Install Windows 8 Beta Z60m

Hello:
I would like to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my ThinkPad Z60m ..
According to Microsoft, the minimum specs are:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
Any ideas ?? Is this laptop able to run the beta??
Moderator Note; subject edited ti include system type and post content

The laptop can be update to Windows 8 Consumer preview as meet the configuration.
Kindly create the recovery disc so if you want to roll back to Windows 7 it can be done.
Best Regards,
Tanuj
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Originally posted by Some1ne
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bishop638 wrote:
It may not apply to you, but as a student i have other priorities for my money.
So endeed it took me an afternoon to resize and reinstall everythings. But at the end of the day i found the right space to use and never resize it then.
To conclude for Lenny7118, it is possible to resize your partition after the installation. But it's up to you to use the free way, which need time, or camptune.
Respectfully,
bishop638
I have better things to do with my time then spending half a day resizing a partition, but thanks.

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