Today Microsoft released its much anticipated Windows 8 Consumer Preview. VMware Fusion 4 is a great choice if you want to try Windows 8 for yourself. By running in a virtual machine you can remain isolated from your documents and other important applications, and simply roll back using snap shots in the event something goes wrong. If you’d like a walkthrough of installing Windows 8, checkout todays post by Arstechnica detailing the installation of Windows 8 in VMware Fusion.
Everyone here on the VMware Fusion team is amped about this new release, and what it means for VMware Fusion. Stay tuned for more updates in the future!
Want to get in on the Windows 8 Action? You can download it from Microsoft at this link.
In other VMware Fusion news, PCPRO.CO.UK released their review of VMware Fusion 4. Calling VMware Fusion “shinier, faster, better and more efficient…” You can check out the full review here.
To download a 30 Day trial of VMware Fusion 4 click here
You can also use my step-by-step guide I created for the previous Developer Preview, now with updated link for Consumer Preview.
http://www.satheesh.net/2011/09/14/how-to-install-windows-8-on-vmware-fusion/
Good luck!
How do we install on VMWare Workstation?
Just trying a typical install as if Windows 7 gives a failure trying to find .
Thanks Satheesh.net. We always appreciate your posts!
I just installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview along with the VMware tools. I still do not have internet like it acts like the driver is not working. Please help!
Ars Technica used VMware Fusion to try out the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Check out their write-up here: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/02/installing-the-windows-8-consumer-preview-a-visual-guide.ars
@eturk check out the Workstation Blog for details on installing in WS 8. http://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2012/03/windows-8-consumer-preview-running-in-workstation-8.html
I would if VM Fusion worked with Mountain Lion!
At least in my case it’s seems not so easy. I have a MacPro late 2008 2×2.8 Quad Core with VMWare Fusion 4.1.1. After the second or third screen during the w8 installation process I get an error message “CD-Rom/DVD driver not found”. Any hints?
Is unity working for You guys with VMware ?
The Windows 8 full screen does not stretch to the whole screen. Is there a way to change this in settings?
Windows 8 does not run in Vmware 3.1.4. Getting blue screens and it will not load. Please advise.