Windows 8 Consumer Preview Thread

bledd · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:35

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

Links are up

32bit 2.5Gb Hash E91ED665B01A46F4344C36D9D88C8BF78E9A1B39

64bit 3.3Gb Hash 1288519C5035BCAC83CBFA23A33038CCF5522749

CD KEY
DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J

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Hash checker tool

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Install from USB

Here's a link to the tool that will put the ISO onto a USB stick in the quickest time.

Rufus

Simple to use, change the 'create a bootable disk using' drop down to ISO, then point it at your download and click Start.

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Install from DVD

To burn the ISO to disc, download IMGBurn and select 'Write Image File to Disc' then point it down the download and click Burn

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Features, Applications and News Thread

Number_25 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:39

Thanks.

Glaucus · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:40

Some one remind me how to stick it on bootable USB.

[timko] · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:42

Glaucus said:
Some one remind me how to stick it on bootable USB.

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+7+iso+boot+from++usb

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_install_windows_7_usb_key

Even though it's for Win7, it's exactly the same for any bootable iso.

sjcf1 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:43

Cheers for that, will bung it on a VM before dual booting on my netbook.

Last time I installed win 8. The Win 7 usb tool worked just fine with 8.
http://emea.microsoftstore.com/UK/en-GB/Service-Centre/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool

Edit. Gah Beaten to it

Glaucus · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:44

Ooh showing off an app called Icookbook, sounds interesting for me. Now if I can imported selected recipes from blogs/website. That's what I want, if not someone want to build me an app.

Subliminal Aura · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:44

Here we go... spam in here as the other thread got closed

EDDS · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:45

Downloaded, now time to learn how to dual boot for the first time.

Number_25 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:46

I'm gonna have this as my main installation.

[timko] · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:46

900kB/s and 54mins here for 64Bit.

marc2003 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:46

EDDS said:
Downloaded, now time to learn how to dual boot for the first time.

if you want to dual boot, run setup.exe from the \sources folder. make sure your spare drive/partition is already formatted as ntfs and has a drive letter attched to it and then choose it during setup. job done.

Number_25 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:47

62%...

bledd · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:47

Subliminal Aura said:
Here we go... spam in here as the other thread got closed

It was huge and had now defunct info in it..

XeNoN89 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:47

100Meg internet, and it's downloading at 280KB/sec

Gimpymoo · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:48

These downloads are QUICK.

Kudos to Microsoft. I can only imagine the load the servers are under at the moment.

x86 and x64 downloaded at 6.6Mb/s.

Number_25 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:48

Servers failing everywhere I would imagine.

marc2003 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:50

my download ground to a halt so i retried with a download manager (an old app called net transport i used years ago) and it's maxing out nicely.

edit: 15 minutes on virgin 30Mbps. not too shabby.

BlackAle · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:50

6MB/sec solid, download just finished.

Impressive that the servers held up at that speed, though I guess it'll get slower later.

Number_25 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:52

Still at 3.4mb/s, 87%, can't install it 'till I get home....

Number_25 · 29 Feb 2012 at 14:53

People who have installed it already, would you mind putting up some screenshots of the new desktop as the ones I have seen have only been in 800x600 res.