How to Run Windows 8 inside Windows 7 or XP

 

Windows 8 is the latest edition of operating system from Microsoft and if you are still using the old Windows XP than you should move to this new OS because of security concerns. Although Microsoft is still providing the support for older version but one should not take any chance to lose precious data. Again if you love the previous versions and don’t want to remove it than don’t worry because with the help of some basic tools you can easily run Windows 8, Linux inside Windows 7 or XP and take benefit of both world’s.

VMware Player

VMware Player is a very light and easy to use Windows Virtual Machine software which will allow you to easily run any version of Windows operating system easily within your existing OS. Although it’s a licensed software and you need to buy it if you want to use it or commercial purposes but it’s totally free for home and personal use.
Download VMware Player
After installing the software it’s very easy to use it. Just open the main program from main menu and you will see a simple interface like the one mention below. All you need to do is to load the ISO image of the operating system which you want to run. You can create the image for your self or download from the links mention below.

Download Windows XP ISO Image

Download Windows 7 ISO Image

Download Windows 8 ISO Image