sand_man
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Damn it!!! Upgrade....
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Elimentals
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LOL!!!!!!
I wonder if I should do a Step by step with screenshots?
Stuff it gonna take one for the team, and do a test at the same time, see if you can Dualboot Linux....
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Elimentals
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At least its still Blue.....
Windows 8 BSOD:
Windows 8 BSOD:
sand_man
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Elimentals
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Dude, where's the run command in 8????!!!
oi... bsod....
Windows Flag key + R
in box type cmd and enter
Or activate Admin icons in start menu. Go to bottom left with mouse in start menu select settings when you in the green Metro screen. On the right should be a new Preferences option, where you can select Yes for Show Admin tools (Needs reboot to show icons after selection)
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sand_man
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Sweeet....Windows Flag key + R
in box type cmd and enter
Or activate Admin icons in start menu. Go to bottom left with mouse in start menu select settings when you on the green screen. on the right should be a Preferences option, where you can select Yes for Show Admin tools (Needs reboot to show)
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A few questions...
1. I've heard a windows live ID (or MSDN account) is needed for the install. Can you guys verify this?
2. During installation, is there a setting (as in Ubuntu) to install alongside other operating systems so my win7 and ub10 stays intact?
3. Can I get the full experience in Virtualbox (sans GPU-heavy effects)?
Either way, now I know how I'm spending my Thursday and Friday at work this week
1. I've heard a windows live ID (or MSDN account) is needed for the install. Can you guys verify this?
2. During installation, is there a setting (as in Ubuntu) to install alongside other operating systems so my win7 and ub10 stays intact?
3. Can I get the full experience in Virtualbox (sans GPU-heavy effects)?
Either way, now I know how I'm spending my Thursday and Friday at work this week
Elimentals
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A few questions...
1. I've heard a windows live ID (or MSDN account) is needed for the install. Can you guys verify this?
2. During installation, is there a setting (as in Ubuntu) to install alongside other operating systems so my win7 and ub10 stays intact?
3. Can I get the full experience in Virtualbox (sans GPU-heavy effects)?
Either way, now I know how I'm spending my Thursday and Friday at work this week
1. it defaults to using your MSDN Windows Live details, but I have found that you can specify not to use it. (Dont know what happens in the background)
2. Only Windows 7 if you have 2 drives, I just tried now to install Windows 8 on Drive 1 with Ubuntu on Drive 0 and it told me to get lost.
3. Yes, but I found some Windows 8 functions is kind of hard to mimic cause of your mouse needing to be close to the edge of the screen.
Update: It can install as dual boot, With any Microsoft MBR. So XP, Vista and Windows 7. Any other MBR like GRUB or LILO(My guess is OS X will be the same) it gives an error in that it can not proceed with the installation.
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Elimentals
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Hey at least they now recognize their own.... baby steps
Well I guess we have to take what little we get.
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Multi-monitor? I can see how that'll suck just a bit. If you can (and you dont want to unplug a monitor), RDP into the VM, altho aero will be disabled.
I'm getting errors in my install of the 32 bit version. Downloading lastest version of VB, maybe that'll fix it up.
Elimentals
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How To Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Windows 8
I was just about to write my whole how to when I saw this post on lifehacer http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side
So in light of cheating I'll just post text here
I was just about to write my whole how to when I saw this post on lifehacer http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side
So in light of cheating I'll just post text here
Step One: Create a New Partition
Before you start, make a backup of your data—you're going to be formatting drives and installing OSes, so anything could go wrong, and you don't want to lose your whole system. When you're ready, we'll need to create some space for Windows 8 on your hard drive. Assuming you have at least 20GB of space free on your drive, you're going to use Windows' Disk Management to set partition those 20GB for Windows 8. Open the Start Menu and right click on the "Computer" option. Click "Manage", and in the window that appears, click on "Disk Management" in the left sidebar.
Find your system hard disk in the graphical list that appears in the bottom pane. Right-click on it and then click "Shrink Volume". Shrink it down so you have at least 20GB of space left on the end of the drive, and click OK. Then, click on the "Unallocated" block of that drive that appears and click "New Simple Volume". Click Next on the next few windows until you get to the "Format Partition" window. Here, give it a volume label you'll recognize (like "Windows 8") and click Next. It should format the drive for you. Now you're all set to install Windows 8.
