Using School Windows 8 Download

[jlangford.9]

I can get Windows 8 Pro for free through my school, but I am having some troubles on how to download it. It is offered as a download on the school website, but I need to do a new download on a 120GB Samsung 840 Evo (new build). Since there is no OS on my computer, and I need an OS to get on the website and download Windows, how could I install it without an OS? Would a usb drive work to download from my laptop and then use the usb to move it to my computer?

[Duda777]

I can get Windows 8 Pro for free through my school, but I am having some troubles on how to download it. It is offered as a download on the school website, but I need to do a new download on a 120GB Samsung 840 Evo (new build). Since there is no OS on my computer, and I need an OS to get on the website and download Windows, how could I install it without an OS? Would a usb drive work to download from my laptop and then use the usb to move it to my computer?

Install linux on to USB boot of the USB go to website download and install to ssd

Remove USB

I think this would work

[Elven]

Hey @jlangford.9

 

If you can get access through the school site to get the download for Windows 8 pro. Download it to your laptop and then set up your usb drive as a bootable drive by using a program called windows 7 usbdvd (you can use it with windows 8 also).

 

You can find the download link for the software and guide on how to set it up from the web link below.

 

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

 

Once you have set the usb drive up. You need to ensure that the computer you wish to install the OS on is set to boot from the USB drive first in the boot priority, which can be found in the BIOS.

 

From that point on wards, it is business as usual 

 

Elven

[GoodBytes]

The download is an ISO, which you can burn into a disk, or for a faster install (~5min, yes that fast) you can use a USB flash drive (unless you have a horrible flash drive speed), and boot from it, and install Windows from there.

 

To put the ISO on a USB flash drive, use what Elven suggested. It's from Microsoft, and works with Windows Vista and up perfectly.

 

*Note: Install speed mentioned is the actual install process time, it excludes the time going through the setup wizard.

Installing Windows 8 Pro is a breeze.

 

If this is the first time on Windows 8, please tell us, and we will be ready to help you get started. The learning curve is a bit steep, but we believe we can help getting started properly so that you can get used to it as fast as possible, and within a month time or so, really enjoy it.