
but it only lasts 90/180 days once it is
installed:
"Windows 8 Enterprise
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9. RELEASES OF "WINDOWS 8 RTM.."
• August 1, 2012:
Release to "OEM partners"
• August 15, 2012:
Release to MSDN and TechNet
subscribers.
• August 16, 2012:
• Release to "Software Assurance"
volume customers
• October 26, 2012:
"General availability" = retail sales
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10. 4 RTM EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8.."
o "Windows 8"
o "Windows 8 Pro"
o "Windows 8 RT"
o "Windows 8 Enterprise"
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11. 4 RTM EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8.."
(continued)
o No "full version" of "Windows 8.." will be
available:
Only "Upgrade Edition"
and
"System Builder" edition instead of
"Full Version".
"System Builder" edition probably
cannot be moved to another computer or
motherboard.
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12. 4 RTM EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8.."
(continued)
o Some vendors such as "Newegg"
are referring to the "System Builder"
as a "Full Version". However, in the
past the term "Full Version" implied
the ability to phone Microsoft for a
activation key to move "Windows.."
to another computer or to another
motherboard.
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13. A COMPARISON OF THE EDITIONS:
o "Windows 8" (edition with fewest
features)
o "Windows 8 Pro" (has "Hyper-V", can
add in "Windows Media Center" for +$10)
o "Windows 8 RT" (for tablets)
o "Windows 8 Enterprise" (has "Hyper-V",
cannot add in "Windows Media Center",
has "Windows To Go", not available at
retail, for volume "Software Assurance"
sales to organizations, free time-limited
evaluation available for everyone!)
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14. THE "WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" IS A TRIAL OF A VERSION
OF "WINDOWS 8" THAT YOU WILL
NEVER BE ABLE TO PURCHASE!
• But it is close enough to the
versions of "Windows 8" that
you will be able to purchase that
it is a great learning and testing
tool at a fabulously great price
(free!). 14

15. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
"..ENTERPRISE EDITION" AND THE
OTHER EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8"
• See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows
_8_editions
and
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b
/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/04/1
6/announcing-the-windows-8-
editions.aspx 15

16. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
"..ENTERPRISE EDITION" AND THE
OTHER EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8"
• Unlike the "Pro" edition of "Windows
8", you cannot add "Windows Media
Center" to the evaluation or RTM
versions of "Windows 8 Enterprise".
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17. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
ENTERPRISE EDITION AND THE OTHER
EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• The evaluation and "real" versions of
"Windows 8 Enterprise" have
"Windows To Go" which lets you
create bootable USB flash drives
and bootable USB external hard
drives.
• No other edition of "Windows 8" has
this feature. 17

18. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
ENTERPRISE EDITION AND THE OTHER
EDITIONS OF "WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• When the "real" Windows 8
computers are sold starting in
October 26, 2012, they will be
running either the "Windows 8" or
the "Windows 8 Pro" editions of
"Windows 8". These two versions
will NOT have "Windows To Go".
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19. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE EVALUTION"
• According Microsoft's Website:
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20. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..(continued)
• Many bloggers and
discussion group participants
have stated that the actual
minimum requirement for
RAM for the 32-bit version of
"Windows 8.." is 2 Gigabytes
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21. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..(continued)
• Paul Thurrott stated that the 1 Gigabyte
minimum requirement for RAM for the
32-bit version of "Windows 8.." and the
2 Gigabyte minimum requirement for
RAM for the 64-bit version of "Windows
8.." is "ludicrous".
See
http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/super
site-blog-39/windows8/thoughts-
windows-8-system-recommendations-
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23. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..(continued)
• Members of the Tucson
Computer Society have made
several failed attempts to install
"Windows 8 Consumer Preview
32-bit" into computers with 1
Gigabyte of RAM so we agree
with Paul Thurrott.
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24. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..(continued)
• To determine if a "Pentium 4"
computer is capable of running
"Windows 8..", you can download
and run Microsoft's free "Coreinfo"
program by following our "how to"
instructions at
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winh
ardsig/win8/old-computer-Win8.pdf
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25. WAYS FOR YOU TO TRY OUT THE
"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE EVALUATION"
• Method 1:
Install it into a real computer.
• Method 2:
Install it into a virtual machine.
• Method 3:
Create a "Windows To Go" USB
flash drive or external USB hard drive.
Then use this device to non-
destructively boot up another
computer. 25

26. WAYS FOR YOU TO TRY OUT THE
"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE EVALUATION"
METHOD 1: INSTALL IT INTO A REAL
COMPUTER
• If you have a spare
computer handy, you can
install "Windows 8
Enterprise Evaluation" into
it. 26

