Sep 21, 2011
I had a few emails on how to get Windows 8, well here is the information you requested. I am copying and pasting this from another source so please give credit to the author for the handwork they gave to put this information together.
Download Windows 8
Current Build: Windows 8 Developer Preview Build 8102
Windows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86)
Size: 2.8 GB
SHA-1: 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC
Download: WindowsDeveloperPreview-32bit-English.iso
Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)
Size: 3.6 GB
SHA-1: 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9
Download: WindowsDeveloperPreview-64bit-English.iso
Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)
Size: 4.8 GB
SHA-1: 6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF
Download: WindowsDeveloperPreview-64bit-English-Developer.iso
Windows Server Developer Preview (x64) – DVD (English)
Size: 3.50 GB
SHA-1: 047EC0CE7458B837C36160960CB23B7BD9DACA93
Download: No Public Download Available Yet
Windows Server Developer Preview with Hyper-V Virtual Machine (x64) – (English)
Size: 2.07 GB
SHA-1: 1D32FB3087CA5480731E32A63362498FD9B39431
Download: No Public Download Available Yet
You must absolutely check authenticity of the ISO file you’ve just downloaded. Doing so will confirm that it hasn’t been modified by anyone, that it’s clean from spywares and viruses, and that it is free from corruption or any transfer error.
To confirm the authenticity of the ISO file you downloaded, all you have to do is to make sure that it is exactly (bit for bit) the same as the one Microsoft provides. We can know that two files are identical by matching their hashes. The hash of a file is the result of its calculation. Each file has a unique hash, if the file is modified (even only by 1 bit) then its hash will be completely different.
Like many software editors, Microsoft provides hashes for all their softwares, which allow to authenticate them as genuine. The hashes we’re looking for are available directly here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads
Match one of the hashes (either MD5 or SHA-1) of your version (32 or 64 bits) using HashCheck ( direct download — ) or any other hash calculator, and make sure that the ISO file you’ve downloaded is exactly the same as the one provided by Microsoft.
Check the authenticity of the ISO image that you have downloaded
- Download and install HashCheck.
- Right-click on the ISO image that you’ve downloaded and open Properties.
- Select the Checksums tab and wait until the HASH is calculated.
- Copy and past one of the HASHES released by Microsoftin the search field:
- Windows 7 32 bits: D0B8B407E8A3D4B75EE9C10147266B89
- Windows 7 64 bits: F43D22E4FB07BF617D573ACD8785C028
- If found, the ISO is exactly the same as the one released by Microsoft. If not found, then download Windows 7 again.
Currently Build 8102 does not require activation but on the slim chance that you are asked for a product key, this is the key that is installed automatically on installation: 6RH4V-HNTWC-JQKG8-RFR3R-36498
If you have happened to of downloaded the server version of Windows Developer Preview, which is not included in this guide, the key is: 4Y8N3-H7MMW-C76VJ-YD3XV-MBDKV
I was looking at the Windows 8 64bit developers edition and wondering if this will run on a 1 gig machine. Do you know the specs for this edition?
Windows 8 System Requirements
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch