Confirmed: Windows Blue Will Be Free, to Be Called 8.1
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i've removed all Steelseries stuff and trying again with my razer stuff ,report back soon
Yep, me too, can't seem to find my Virgin SuperHub anymore, also I've a VS2012 project that uses a hosts file entry, try going direct in IE11 and it just doesn't work, fine in Firefox. Weirdly it works in IE11 from VS2012 when I right click the project and say View in Browser, exact same URL...
I installed this last night on my laptop, pretty much by accident. I left it downloading the update, got home and it was on a T's & C's screen. Thought what the hell and did it, expecting the worst after reading this thread.
However, it went incredibly smoothly - changed the keyboard from US to UK during the install (it was an option in the bottom right on at least one of the screens) and no issues so far (although I'm sure a couple will crop up). I didn't muck about with RTM's, Previews or any of that stuff previously as I thought it would just complicate the upgrade and my Windows 8 was vanilla with no registry "tweaks" or start button mods.
I'll be giving it a thorough testing over the weekend.
However, it went incredibly smoothly - changed the keyboard from US to UK during the install (it was an option in the bottom right on at least one of the screens) and no issues so far (although I'm sure a couple will crop up). I didn't muck about with RTM's, Previews or any of that stuff previously as I thought it would just complicate the upgrade and my Windows 8 was vanilla with no registry "tweaks" or start button mods.
I'll be giving it a thorough testing over the weekend.
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wow i am running win 8.1 ,just take the Steelseries stuff out,it worked for me
hope it works for you
now i need a new mousse or some working drivers for it
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good news!
Have you tried the drivers after install? I'm just wondering if they work as I really cannot be bothered get get a cheap keyboard and mouse just to get it working.
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no i have not tried the drivers after installed 8.1,there site says not compatible with it ,do not want to mess it up also
i am using a razer with 3 year old software and that works fine,i hope its not long before they get working drivers for it
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The RD Web Access is probably filtered to only allow certain browser user agents to access it and hasn't been updated for the latest version of IE. Try changing the User Agent string in IE to an older version... that might fix it - http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/change-ua.html (follow the instructions for MSIE 8 and 9)
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Fair enough, i'll hold off trying again till it's sorted. Cheers for the info.
just tried the mouse ,it works on 8.1 but the software/drivers will not let you install them on 8.1 ,
no good for a lefty
Didn't write down the error code, but after waiting over an hour and a half! last night for the update to install, it failed and restored 8.
Grrr
When typing numbers in address bar you have the bar expand as it tries to predict searches. At the bottom there is "Turn off suggestions (stop sending keystrokes to Bing). Click that and continue typing router ip.
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Well I solved my issue and have potentially solved it for a number of others. It does require some work in the bios and to win8 prior to accepting the install to 8.1 though which means anyone upgraded to 8.1 will have to wipe to fix it. Not the best fix but a fix all the same. Hopefully microsoft will find a solution and build it into an update of some sort.