27. WAYS FOR YOU TO TRY.. (continued):
METHOD 2: INSTALL THE
"WINDOW 8 ENTERPRISE EVALUATION"
INTO A VIRTUAL MACHINE
• Step 1: Install a free virtual machine
program such as "VMware Player 4 or 5"
or "Oracle VM VirtualBox 4" into your
existing "Windows XP"(or higher)
computer.
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28. WAYS FOR YOU TO TRY.. (continued):
METHOD 2: INSTALL THE
"WINDOW 8 ENTERPRISE EVALUATION"
INTO A VIRTUAL MACHINE (continued)
• Step 2: Install "Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation" (32-bit or 64 bit depending
on the actual processor in your
computer) into a "virtual machine"
running inside the "virtual machine
program".
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29. WAYS FOR YOU TO TRY OUT THE
"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE EVALUATION"
METHOD 3: BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO"
DEVICE
• If you have an empty USB flash storage
device or an empty external USB hard drive
(that has at least 16 Gigabytes of capacity),
you can help you make it into a "Windows To
Go" device by placing a copy of the free
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation on it.
You can then use this device to non-
destructively boot up most Pentium 4 or
higher computers with "Windows 8
Enterprise Trial.." 29

30. PRODUCT KEY
The installation process for "Windows
8 Enterprise Evaluation" does not
require a product key.
However, if "Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation" demands that you enter in
a product key (during a maintenance
procedure), put in
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31. HELP AND ADVICE FOR USING
"WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• If you use a "Windows To Go"
device to boot up a computer with
"Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation", do not remove the
bootable USB flash drive or
external USB hard drive until the
computer is totally powered off:
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33. HELP AND ADVICE FOR USING
"WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• Prior to the RTM versions of
"Windows 8", the "Windows To Go"
feature allowed you to remove the
USB flash drive or USB external hard
drive for up to 60 seconds and then
re-insert it. Folks are still raving about
this (discontinued) feature all over the
Web so do not be misled by all this
raving! 33

34. HELP AND ADVICE FOR USING
"WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• You can download our
Windows 8 Care Package
from
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig
/win8/CarePackage/Windows8CarePacka
ge2012-09-04.zip
This zip file contains
useful shortcuts that will make "Windows
8" easier for you to use.
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35. HELP AND ADVICE FOR USING
"WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• You can download our
Windows 8 Care Package
from
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig
/win8/CarePackage/Windows8CarePacka
ge2012-09-04.zip
This zip file contains
useful shortcuts that will make "Windows
8" easier for you to use.
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36. HELP AND ADVICE FOR USING
"WINDOWS 8" (continued)
• The "Windows 8/Hardware SIG" of the
Tucson Computer Soceity will continue to
post useful information on "Windows 8.."
at
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/meeting_n
otes.shtml such as
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig
/win8/win8-making-usable.pdf and
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig
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37. EXTENDING THE EVALUATION
At or after the 89th day of your use of
the "Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation", you can extend it for 90
more days by following the procedure
at
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhard
sig/win8/extendingwin8eval.pdf
With this procedure, you can get 180
days of use from the "Windows 8
Enterprise Evaluation". 37

38. APPENDIX 1
Making "Windows To Go" Bootable USB
Flash Drives and USB External Hard Disk
Drives
for Non-Destructively Booting Up Computers
with "Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation"
• Chicken and egg problem:
You have to have a working "Windows
8 Enterprise Evaluation" computer before
you can make a "Windows To Go"
bootable USB flash drive or USB hard
drive so let the participants of the
"Windows 8 Hardware SIG" help you!
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39. APPENDIX 1 (continued)
Making "Windows To Go" Bootable USB
Flash Drives and USB External Hard Disk
Drives (continued)
• For USB 2 or USB 3 external hard
drives, use the "Windows To Go" icon
inside the "Control Panel" of a real or
virtual computer that is running the 32-
bit or 64-bit version of "Windows 8
Enterprise Evaluation"
 about 30 minutes
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40. APPENDIX 1 (continued)
Making "Windows To Go" Bootable USB
Flash Drives and USB External Hard Disk
Drives (continued)
• For USB 3 flash drive devices, use
the "Windows To Go" icon inside the
"Control Panel" of a real or virtual
computer that is running the 32-bit or
64-bit version of "Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation"
 About 1 hour
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41. APPENDIX 1 (continued)
Making "Windows To Go" Bootable USB Flash Drives and
USB External Hard Disk Drives (continued)
• For USB 2 flash drive devices, do the
following from inside a computer that is
running any version of "Windows 7", or
"Windows 8":
Run the diskpart, imagex.exe, and bcdboot
commands, as described in
http://tweaks.com/windows/52279/how-to-
create-a-windows-to-go-usb-drive/
or http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=12119
 About 3 hours
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