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UltimateGTR

Microsoft announced the release date of Windows 8, it will be available on October 26th, 2012.

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…October 26th, 2012! That’s right! Just a few minutes ago, Steven Sinofsky announced at Microsoft’s annual sales meeting that customers will be able to get Windows 8 – whether in upgrade fashion or on a new PC – starting on October 26th. Earlier this month at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Tami Reller told attendees Windows 8 would be available in October. But now everyone has a specific date to mark on their calendars. It’s on mine!

Source: Windows Team blog
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linuxlove

Aw, I was hoping the GA date would be October 22nd

TheCollector1988

just exactly 3 years and 4 days ahead of Windows 7's release date

z180

I remember that Windows release dates usually get missed.

stanmgk

That's why I love october... New Windows release at each 3 years =)

msftwizard

i eagerly await installing the rtm on my computer a couple of times! ive got a partition waiting. 12.65 GB =)

soulman

12.65GB for a Windows 8 installation? Good luck with that while keeping it functional.

msftwizard

thx, got a 20GB ssd for plenty of additional storage =)

Jbrenn41140

msftwizard wrote:

thx, got a 20GB ssd for plenty of additional storage =)

Would it not make more sense to install windows 8 on the ssd so its faster and use the 12GB partition for storage?
btw the MINIMUM space needed for windows 8 is 16GB for 32bit, 20GB for 64.

msftwizard

nah the OS needs the slowest, im going to make steam and origin install all my games on the ssd. and word.

hounsell

msftwizard wrote:

nah the OS needs the slowest

Damn straight. Your OS does nothing of importance. Nor does it contain all the libraries that every single application utilises. I laugh at all these fools, myself included, who don't follow your wisdom and install their OS to their slowest drive.

soulman

For someone who supposedly has a PhD, you don't seem to understand basic concepts such as slower drives affecting OS speeds. SSDs should always be used as the OS drive whilst a slower HDD can be used for storage. Fair enough games, so long as you have two SSDs. I would never put Steam on the same SSD as my Windows installation.

linuxlove

msftwizard wrote:

origin

>mfw he's actually using EA's Origin!

soulman

Damn your steam library must be small to fit it on a 20GB drive too!

msftwizard

i have lots of classics on there like THPS2, LOST, and Jumper(Win32 edition) on my steam account. but some are linked (not steam originals)

Zv45Beta

soulman wrote:

12.65GB for a Windows 8 installation? Good luck with that while keeping it functional.

Agree with you, but man, that's tiny!

Tandyman100

msftwizard wrote:

i have lots of classics on there like THPS2, LOST, and Jumper(Win32 edition) on my steam account. but some are linked (not steam originals)

Dude, everyone is laughing at you because 1. You think the OS goes on the slower drive which is just flat wrong and 2. You're gonna try to install Win8 to a partition that is simply TOO SMALL unless you use SuperTools SuperOSFitter v3.1.

On another note, it's nice to see a set-in-stone release date that MS won't *miss* for once >_>

Mariorulez14

Well now that we have a release date, I now have a reason to start saving up some money. I messed around with Windows 8 for a day or two and liked it better than 7 look-wise and functionality-wise, so why not?

msftwizard

Tandyman100 wrote:

msftwizard wrote:

i have lots of classics on there like THPS2, LOST, and Jumper(Win32 edition) on my steam account. but some are linked (not steam originals)

Dude, everyone is laughing at you because 1. You think the OS goes on the slower drive which is just flat wrong and 2. You're gonna try to install Win8 to a partition that is simply TOO SMALL unless you use SuperTools SuperOSFitter v3.1.

On another note, it's nice to see a set-in-stone release date that MS won't *miss* for once >_>

well if many people are laughing at me i dont see it... its just common sense to save your files for the faster drive. sys files are non essential other than keeping your computer working. some are loaded in cache.

davehc

Not everyone is laughing at you M8. Several members are offering good advice. But, after 66 posts, I think you know the score on this site - one step out of line and you will be flamed by the "I know better" brigade

msftwizard

davehc wrote:

Not everyone is laughing at you M8. Several members are offering good advice. But, after 66 posts, I think you know the score on this site - one step out of line and you will be flamed by the "I know better" brigade

too bad... some people on here are a little rude i guess. some manners never learned at school with the mom i guess.

widdy

stanmgk wrote:

That's why I love october... New Windows release at each 3 years =)

Some love that fact - if its true - others dont. ;>

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