Windows 8 Consumer Preview Thread

ColEx · 3 Sep 2012 at 07:34

How will the downloaded version be installed? Sorry for the noob question, but i have always installed from a DVD or USB drive.

Will i be able to stick the downloaded version onto a USB drive for future use?

prescott28 · 3 Sep 2012 at 08:26

ColEx said:
How will the downloaded version be installed? Sorry for the noob question, but i have always installed from a DVD or USB drive.

Will i be able to stick the downloaded version onto a USB drive for future use?

Yes, there is even a downloadable tool to do this as well.

Cromulent · 3 Sep 2012 at 11:28

I'm stuck on the fence as to whether to upgrade to Windows 8 or not. One part of me wants to have the latest version of Windows but the other part of me is concerned about such a large change. I only recently switched to using Windows 7 (in March) before that I was a Mac OS X user and I've only just got used to Windows 7. Changing to Windows 8 looks like I'll have to start again from scratch.

ColEx · 3 Sep 2012 at 11:29

prescott28 said:
Yes, there is even a downloadable tool to do this as well.

This will work with Windows 8?

Thinking about it, will Windows 8 need a USB boot drive install at all? As Windows 8 is just a upgrade isn't it? So it will be installed from with in the OS of Windows 7?

Again, i have never installed a upgrade version of windows either, always been a fresh install from a full version from physical media device.

prescott28 · 3 Sep 2012 at 11:34

ColEx said:
This will work with Windows 8?

Thinking about it, will Windows 8 need a USB boot drive install at all? As Windows 8 is just a upgrade isn't it? So it will be installed from with in the OS of Windows 7?

Again, i have never installed a upgrade version of windows either, always been a fresh install from a full version from physical media device.

Yes, the tool works fine with Windows 8 and will upgrade your machine just fine. Just make sure there is enough room on the boot drive as it will create a windows.old folder which is about the same size as your existing windows folder.

passey89 · 3 Sep 2012 at 11:38

are there many performance gains in having windows 8 prof over windows 7 prof?

deadite66 · 3 Sep 2012 at 13:56

Win8 Pro upgrade only mentions 1 DVD-ROM so i assume both x86 and x64 are on one disc?

passey89 · 3 Sep 2012 at 14:03

deadite66 said:
Win8 Pro upgrade only mentions 1 DVD-ROM so i assume both x86 and x64 are on one disc?

probably will be as my 32bit install for my tab was only 2gb i think

theheyes · 3 Sep 2012 at 16:20

passey89 said:
are there many performance gains in having windows 8 prof over windows 7 prof?

Yep.

passey89 · 3 Sep 2012 at 19:11

Installing the 64bit version on my main rig now.

Gulp let's hope this goes smoothly.

Hopeful, will have an under 10 sec boot time when complete

theheyes · 3 Sep 2012 at 19:29

You should on a Crucial M4.

willhub · 3 Sep 2012 at 19:33

So anywhere I can now buy Windows 8 Pro for £25?

ChileanLlama · 3 Sep 2012 at 19:36

willhub said:
So anywhere I can now buy Windows 8 Pro for £25?

26/10/2012 from Microsoft for the £25 upgrade.

passey89 · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:02

Only available now to dreamspark premium members for free until 26/10/2012 then every 1 can get it

passey89 · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:05

WEI update

Max rating is 9.9

I used to get

Processor - 7.4
Memory - 7.4
Graphics - 7.9
Gaming graphics - 7.9
Primary hard disk - 7.9

under windows 8 I am now getting

Processor - 7.5
Memory - 7.5
Graphics - 7.3
Gaming graphics - 7.3
Primary hard disk - 8.1

deuse · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:24

theheyes said:
Yep.

What are these performance gains you speak of?

In games it's either the same or lower fsp then windows 7 on my network all was the same as it would be.

theheyes · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:35

deuse said:
What are these performance gains you speak of?

In games it's either the same or lower fsp then windows 7 on my network all was the same as it would be.

Boot time, native USB3, less memory usage, more power efficient, networks come back up faster etc. Depends how you measure performance I suppose.

deuse · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:50

theheyes said:
Boot time, native USB3, less memory usage, more power efficient, networks come back up faster etc. Depends how you measure performance I suppose.

So nothing win 7 can't do now. And performance is down to CPU\GPU\HD plus the speed and how much ram you have.

Win 8 looks good for tablets but that's it ..but that's just my opinion.

theheyes · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:59

deuse said:
So nothing win 7 can't do now. And performance is down to CPU\GPU\HD plus the speed and how much ram you have.

Win 8 looks good for tablets but that's it ..but that's just my opinion.

There's plenty Windows 8 can do that Windows 7 can't. It can't hybrid boot for starters. And performance isn't simply down to specs.

RSR · 3 Sep 2012 at 21:01

silversurfer said:
The student version of windows will be full wont it, how much for that is likely

New install of windows and a new dl from your link and its apparently not possible to reinstall directx like this. win8 comes with a newer version or something like that.
I presume theres no other reason why it'd error on a new install and everyone gets a similar result

Code:

-------------------- [09/01/12 16:17:43] module: dxupdate(Mar 30 2011), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 6124, function: CFusion::CFusion Failed API: LoadLibraryShim() Error: (0x80131700) -------------------- [09/01/12 16:17:43] module: dxupdate(Mar 30 2011), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 2969, function: IsMDXInUse Unable to initialize MDXCheck. -------------------- [09/01/12 16:17:43] module: dsetup32(Mar 30 2011), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 280, function: CSetup::InstallPlugIn DirectXUpdateInstallPlugIn() failed.

Steam will work but bf3 from origin gives directx error on win8

BF3 works fine for me on W8 Professional RTM.