Windows 8 [Build 7980] VMware Image

A few of you may have heard of the recent leak of Windows 8 (at the stage it's at now), but fewer have actually used it. Well now I've made a VMware Image for you all to try without having to install it on a PC. There hasn't been a huge UI overhaul, but there are new features, so don't go expecting a completely different look just yet. There's a shortcut to take you to a tutorial of how to setup the VM if you're unsure, and the correct VMware to run the image is provided. Mac VMware is also included for those Mac users, enjoy!

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://open.demonii.com:1337
udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

 SoulUploader (2011-07-15)

Note: I can't edit at the moment, it must be down, but it's actually build 7989, not 7980. Typo.

godoflove (2011-07-15)

any photos?

lostspoil (2011-07-16)

@godoflove gaychat was running in a different browser window ;)

lostspoil (2011-07-16)

For those who doubt that this could be a windows 8 built, just look at the rest of his downloads it would make me kinda think he's not faking..

 Anacondaz (2011-07-16)

+1 rep

derda2 (2011-07-16)

works fine? has IE9? Cause i need to test a site with IE9 and cannot install SP1 on Vista...

grant523 (2011-07-17)

I saw people asking about this on youtube, on the video that is linked in the torrent, but you didn't say anything. The same thing is happening to me. I power it on, vmware loads, and then it says "windows is loading files". The progress bar fills up twice, then it goes back to vmware loading and then it keeps doing the same thing over and over. Help please!

TheWierd86 (2011-07-18)

Thank you mate, looking forward to reviewing it and comparing the versions as new ones comes out.

bbzlov (2011-07-19)

Will be reviewing with a few screenshots when I'm done :D

RishiKhetan (2011-07-21)

hey grant523....i do agree with you...the same thing is happening to me.....what to do now....Help!!!!!

makenshifox (2011-07-24)

How do you disable debug mode in vmware? I have tried renaming vmware-vmx-debug.exe and vmware-remotemks-debug.exe but I still get the message that it is running in debug mode when it starts.

ahvid_30 (2011-07-31)

It's a fake it's a windows 7!!!

ossisfleeting (2011-08-15)

I can't believe all these people are downloading this crap. This is a total farce.

amathaka (2011-08-28)

Big fan of your Mac vmware uploads, but disappointed here: this is a beta of WINDOWS 7.
Uncool, man :(

46399 (2011-09-01)

Pre activated Windows 8 ->
Haven't tried it yet.

erdodo9 (2011-10-01)

Full SHIT what you provided here. Apart the VMware software this upload is useless.
THIS IS a VMware image of WINDOWS 7.
I hope the uploader burns in hell for his crap torrent.
So I did it myself. Check it out pirates. The real thang: https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6712750

 SoulUploader (2011-10-01)

*sigh* This is the Windows 8 pre-release as it was leaked 4 months back or whenever it was. They add features onto their latest system gradually before they put it all together. You should understand what you're downloading before you start calling it fake.