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Windows Windows 8 - Pre-Beta availible (OUT NOW)

Discussion in 'Software' started by GoodBytes, 13 Sep 2011.

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  1. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    It's a driver issue, most likely. On my laptop, despite getting Aero, and the 3D Metro plane demo working... some Metro demo games fails at startup saying that something that it could not use hardware acceleration, and I have less battery life on my laptop. And I do get graphic glitches in Firefox when hardware acceleration is enabled, and on rare occasion, in Windows 8 interface.
     
    GoodBytes, 16 Sep 2011
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  2. cpu121

    cpu121 What's a Dremel?

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    Isn't ARM 32-bit only?
     
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  3. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    GoodBytes, 16 Sep 2011
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    thehippoz What's a Dremel?

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    aye I dl the dev version last night.. only have 4.7 dvds here

    have to pick up some discs
     
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  5. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Why not use a 8GB USB key? That is what I used. And use Microsoft ISO to USB tool
    It's faster too when installing.
     
    GoodBytes, 16 Sep 2011
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  6. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    Mmm! Different!

    I've got it running on my Samsung NC10 with a crappy old SSD and it's not too bad. I wish more stuff worked though :) The only squares I can click on where something happens on the Metro UI are Desktop, Control Panel and Libraries iirc. Every other button I can click on or unpin, some I can shrink but none of them launch anything. I can only assume the 32-bit iso is different to the 64-bit one I guess.

    Only thing to find drivers for were the GMA950 which tbh is a bit surprising.

    I like the iOS-like basic control panel. Going from this preview, it just needs a bit of spit and polish tbh as it runs okay.
     
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  7. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    shame all my USB keys are 4GB...

    is there a way to download the 'tools' separately...
     
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  8. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Not to my knowledge. :/
     
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  9. Madness_3d

    Madness_3d Bit-Tech/Asus OC Winner

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    I've installed it in VirtualBox and it works pretty well, got networking and sound working only think not going yet is the Video. Got it to install the guest driver but currently getting "Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware"

    Posting from it now, Really dislike it tbh. Whole OS is a mess. I know it's Pre-Beta but it looks like it was designed by an 8 year old... :wallbash:
     
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  10. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    I showed Windows 8 to work, and no one was saying this.
    I think it looks bad, because you are missing your graphic card drivers. I like the deisgn.
    Would be cool to be able to change the background color or put your own... but it's fine in Green (better than Purple, as it was in Demo in Video #1).
    The Start screen and all it's Metro app are 100% GPU rendered.
     
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  11. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    GoodBytes, 16 Sep 2011
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    There is now, VS2011 dev preview has just been released :thumb:
     
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  13. Madness_3d

    Madness_3d Bit-Tech/Asus OC Winner

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    Even without the working drivers Aero works it's just not as nippy as I'd like, The OS is displayed in full and working I just don't like it. It doesn't know if it's a tablet OS or a Desktop/Laptop OS. It's trying to be both and failing at being either
     
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  14. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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  15. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    I think you should try it as a dual boot setup, to use it more... I think you are just browsing around and not use the OS. It reminds me of people trying Win7 under VM. I noticed that most people doing this hated Win7, and called the end of Microsoft. And now they love Win7, and say how it's the best Windows.

    I was like you.. but after giving it a chance... and pass the old habits, I am starting to like it more and more. I still hold that it's obviously buggy, and some things would be better tweaked. But I think it's a great tablet OS and desktop/laptop OS.

    Here is why:
    -> As a tablet, you'll get all your apps as a "metro application". So they are like any other tablets, but with support for basic multitasking (2 program side by side 30/70 layout), and more cool stuff from Win8.

    -> As a desktop OS, you'll most likely have the Start menu from Win7. Or at worst: enabled by default for Home Premium, and disabled by default for Business and Enterprise edition. I'll be surprised if there are no disable Metro option.

    -> If Microsoft fixed the quirks here and there for laptop/desktop users, I think it will be a lot better, and be more functional.
     
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  16. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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  17. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    Gave it a spin in Virtualbox at first, then gave this a try... working well so far...
     
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  18. impar

    impar Minimodder

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    Greetings!

    Already on my second Win8 installation. The first one crapped.

    Two things impressed me, the speed of the OS and how useless Metro interface is.

    I use KB+M in Windows, Metro interface is totally inadequate. Might be a wonderful UI for tablets and smartphones but for general desktop use it is a very clumsy way to operate a OS. It doesnt even allow for mouse scrolling.
     
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  19. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    yes it does [or at least it does for me]...
     
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  20. impar

    impar Minimodder

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    Greetings!
    The mouse scrolling?
    Click with the middle-button and scroll horizontally and vertically?
     
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