Windows 8 anyone?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by motc7, Mar 8, 2012.

  1. motc7

    motc7 Vice Admiral (Starfleet)

    Anyone trying out the consumer Preview? I am.
     
    motc7, Mar 8, 2012
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  2. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    LauraR, Mar 8, 2012
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  3. motc7

    motc7 Vice Admiral (Starfleet)

    motc7, Mar 8, 2012
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  4. Nedlamar

    Nedlamar MajorGeek

    Man I must have missed that. Thanks for the link to the link :-D

    Although I have to admit I find this funny.

    So it will check to see IF you can run it.
    Yet they are warning you a PC pre-XP wont be able to create a bootable USB.
    Nice.
    Ok for anyone out there using a 95/98/200/ME edition of Windows..... STOP BEING CHEAP... BUY A NEW PC!!! (certain exceptions apply)
    And while you're at the electronics store, go ahead and grab yourself a Colour TV :p

    :-D
     
    Nedlamar, Mar 8, 2012
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  5. the mekanic

    the mekanic Major Mekanical Geek

    So much for picking your own bit version, and installing it elsewhere...

    :***:crap
     
    the mekanic, Mar 8, 2012
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  6. Triaxx2

    Triaxx2 MajorGeek

    Hey! I LIKE 98.
     
    Triaxx2, Mar 9, 2012
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  7. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    98 what though? beers, hotdogs....

    ;)
     
    DavidGP, Mar 10, 2012
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  8. Triaxx2

    Triaxx2 MajorGeek

    Windows 98.
     
    Triaxx2, Mar 11, 2012
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  9. pcunite

    pcunite Private E-2

    Meh, I don't know ... it was a big deal switching from XP to Windows 7. I plan to stay on 7 for a long time. Seems 8 is just a test OS anyway.
     
    pcunite, Mar 13, 2012
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  10. Nedlamar

    Nedlamar MajorGeek

    I think it looks interesting, given this early release it could be a hefty update to 7 or it might be another Vista.
    Only time will tell.
     
    Nedlamar, Mar 13, 2012
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  11. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi
    Well at present it is a test or beta OS, but come Oct/Nov it wont be, all as you likely already know Windows OSes go through a test phase, and Windows 8 is no different.

    At present in this early stage I think its a great one, more for the resource usage and back end kernel as well as new additions to Task Manger to aid troubleshooting to mass integration of apps with each other. Sharing data is much better in this Win version that others.

    But I guess and have said many a time, the sticking point to those potentially jumping to Windows 8 will be the Metro UI, me I'm used to it as its on my phone but using it for a while now on a PC its not so bad, but it will develop more as the project gets near to RTM version.

    I will end with something I have also mentioned on this forum quite alot in that every OS and Application is a beta/test version as they are never 100% complete, they never can be as there is always something that will not work right in the wild like it did in the lab.
     
    DavidGP, Mar 15, 2012
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  12. tgell

    tgell Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Last edited: Mar 20, 2012
    tgell, Mar 20, 2012
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  13. Besttechie

    Besttechie Private E-2

    Besttechie, Mar 21, 2012
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  14. Triaxx2

    Triaxx2 MajorGeek

    Most real people will use it for a few hours then go back to 7, like they did with Vista. At least IMO.
     
    Triaxx2, Mar 22, 2012
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  15. _nullptr

    _nullptr Major Geeky Geek Geek

    I've only just learned to count to 7 and now they want me to learn a new number :banghead, oh well, I should be grateful that it's only a single digit version number.
     
    _nullptr, Mar 22, 2012
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