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Terra854 · Last edited by Terra854 on Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is avalible om Microsoft!

If you are not an advanced member and you really need to try out Windows 8 Consumer Preview, click on the link below!

Link: http://iso.esd.microsoft.com/WCPDL/BD1B8A49393E30CC9C4E5C88457D73E964F1F3B18/Windows8-ConsumerPreview-32bit-English.iso

MegaDragon998

Terra854 wrote:

Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be uploaded to RapidShare!

If you are not an advanced member and you really need to try out Windows 8 Consumer Preview, click on the link below!

Link: Uploading to RapidShare......Please wait

Rapidshare is for free users only 30 kb/s not fair...

Daniel

What's the point in uploading it to RapidShare?

MegaDragon998

Daniel wrote:

What's the point in uploading it to RapidShare?

Yes its available on microsoft.

Terra854

Fine... I will cancel it.

Wumbowalrus

I have Windows 8 CP in VirtualBox and can't get it out of "Scale Mode" can anyone help...?

linuxlove

Wumbowalrus wrote:

I have Windows 8 CP in VirtualBox and can't get it out of "Scale Mode" can anyone help...?

What do you mean, "scale mode"?

Wumbowalrus

In VirtualBox you can change the display mode to "Scale Mode" and I really forget what it says but it says "press _____ to switch back to normal mode" and when I press it, nothing happens. I guess I'm barred so I uninstalled my CP. Oh well, I can have it back up tonight I guess.

linuxlove

You know, whatever happened to the User Tile in the early milestone builds? I'm guessing it got moved to the Start Screen.

evangelikevin

Yeah. It's now the spot where you click to log out. I can't seem to add a regular Windows profile pic, though, which bugs me.

metal_gunjee

Wumbowalrus wrote:

I have Windows 8 CP in VirtualBox and can't get it out of "Scale Mode" can anyone help...?

I downloaded the 64-bit Windows 8 CP and can't get it to install in VirtualBox.
Sadness...

john11

linuxlove wrote:

You know, whatever happened to the User Tile in the early milestone builds? I'm guessing it got moved to the Start Screen.

Where did the User Tile used to be?

PlyrStar93

metal_gunjee wrote:

I downloaded the 64-bit Windows 8 CP and can't get it to install in VirtualBox.
Sadness...

Try going to BIOS configurations and then check if CPU virtualization is set to ON.

Sometimes the VT function has just been disabled, thus preventing installing 64-bit OS in a virtual machine. However if it's the circumstance that the CPU doesn't support virtualization at all, then you'll probably not be able to install it.

Smorgan

Hey where virtual Box fails theres Always Vmware Workstation 8 lol

MegaDragon998

Smorgan wrote:

Hey where virtual Box fails theres Always Vmware Workstation 8 lol

Yes i agree.Ill switch fully from virtualbox to vmware

And for me windows 8 works on virtual box but on vmware is better performance.

Wumbowalrus

metal_gunjee wrote:

Wumbowalrus wrote:

I have Windows 8 CP in VirtualBox and can't get it out of "Scale Mode" can anyone help...?

I downloaded the 64-bit Windows 8 CP and can't get it to install in VirtualBox.
Sadness...

I don't know, I got it to run in VB perfectly, 64-bit and with 4GB of RAM and a dual core...

xetsog

evangelikevin wrote:

Yeah. It's now the spot where you click to log out. I can't seem to add a regular Windows profile pic, though, which bugs me.

You can change profile pics by logging into your Live account via the web interface, and clicking the edit link next to your current profile pic. Not sure how fast it'd update, but I know mine was fetched from the web upon install.

http://www.betaarchive.com/imageupload/2012-03/1332196272.or.91324.jpg

Smorgan

I'm just gonna run a quote from the other forum I'm on.

Quote:

The current max amount of Tiles on the metro start screen is 7 according to the registry as well as having the sad reminder of that on my 28 inch monitor that has a resolution of 1920 by 1200. After digging into the registry a little to see what I could do with it with the machine I've customized and put VI start menu on this is what I came up with. With this tweak you should be able to get more tiles on the screen at once as the default.

Well peal open a registry tool and go here:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Imm ersiveShell\Grid

To the following setting or Dword value:

Layout_MaximumRowCount

Set the Row count to "b" this translates to 12 on the ASCII chart. I'll use this as an example have fun with it. Ahh I love the registry its fun when you know how to edit the crap outta it.

the max seems to be 12 but you can try to go higher if you wish.

Zekos

Has anyone try Windows 8 in an actual table?
I was wondering about the usability of the edges, for example while playing Cut the Rope if you can trigger the smart menus?

Wumbowalrus

Zekos wrote:

Has anyone try Windows 8 in an actual table?
I was wondering about the usability of the edges, for example while playing Cut the Rope if you can trigger the smart menus?

table? you mean tablet?

owen123

Wumbowalrus wrote:

Zekos wrote:

Has anyone try Windows 8 in an actual table?
I was wondering about the usability of the edges, for example while playing Cut the Rope if you can trigger the smart menus?

table? you mean tablet?

That a good point. Trying out on an tablet will be hard due to no cd drive but of course there USB CD drive or you could install it via USB.

Wumbowalrus

Zekos wrote:

Has anyone try Windows 8 in an actual table?
I was wondering about the usability of the edges, for example while playing Cut the Rope if you can trigger the smart menus?

I'm sure the device will go into some sort of "mode" while playing one of the games so that you can't trigger it.

scottiems

I'm dying to get my hands on a copy of the beta. Does anybody know how I can get a copy?

linuxlove

scottiems wrote:

I'm dying to get my hands on a copy of the beta. Does anybody know how I can get a copy?

Read the Windows 8 Beta FAQ: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23461

Wumbowalrus

scottiems wrote:

I'm dying to get my hands on a copy of the beta. Does anybody know how I can get a copy?

Just google Windows 8 Consumer Preview iso on google, I'd get the .iso and burn to a DVD disc and make sure you have a available partition on your HDD.

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