Windows 8 FREE Developer Build

[Drone]

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/metro-ui-tweaker-windows-8-released

Nice Metro tweaker

 

[H82LUZ73]

anyone notice speed improvements in games, hdds, ssds?????????

nope I just have 4870 in crossfire installed and MOH and BF4Free ,BF4Free has bug that it lags reading the wireless mouse at startup,But then it plays like my WIn7 rig.As for the SATA dvd drive question Will test it out later .Right now im in the process of test Origin backup games to install in the WIn8 machine.

OK backup for Origin worked
SATA DVD/Blu Ray worked


Also give this a read purple background here I come

http://http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-change-windows-8-metro-start-menu-background-colors/


http://metrothemes.deviantart.com/?loggedin=1#/d4a89o1

Yahoo a black one
http://domina2zn.deviantart.com/#/d4ab32m

32 and x64 bit black
http://metrothemes.deviantart.com/#/d4ablvq

 

[GodfreyOuwens]

anyone notice speed improvements in games, hdds, ssds?????????

seems a little faster in folder navigation.... could be because it was a fresh install though... the games I played so far seem a little slower ( although still very playable ) could be because of driver support/directx etc.. but going from 300+ fps in counter strike source down to 250+ doesnt really make a difference.. I should try some newer games

 

[cheesy999]

anyone notice speed improvements in games, hdds, ssds?????????

did someone say speed tests?

Windows 8 Speed Tests: It’s Faster at Pretty Much Everything

 

[H82LUZ73]

that video looks like he used a ssd in win8 .If it is a 2tb hd why is the bios screen blurred for both start up. Just my opinion and win8 does boot about the same to me as Win7.Yep he is using a wd 22t drive but if you look at the win8 boot he does something with the MacBook in front of him. Could it be he paused win7 for a split second with it ?

 

[Deleted member 3]

Does anyone happen to know how to get the media player in the metro interface? In the demo videos it shows the icon, I don't have it though. Same for viewing pictures. Google is not telling me.

Edit: http://www.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21-Windows-8-Metro.jpg The video icon there, I want that.

 

[Steve-007UK]

Hmm, installed chipset drivers, SATA drivers, and even RAID drivers, and it still does not see my DVD drive. I am not sure what to think on that one LOL. I have an external usb DVD ROM and it of course sees it just fine.

I seen the posts that are stating it is seeing the IDE drives, however are you SATA DVD users having any issues or is it seeing all of yours as well?

I will have to install it again to double check things but from what i remember it only showed my dvd drive once i put a dvd into it.

I will check it out lateer once i move my files over to my other drive.
Sorrry for the double letters in some words my kayboard is beeing an asshat.

 

[stinger608]

I will have to install it again to double check things but from what i remember it only showed my dvd drive once i put a dvd into it.

I will check it out lateer once i move my files over to my other drive.
Sorrry for the double letters in some words my kayboard is beeing an asshat.

Yea that did not work however. What I have read with people having this same issue is copying several .dll files from Windows 7 and inserting them into Windows 8 system.

 

[Steve-007UK]

Yea that did not work however. What I have read with people having this same issue is copying several .dll files from Windows 7 and inserting them into Windows 8 system.

Going to have a mess with it now, Will post back in a bit and let you know what i find out.

 

[Deleted member 3]

Going to have a mess with it now, Will post back in a bit and let you know what i find out.

Check if you get the video tile while you're at it.

 

[rfowler30]

do you recommend i should download it, if it seems to boot up faster i think ill try it out just to see how fast an ssd boots up. by the way when does windows 8 offically comes out(rather not install a new os just for a few months)

 

[Frick]

do you recommend i should download it, if it seems to boot up faster i think ill try it out just to see how fast an ssd boots up. by the way when does windows 8 offically comes out(rather not install a new os just for a few months)

Most people seem to say it's over a year away. This is a pre-beta build for developers.

 

[Steve-007UK]

Check if you get the video tile while you're at it.

Will do but i noticed the last time i tryed it that icons seem to apear once you have run the program for the first time. I will dig deeper into ti for you tho

 

[Deleted member 3]

How do I run it for the first time then? It doesn't show up via search.

 

[erixx]

yeah after some fishing around, I see a lot of most used direct links on the MEtro screen, far right.

 

[Steve-007UK]

How do I run it for the first time then? It doesn't show up via search.

Just trying to find out now, just got windows 8 installed.

Yea that did not work however. What I have read with people having this same issue is copying several .dll files from Windows 7 and inserting them into Windows 8 system.

For some odd reason my dvd drive is showing up after i installed windows 8 but i haven't removed the dvd yet so dunno if it will disappear after i remove it lol, Will update post soon.

Hmm just a thought, Last time i installed windows 8 i had both my hard drives connected and my dvd drive didn't show up in my computer, Can anyone check who is having this problem and see if it shows up in disk management and see if the dvd drives just need allocating a drive letter.

 

[H82LUZ73]

wow your still have the dvd not showing up.try this go into your bios and see if the sata controller can be set for 4-5 ports to ide .

