Windows 8 Consumer Preview Thread

Glaucus · 1 Mar 2012 at 11:44

Balb0wa said:
i tried this last night, seems ok, wasnt impressed that i couldnt sign in with my windows live id , which ends in hotmail.com (had it ten years!) , any idea why??

Set it up t use that email.

robinbredin · 1 Mar 2012 at 11:50

I think that Microsoft is being a bit pushy, forcing people to sign up to a email account, so they can use Win 8. Though people do have a email account, they are forced to share it with Microsoft, just to use Win 8. :mad:

Balb0wa · 1 Mar 2012 at 11:52

Glaucus said:
Set it up t use that email.

i tried to, said i had to use a hotmail.co.uk or a live.co.uk , very odd

TallPaul_S · 1 Mar 2012 at 11:54

Balb0wa said:
i tried to, said i had to use a hotmail.co.uk or a live.co.uk , very odd

I set it up fine with a .com hotmail account, try setting your region to US, I set mine to UK after I had it all set up so was on US by default.

xtremedetailz · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:07

Tried it and hated it...

It kept freezing and the HD light would stay on constant... Couldnt turn the thing off and i also hate how microsoft are forcing you to use their email accounts to sign in.

Metro style icons ? Leave it for xbox and windows phones and gimme normal desktop anyday.

Cant see how businesses are going to get on with this as they would spend 99% of the time trying to find how things and how to do stuff.

Murray · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:11

Can you just set your region to US and be able to sign in?

Balb0wa · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:17

TallPaul_S said:
I set it up fine with a .com hotmail account, try setting your region to US, I set mine to UK after I had it all set up so was on US by default.

Murray said:
Can you just set your region to US and be able to sign in?

will give it a go later ,cheers

The_Judge · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:20

Where do you get the Product Key from?

NZXT30 · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:22

will you be able to enter your windows key when windows 8 is officially out or you'll have to do a re-install?

marc2003 · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:33

The_Judge said:
Where do you get the Product Key from?

really?

Murray · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:34

Does windows media player look terrible compared to the video app for anyone else?

paradisiac · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:34

NZXT30 said:
will you be able to enter your windows key when windows 8 is officially out or you'll have to do a re-install?

will be a whole install as this isn't the finished build

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:42

The_Judge said:
Where do you get the Product Key from?

Will give you a clue, first post bold text. :rolleyes:

point decay · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:45

had a play around with it, its certainly different. as a desktop user im not sure what benefits are there for me.

probably wait for the RC before putting more time into it.

Subliminal Aura · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:45

The_Judge said:
Where do you get the Product Key from?

This made me laugh.... Did you try the usual suspects first ? Torrent sites ? Usenet ?

Glaucus · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:53

Fates against me, went to shop to get new usb pen and card has been blocked by bank and my other card, I can't for the life of me remember the pin as never use it in shops online only.

RobP · 1 Mar 2012 at 13:06

Can't seem to get the Windows Snap working. I am on the desktop, go to the top left to get my last used Metro App (Music) left-click and drag it out, but then if I try dragging it back to the left the last used apps panel appears rather then letting me snap the Music app.

nlr · 1 Mar 2012 at 13:07

is it true there is NO START?!?

wildest_jjk · 1 Mar 2012 at 13:08

So is it better to just install the preview on a USB stick as oppose to a VM? It's just I am worried about causing problems with my current data etc. But with it installed on a VM it is very limited to what it can do.

Thanks

Subliminal Aura · 1 Mar 2012 at 13:12

nlr said:
is it true there is NO START?!?

What? That old pop up menu from the 90s ? Yes it's true

We have tiles now

BTW Whilst I'm here ... I take it that you still can't get flash running on the embedded metro browser although html5 works

EDIT: Except Youtube needs WebM :mad: