Installation and Setup
Windows 8’s installation and setup process is much like that in Windows 7. The install process is smooth and fast due to a deployment technology that copies an “image” of a fully installed Windows system onto your hard disk rather than copying and configuring files piecemeal. (One downside for hardcore operating system geeks, though, is that you can’t select the drive letter that will be assigned to the new copy of Windows. It’s going to be drive C: no matter what. If you have other hard disks in your system, they will be assigned letters other than C: when Windows 8 boots.)
One notable change is that when Windows 8 has been installed, you’re taken on a quick tour of the new Windows 8 user interface, including touch gestures ...
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