Installing Windows 8

Let's install Windows 8 on VirtualBox.

First open the VirtualBox and click on New.

You will see the following, click NEXT.

Type Windows 8 in the Name.
Click NEXT.

Now, time to create new Virtual Machine.
Adjust the amount of RAM you would like to give to the OS.
(1024 MB will be enough, atleast 768 MB must be given.
WARNING: Don't give RAM higher than half of the RAM present in your system, else the processes might become slow. Also, don't give less RAM, else the OS might not install.
Click NEXT.

You will see the following, you can create a new hard disk or use the existing hard disk that you have made earlier.
Click NEXT.

You will see the following, you can choose between VDI, VMDK, VHD, HDD.
I would recommend VDI.
Click NEXT.

You can now choose Virtual disk Storage details.
A dynamically allocated virtual disk file will only use space on your physical hard disk as it fills up, although it will not shrink again automatically when space on it is freed.
A fixed size virtual disk file may take longer to create on some systems but is often faster to use.
I prefer dynamically allocated, click NEXT.

Select the location where you like to create and also select the size of Virtual Disk(VD).
Click NEXT.

Now the virtual disk has been made in the selected location.
Click CREATE.

You will see following window.

Now click on Settings.


You will see settings box, now click on STORAGE and then in attributes click on CD like structure.
If you are using a CD/DVD check Live CD/DVD.

You will see the following.

Click on Choose virtual CD/DVD disk file...
Browse to the folder where the .iso(disk image) file of the OS is present. And the select the file.
If you are using a CD\DVD click on "Host Drive 'X:'"

Click OK.

Now it's all ready.
Click on START.

Now the setup of the Windows 8 will begin.
And next time you start virtual box, it will run the OS seamlessly.