Let me get the bad news out of the way up front: installing personal computer operating systems isn't easy, and
Windows 8 is no exception.
I've installed more versions of DOS, Linux, Windows,
Mac OS, OS X,
Android, and iOS than I can remember over more than two decades, and the fact of the matter is that there's a basic level of technical difficulty. How many average people actually know the name of their hard drives?
It is getting better, particularly with iOS and Android updates or with PC upgrades. But PCs are complex beasts with complex operating systems, and I prefer clean installations of Windows to sweep away the accumulated cruft.
Given how many PCs are in the market and that
Microsoft has already sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades, a lot of people could have a move to Microsoft's newest OS in their future. For anybody in that circumstance, here's a look at one person's experience.
