MikeM97 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hey guys , I found the March Release of Windows 8.1 by G2 [ Generation 2 ] and a mate told me he got this while another one has no problem with it ... May I find what would happen on my PC with this OS installing it on a VM ? If there's all right , should I proceed with the real installation ? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 No because its not the final OS. You don't know anything will break between now and RTM. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596782090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
devHead Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Mike, are you talking about the March 2014 Beta of Windows 8.1, or the most recent build of Windows 8.1 from this month? If it's an older Beta version, it won't let you install (or at least activate it), since it has an expiration date. Or are you talking about Windows 10? I really don't know what March Release of Windows 8.1 means. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596782100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted March 13, 2015 Veteran Share Posted March 13, 2015 Moved to Virtualization & Cloud Services Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596782266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Still ... if an .ISO image / its setup it's corrupted , can the VM show me this ? Does the setup that run in the VM act like it would do '' for real '' - booting from a CD/DVD with the same image [.ISO ] ? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596786942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
COKid Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Go for it and let us know how it all works out. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596786956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 On 18/03/2015 at 14:20, COKid said: Go for it and let us know how it all works out. I thought someone already know how those things going ... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596786980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 On 13/03/2015 at 18:33, Gotenks98 said: No because its not the final OS. You don't know anything will break between now and RTM. Windows 8.1 is final. Windows 10 is not final yet. OP is installing Windows 8.1 in VM. It's fine. No matter if 8.1 or 10. Some people have installed Windows 10 in their VM for testing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596786992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted March 18, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted March 18, 2015 <Thread cleaned> We do not allow discussion of Warez. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596787010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 On 18/03/2015 at 15:15, Nick H. said: <Thread cleaned> We do not allow discussion of Warez. Ok . The thread can be closed . Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596787112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 On 18/03/2015 at 14:55, shozilla said: Windows 8.1 is final. Windows 10 is not final yet. OP is installing Windows 8.1 in VM. It's fine. No matter if 8.1 or 10. Some people have installed Windows 10 in their VM for testing. I have two VMs of Windows 10 - one in each of my two Hyper-V hosts. (In fact, one of the VM hosts is Windows 10 10049 - which is hosting a VM of 10051.) Unless the ISO image itself has issues (corrupted, etc.),you wouldn't have any issues with hosting Windows in Hyper-V (or any other virtualization solution) - as long as it is newer than Windows 2000. MikeM97 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596808534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Thank you a lot , PG . Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1249934-installing-windows-81-on-a-vm/#findComment-596808604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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