Windows 8 Consumer preview up for grabs

[camoxiong]

Originally Posted by LifeOnMars

Windows 8 Nvidia drivers?? May try this out today I'll put it on my usb stck, much quicker install.

The Nvidia drivers work, I installed it using the Windows 7 Nvidia drivers and works like a charm

[erocker]

Originally Posted by Mathragh

Oeh!!

Found working drivers then?

No, same drivers. I had to basically go into the device manager, tell it to install HD7000 series engineering sample (closest thing that was listed), then direct it to the driver itself. To get it to do that, you need to extract the AMD driver files to the C: folder like you normally would during a regular install. Then you cancel the install itself... You do this before forcing the driver.

[qubit]

HEXUS has an updated article on how to install Windows 8 from a USB drive, which will come in very handy for those who want to install the latest public preview version.

[Ferrum Master]

Can someone also measure DPC latency.... it is horrid... ~0.1ms

[Dbiggs9]

how do i get the Start bar?

[Arctucas]

Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

how do i get the Start bar?

So far, it appears to be gone.

There are several threads about it on Microsoft Answers.

[Dbiggs9]

imo no start is fail and will cost a lot of sales......

[Arctucas]

Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

imo no start is fail and will cost a lot of sales......

I imagine the OS itself is quite good, it is that repulsive Metro UI that I dislike.

[mafia97]

are there any compatibility issues with any software?

[MxPhenom 216]

Originally Posted by Dbiggs9

imo no start is fail and will cost a lot of sales......

No start? There is start button it just goes into a screen of the metro UI, instead of the normal box thing.

[heky]

Hy guys, have a quick question. I just installed this preview on my comp(system Specs), on a seperate drive. But now, i dont have a dual-boot for booting my normal win 7 install, it automatically goes into win 8. Is there a quick way to fix this? Thanks

[camoxiong]

Can this be install to a tablet?

[Crap Daddy]

Originally Posted by heky

Hy guys, have a quick question. I just installed this preview on my comp(system Specs), on a seperate drive. But now, i dont have a dual-boot for booting my normal win 7 install, it automatically goes into win 8. Is there a quick way to fix this? Thanks

go to msconfig and there you can choose boot priorities.

[trickson]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42218772...61265#46561265

[Mathragh]

Originally Posted by camoxiong

Can this be install to a tablet?

If the tablet has a x86 processor, like an AMD brazos(AMD C or E series) or an Intel Atom processor, you can

Afaik the ARM version isnt open to the public yet.

[heky]

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

go to msconfig and there you can choose boot priorities.

In msconfig, boot, there is only "Windows 8 consumer preview (C:\Windows) : Current OS ; Default OS"

Any ideas how i can get back to my win 7 install, without manually removing the drive with windows 8 install?

[insane 360]

you can hit f8 before anything boots just like before, then you are greeted with a new gui interface to choose your OS and to select your default from there, also set timers for booting into said default

[Crap Daddy]

You must have done something wrong like installing over your win7 OS. Try and take out the spare drive.

[theoneandonlymrk]

imho microsoft need to understand from a productivity point ,their start button was far more effective

if i want an OC session i need to start 3-10 different bits of software ,and the start menu is where its at, i could make shortcuts if i wanted and i could if i wanted make them shorcuts big ,but i dont because im a meter at most away from a massive screen and i dont use them frequently, same with games , a place microsoft might have focused a bit more on in my oppinion the games folder has been totally useless for years ,it requires a lot of effort that steam and origin do not require ,but again ,i dont want a shorcut or anything similar for every game i have,

its nice to come across something you havent used/ seen for a while but with this crappy made for idiots metro nonesense software is going to genuinely get forgotten about in the bowls of many a pc

oh and i dont want soddin facebook updates and appointments and bullshit all over my desk space, I want a nice serene view ,minimally ruined by shortcuts ,wherein i can get on with something without difficulty

[qubit]

Originally Posted by theoneandonlymrk

its nice to come across something you havent used/ seen for a while but with this crappy made for idiots metro nonesense software is going to genuinely get forgotten about in the bowls of many a pc

oh and i dont want soddin facebook updates and appointments and bullshit all over my desk space, I want a nice serene view ,minimally ruined by shortcuts ,wherein i can get on with something without difficulty

Ah, there speaketh the clued up. Unfortunately, the clueless outnumber us 100 to 1 or maybe 1000 to 1, so MS is gonna pander to them, not us. I remember when I first saw the iPad and wasn't impressed and neither were the reviewers. However, that didn't stop it selling in the zillions and scaring the shit out of Microsoft. So, what do we have now? iPad clones! That's what Metro is all about. A dumbed down, vendor locked in interface that those fucking dumbasses love and is being foisted on us. So, how long until the old desktop is banished forever and we're left with this braindead interface only? Damn, I can't rant enough about this.

[Arctucas]

@qubit,

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...b=all&dir=Desc

Rant away, there are plenty of the clueless gushing over the Metro UI to bash.

[Frick]

Originally Posted by qubit

Ah, there speaketh the clued up. Unfortunately, the clueless outnumber us 100 to 1 or maybe 1000 to 1, so MS is gonna pander to them, not us. I remember when I first saw the iPad and wasn't impressed and neither were the reviewers. However, that didn't stop it selling in the zillions and scaring the shit out of Microsoft. So, what do we have now? iPad clones! That's what Metro is all about. A dumbed down, vendor locked in interface that those fucking dumbasses love and is being foisted on us. So, how long until the old desktop is banished forever and we're left with this braindead interface only? Damn, I can't rant enough about this.

So the reason the iPad gets great reviews is because everyone but you is clueless? Good god. How is Metro dumbed down and vendor locked? WTF does that even mean here?

I think I'll like the start page. Kinda like widgets but the entire screen. And I don't use the start meny anyway other than the search function and I can do that with the start screen too.

[insane 360]

i have to say, i'm loving the new win8. i can get to things much faster, will probably even make it my main OS at work. if you don't want facebook sync, then don't do it! you have less steps to not have it then to have it...if you don't like metro, turn it off...if you don't want win8 then don't get it...

i swear some people can be given free cash and they would complain it was too dirty or it won't all fit in their pocket...(not comparing win8 to free cash)

[Arctucas]

Originally Posted by insane 360

<SNIP>if you don't like metro, turn it off...

I cannot be turned off, yet.

Originally Posted by insane 360

if you don't want win8 then don't get it...<SNIP>

Now there is an idea.

[Arctucas]

Help me out here, Metro is is short for metrosexual, correct?