The Windows 8 Thread

[Deleted member 77746]

That was my only beef with the Vista/7 previews, especially for x64.

Not Microsoft's fault though, lazy manufacturers

Personally I think all manufactures should push them to Microsoft to be signed and then updates via the update centre to improve compatibility.

I know you can download them from the manufactures now but to be honest this would make Windows more stable in my eyes.

The people who no the os better are Microsoft themselves not 3rd party companies.

 

[paradisiac]

Personally I think all manufactures should push them to Microsoft to be signed and then updates via the update centre to improve compatibility.

I know you can download them from the manufactures now but to be honest this would make Windows more stable in my eyes.

The people who no the os better are Microsoft themselves not 3rd party companies.

do microsoft not charge a fortune to have a driver signed? im sure i read that somewhere, which is why companies dont bother.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

do microsoft not charge a fortune to have a driver signed? im sure i read that somewhere, which is why companies dont bother.

Yep, I am sure I read this somewhere too but it's no good having bad drivers wrote from day 1.

 

[jakspyder]

My only tiny single small problem with the dev preview was teamspeak would not receive my PTT key if it was not the main window. Such a tiny tiny thing but unfortunately a massive deal breaker for me. TS3 has updated several times since then, + beta soon. Hopefully that fixes it. I love the task manager though i HATED you could not set another browser to be default for URL links other than the IE metro version. very very annoying.

 

[Number_25]

Will the BETA run up to release?

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Will the BETA run up to release?

no doubt it will.

 

[paradisiac]

Will the BETA run up to release?

i would guess no, especially as there is a possabilty of another release (Release Candidate) before the retail version hits the shelf

 

[Deleted member 77746]

i would guess no, especially as there is a possabilty of another release (Release Candidate) before the retail version hits the shelf

ah yeh there is speculation there will be one more release so this consumer preview will run up until the next consumer preview 2 or whatever it is called.

 

[Montala]

Presumably they will release a 64 bit version?

Based on previous experience, these releases are usually pretty 'solid'.

I bet the initial download speeds will be very slow though!

My thoughts at the moment are to start it off just before I go to bed at around midnight, and to leave it running overnight!

 

[Number_25]

Aah nice one. 1hr25min ETA.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Aah nice one. 1hr25min ETA.

I have set a reminder in calendar lol how sad. My week off work so gives something for me to play with for a wee while.

 

[nightmare99]

Did the earlier preview support dual boot natively if installed to a different partition.

Yes with a graphical UI

Also, anyone able to advise on how to install across a network?

It should be similar to 7 but perhaps with some extra answer file options.

 

[paradisiac]

Presumably they will release a 64 bit version?

Based on previous experience, these releases are usually pretty 'solid'.

I bet the initial download speeds will be very slow though!

My thoughts at the moment are to start it off just before I go to bed at around midnight, and to leave it running overnight!

the dev preview had both 32 and 64 bit versions so i would imagine so yeh.

 

[Montala]

Thanks... Do we have a link yet, as to where it should eventually 'appear'?

 

[paradisiac]

Thanks... Do we have a link yet, as to where it should eventually 'appear'?

i have an unofficial link, which i will be using as it will be less busy than the official MS one, but it will still download from the MS server, just quicker to get to

 

[paradisiac]

i have read, and please correct me if im wrong or this was available on other OS's, but there is a 128bit version of windows 8 and windows 8 server editions. what would you need this for?

 

[jakspyder]

i have an unofficial link, which i will be using as it will be less busy than the official MS one, but it will still download from the MS server, just quicker to get to

You can't say that without sharing! What a meanie

 

[jakspyder]

i have read, and please correct me if im wrong or this was available on other OS's, but there is a 128bit version of windows 8 and windows 8 server editions. what would you need this for?

IIRC that was for "windows 9" or whatever the next version is called. Don't quote me on that.

 

[paradisiac]

You can't say that without sharing! What a meanie

if i share, it will be overloaded too

 

[Number_25]

i have an unofficial link, which i will be using as it will be less busy than the official MS one, but it will still download from the MS server, just quicker to get to

Can you send me it via trust please?