Amazing Windows 8 is here for the consumer preview now. Happy to share this new experience with whoever excited about the future OS. You can download an .iso (Which is easiest way to install on a VMware Workstation / Player) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso And follow this instructions on this link with some corrections below, http://www.sysprobs.com/guide-install-windows-8-on-vmware-workstation-with-vmware-tools Before you install, Corrections in the above link : In brief, You don't select the .iso in the fist VMware wizard , instead select 'I will install ....Later' In the second step - Select 1. Windows, 2. Windows 7 ** When you click next you will see the VM configuration screen , here select 'Hardware' on the left side to select '.iso' file. This is where you mount ISO. The rest follow this as minimum system requirement, Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) ...