Step Two: Install Windows 8
If you haven't downloaded the Developer Preview ISO yet, head over to the Windows Developer Center and download it. Burn it onto a DVD using something like ImgBurn, or burn it to a thumb drive if you don't have a DVD drive in your machine. Make sure your computer is set to boot from CD or USB, stick in your installation media, and reboot.
If you get a prompt to "Press any key to boot from DVD", then hit a key on your keyboard. You should boot right into the Windows 8 installer. It actually looks almost exactly like the Windows 7 installer, so it should seem a little familiar. Just pick your language, hit "Install Now", and choose "Custom" when asked what type of install you'd like to perform.
On the next screen, find your new partition on the list of drives. Make sure it's the right one, because you're about to write over whatever's on it. Hit "Next" and let the installer do its thing. When you're done, your computer should reboot into Windows 8. It'll probably reboot one more time after it does, then you'll be greeted with the Windows 8 Start screen. If you choose to enter a Windows Live ID here, make sure you have access to your email and can confirm your computer—otherwise it might not let you boot into it.
Step Three: Make Windows 7 the Default (Optional)
How to Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 Side By SideYou'll notice when you first boot up into Windows 8 that you're presented with a new graphical boot menu that'll let you choose between your Windows 7 and Windows 8 installations. Windows 8 will be the default, meaning if you don't manually choose Windows 7 from the menu, your computer will boot into Windows 8 after three seconds of inactivity. Chances are, you don't want to make Windows 8 the default quite yet, so here's how to make Windows 7 the default.
On the boot menu, click on the button at the bottom that says "Change Defaults or Choose Other Options", and hit "Choose the Default Operating System". From there, you can pick Windows 7 from the menu. From now on, your computer will boot into Windows 7 by default, but if you feel like playing around with Windows 8 that day, you can just pick it from the boot menu. Enjoy playing with the developer preview, and let us know what you think in the comments.
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Running ok on my macbook. Looking good, just two things that get to me so far:
1. The metro part of it seems very touch screen oriented. I wish they would support multi touch trackpads better where there is no touch screen.
2. Metro apps seem to default to fullscreen. I don't really need sudoku fullscreen Gimme back overlapping windows.
It seems both Apple and Windows want to unite phone and desktop operating interfaces. I don't know if this is such a good idea. Sure, keep the operating system united, but UI separate please.
1. The metro part of it seems very touch screen oriented. I wish they would support multi touch trackpads better where there is no touch screen.
2. Metro apps seem to default to fullscreen. I don't really need sudoku fullscreen
Gimme back overlapping windows.It seems both Apple and Windows want to unite phone and desktop operating interfaces. I don't know if this is such a good idea. Sure, keep the operating system united, but UI separate please.
sand_man
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Skype not working on 8.... anyone else?
Windows 8 NOOB question
As far as I can tell, it looks like you can't except for killing the process. It looks like the OS suspends the application when you navigate away from it (from what I can tell prom the process table anyway).
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This version of windows makes plenty of sense from the casual user pov.
I'm employed in an academic department. I can see that this will really be a hit among the older guys in the department (those who just use email, office, etc.)
Currently, or will be, installing:
adobe reader 9 (works)
office 2007 (works)
miktex 2.9 + tex editor (works)
maple/matlab (testing)
novell groupwise 8 (haven't tested yet)
Cons so far:
hate the way it installs networked devices/printers. Instead of bypassing the search and permitting me to specify an ip (like in win 7), it scans the entire network. Very sucky. So if the device you're intertested in isn't picked up, you have to add it in at "device manager".
I'm employed in an academic department. I can see that this will really be a hit among the older guys in the department (those who just use email, office, etc.)
Currently, or will be, installing:
adobe reader 9 (works)
office 2007 (works)
miktex 2.9 + tex editor (works)
maple/matlab (testing)
novell groupwise 8 (haven't tested yet)
Cons so far:
hate the way it installs networked devices/printers. Instead of bypassing the search and permitting me to specify an ip (like in win 7), it scans the entire network. Very sucky. So if the device you're intertested in isn't picked up, you have to add it in at "device manager".
DarthCat
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where can i get it?