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Micro$oft ready to make some friends with Windows 8
Microsoft's Windows 8 looks fantastic and everybody's talking about it. It has that sweet Metro UI, it's super fast to boot up and there's Xbox Live integration. What more could you want? How about the cutest, most friendly "Blue Screen of Death" to date? No more lines of coded error messages — just a clean frowny face and a line that regular people can actually understand: Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn't handle, and now it needs to restart. It's so simple and uncluttered, it's almost Apple-like. The old Blue Screens are dead, and to honor them all, we present the bluest gallery on DVICE, ever. My, how things have changed throughout the last 16 years. http://dvice.com/archives/2011/09/16-years-of-blu.php |
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09-14-2011, 02:16 PM | #2 |
Time Keeps On Slipping
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I saw a few Windows 8 youtube videos and holy shit, it looks AMAZING! M$ needs to come out with a nice tablet preloaded with Win 8 and I'm in like Flynn.
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09-14-2011, 02:18 PM | #3 |
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Got the dev preview running on my laptop. Seems cool.
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09-14-2011, 02:21 PM | #4 |
Don't Tease Me
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i will miss the old BSOD
Been around so long it's like a member of the family.
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09-14-2011, 02:22 PM | #5 |
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You can download the DEV copy of the OS and install to play with right now directly from MS.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/ Going to play with it tonight on an old laptop. |
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Free Developers Edition DL
The Windows Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. These downloads include prerelease software that may change without notice. The software is provided as is, and you bear the risk of using it. It may not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be used in a production environment. The features and functionality in the prerelease software may not appear in the final version. Some product features and functionality may require advanced or additional hardware, or installation of other software.[/B] Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64) DOWNLOAD ( 4.8 GB ) Sha 1 hash - 6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF All of the following come on a disk image file (.iso). See below for installation instructions.
Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)[Without developer tools] DOWNLOAD ( 3.6 GB ) Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9 Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 64-bit PC. Windows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86) DOWNLOAD ( 2.8 GB ) Sha 1 hash - 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 32-bit PC. System Requirements Windows Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7 :
Notes about installing the Windows Developer Preview
How to install the Windows Developer Preview from an ISO image The Windows Developer Preview is delivered as an .iso image that must be converted into installation media stored on a DVD or a USB flash drive. On Windows 7, the easiest way to convert this file is to use Windows Disc Image Burner. On Windows XP and Windows Vista, a third-party program is required to convert an .iso file into installable media—and DVD burning software often includes this capability. Note: The .iso file that contains the developer tools requires a large capacity DVD called a DVD-9, as well as a DVD burner that can handle dual-layer (DL) DVDs. Most modern burners should be able to handle this format.
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09-14-2011, 03:34 PM | #7 |
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I installed it in a VM last night..
its very MEH for the desktop may be okay on a tablet |
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09-14-2011, 03:35 PM | #8 |
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When will Windows 8 come out? Im looking to get a new desktop early next year sometime....
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Yeah it looks like it wasn't meant more for a tablet than a PC.
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09-14-2011, 04:44 PM | #10 |
Thats Right, Sniff the Glue!!!
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It looks like it's meant for the Facebook crowd. I have it running on a laptop right now, and I have to admit, I don't like, not one bit.
Granted, this is just a preview, not even in beta yet, but I'm pretty much the opposite of impressed. |
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09-14-2011, 07:59 PM | #11 |
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I miss the paperclip.
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09-15-2011, 12:51 AM | #12 |
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09-15-2011, 01:07 AM | #13 |
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Too bad this build isn't for tablets.
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09-15-2011, 02:10 AM | #14 |
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You don't have to use the Metro interface. You can old-school it if change scares you.
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09-15-2011, 07:08 AM | #15 |
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Meh **** windows.
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