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How do I make Win8 bootable DVD with WinISO

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is released. The new features of Win8 are available here:
1. With faster boot time and better system optimization.
2. Memory Usage efficiency has been optimized.
3. Use the USB 3.0, greatly increased the transmission speed.
4. With more powerful Anti-Malware to ensure the security of the computer
5. Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch

First of all, you should have an ISO image file of win8. You can download it form the official website:

For 64-bit (x64):

For 32-bit (x86):

Before you installing Win8, you should know the system requirements:
1. 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
2. 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
3. 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
4. DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Here we will show you how to make Win 8 bootable DVD with WinISO step by step.
This article includes 3 steps.
1. Open Win8 ISO image file
2. "Burn" Win 8 ISO image file into DVD
3. Install

Free Download WinISO from our official website and install it. It will just take you several seconds.

Step 1: Open Win8 ISO image file

There are three ways to open Win 8 ISO file.
I. Running WinISO, click the "Open File" button on the toolbar

II. Click "File "menu, and choose "open file…" or you can directly press the shortcut "ctrl+o"
III. You can also drag the ISO file you want into WinISO.

Step 2: Burn the Win 8 ISO image file

Select the "Burn Image..."option. Or you can click "Burn" on the toolbar.
After that, the "Burn" dialogue will pop-up. Press the "…" then choos the Win8 ISO file to burn it to your DVD. After the progress is finished, you will get the Win8 bootable DVD.

Step 3: Install Win 8

Insert the Win 8 bootable DVD into your DVD driver and don't forget to change the startup sequence of your computer. Following the instructions on the Startup menu in the BIOS Setup Utility, set the CD-ROM drive to start first.
All of the preparation is OK. The last step is: restart your computer.

WinISO Standard 6 Update date: Mar. 1st, 2012
WinISO is a professional CD/DVD/Blu-ray file utility tool that can:
Make image file from CD/DVD/Blu-ray Driver
Convert image files between ISO / BIN and other formats. (Including NRG, CCD and MDS file formats)
Extract, edit, rename ISO files directly
Burn ISO image file to CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc
Make bootable CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc
Bridge and unbridge file systems
Mount ISO files
With WinISO, you can easily add, delete, rename, and extract file(s) within original files. It can also burn ISO file to CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc and mount ISO files. Furthermore, it supports burning files on-the-fly.
WinISO can process almost all CD/DVD/Blu-ray image files, including ISO and BIN/CUE. It has the ability to open an image file, display the file tree, and then run files within the file. This is useful when viewing files, or running programs.