As for searching in the metro interface,try this guy`s ,right click most of them stupid dumb app`s like the games, weather, stocks ect.. then in the bottom pane you should see. advance options or unpin select the unpin,this will remove your app icon`s you don`t want,Then go to the bottom screen go to search this bring`s the right hand side interface up,Go to app`s, this will give you a basic alphabetical order of the programs,Select RUN,Command Prompt and right click them then pin them on the start page.Then bring up the right side interface again and go to setting and under what is there forget of the top of mind the name of it ,but enable the switch for admin tools.

 

[johnspack]

Win8 will end up being just like win7 x64 is for me right now. Every tweak you will ever need will come out, and tame win8 to win2k interface levels where you could actually understand and use the c***... Sorry, but Metro UI? In the end I'll use something like classicstart menu anyways, and what a waste of time MS..... and yes I've played with metro... again, waste of time. Now where is WinFS? This is just another Vista refresh.

 

[GodfreyOuwens]

Win8 will end up being just like win7 x64 is for me right now. Every tweak you will ever need will come out, and tame win8 to win2k interface levels where you could actually understand and use the c***... Sorry, but Metro UI? In the end I'll use something like classicstart menu anyways, and what a waste of time MS..... and yes I've played with metro... again, waste of time. Now where is WinFS? This is just another Vista refresh.

yeah the winfs was the thing I was mostly looking forward too...

 

[H82LUZ73]

Does anyone happen to know how to get the media player in the metro interface? In the demo videos it shows the icon, I don't have it though. Same for viewing pictures. Google is not telling me.

Edit: http://www.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21-Windows-8-Metro.jpg The video icon there, I want that.

that is actually pointed to the movie file itself. You can pin anything you want to metro ui or as I call it start tweak page. Go to search and select App`s it in the wxyz section .

 

[stinger608]

Just trying to find out now, just got windows 8 installed.



For some odd reason my dvd drive is showing up after i installed windows 8 but i haven't removed the dvd yet so dunno if it will disappear after i remove it lol, Will update post soon.

Hmm just a thought, Last time i installed windows 8 i had both my hard drives connected and my dvd drive didn't show up in my computer, Can anyone check who is having this problem and see if it shows up in disk management and see if the dvd drives just need allocating a drive letter.

Yea, interesting development on this issue:

I rebooted with both the Windows 7 and the Windows 8 install disks and everything is working just fine.......Well I thought.....rebooted without the disk in and again no DVD optical drive? So, I put in a random game install disk, rebooted and again no optical drive.

Put the Windows 8 install disk in, rebooted and everything works just fine. Even after I remove the disk I am able to insert any disk and everything is just fine.....until I reboot without a system install disk in the drive

Even tried the .dll copy/paste and that still did not do any good at all. Ah probably just a small glitch in the developer preview I would imagine.

 

[Steve-007UK]

Yea, interesting development on this issue:

I rebooted with both the Windows 7 and the Windows 8 install disks and everything is working just fine.......Well I thought.....rebooted without the disk in and again no DVD optical drive? So, I put in a random game install disk, rebooted and again no optical drive.

Put the Windows 8 install disk in, rebooted and everything works just fine. Even after I remove the disk I am able to insert any disk and everything is just fine.....until I reboot without a system install disk in the drive

Even tried the .dll copy/paste and that still did not do any good at all. Ah probably just a small glitch in the developer preview I would imagine.

I will have another check today as both hard drives are connected again and dvd has been remvoed from the drive.

My drive is still showing up fine, The only difference this time is i haven't installed Sata drivers.

 

[H82LUZ73]

Yea, interesting development on this issue:

I rebooted with both the Windows 7 and the Windows 8 install disks and everything is working just fine.......Well I thought.....rebooted without the disk in and again no DVD optical drive? So, I put in a random game install disk, rebooted and again no optical drive.

Put the Windows 8 install disk in, rebooted and everything works just fine. Even after I remove the disk I am able to insert any disk and everything is just fine.....until I reboot without a system install disk in the drive

Even tried the .dll copy/paste and that still did not do any good at all. Ah probably just a small glitch in the developer preview I would imagine.

Try this link and click downloads at the left Get the feedback tool and submit
http://https://connect.microsoft.com/site1147

Also try re downloading the iso again some guys had problems with it being corrupted and they were getting asked for cd-keys and after they re downloaded there problems went away.
Try looking on this site (be in the WIN8DP for the logon live id to work
http://http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsdeveloperpreviewgeneral/threads

 

[Steve-007UK]

Internet explorer is fail on this windows 8, its lagy as hell and it defo aint my net because firefox is flying through things, Not that i care as i hate IE anyway lol.

 

[Deleted member 3]

that is actually pointed to the movie file itself. You can pin anything you want to metro ui or as I call it start tweak page. Go to search and select App`s it in the wxyz section .

Can't seem to pin it via search. Also, it opens in WMP, I want it to open in the metro interface like in the demos.