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I am interested in trying Windows 8 before installing it on my laptop. Is there any way to create a live USB for Windows 8 like Linux? I tried using the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool, but it asks me to install Win 8. Am I doing something wrong?

Ashish Vishwakarma
2012-08-03 15:36:44
http://geeknizer.com/how-to-run-windows-8-from-live-usb/
Marius Marin
2012-08-02 08:23:06
You can try this if you want, is in Romanian language, but you can use translator, http://www.go4it.ro/software/dosare-3998600/windows-8-8021739/cum-instalezi-si-rulezi-windows-8-de-pe-un-stick-usb-9384128/hope i help
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FIDELIS
2012-03-13 19:51:00
Hello, I haven't tried it myself but maybe you can give YUMI a shot.  As long as you have the ISO image,  I do not see a problem with windows 8.  I might be wrong though:http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
Chris Hoffman
2012-03-13 03:34:00
This is a great question and I've been looking into it myself. I've heard about "Windows To Go," a new feature in Windows 8 that allows this sort of thing.Turns out that it's not available in the Consumer Preview and it will require a corporate version of Windows to work, when it's eventually released. I'm really disappointed about that.The best way to try Windows 8 before you install is with a virtual machine: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-8-virtualbox-free/That post was written for the Developer Preview, but the process is similar. I've been running the Consumer Preview in VirtualBox, myself.