Windows 8

[Sosseres]

I don't think Win8 is going to be a better alternative to anything, I'll keep Win7. If anything, I would like a Win7 upgrade where instead of the stupid Windows logo showing booting up, there is the Windows 7 Mascot.

http://www.coderforlife.com/projects/win7boot/ Program for changing it.

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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5UMYV8GL Image I did just to try it out.
http://konachan.com/post/show/74134/7-breasts-madobe_nanami-microsoft-nipples-no_bra-o Image I used to create it.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0JH8XPQ2 with minor red tint animation on hair and pendant.

This was the first time I tried it out, so if it doesn't work properly just say so, the preview shows a line for me, but it worked just fine at OS load. Oh and if you would prefer another image then find one 1024x768 or larger to use as the base. You could also add in an animation, but I don't want to spend the time making 105 images. An animation is probably good to have, with the one I made you have no clue if it has locked up or not.

edit, I grew bored. Included another one in the spoiler that I am currently testing.

edit 2, I am now happy. Don't want to mess about with this more, unless I make one with an image I like instead of windows 7 tan (which is better than the default).

[vuzedome]

Windows 7 boot skins eh?
I stopped playing around after vista but this sparked my interests again.

[kitamesume]

lets just wait and see whats gonna happen... its not like time is gonna stop any time soon.

[bloody000]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4771/microsoft-build-windows-8-pre-beta-preview

Jesus fucking Christ.


Prepare to pirate Windows Server 8 everyone.

[TMRNetShark]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4771/microsoft-build-windows-8-pre-beta-preview

Jesus fucking Christ.


Prepare to pirate Windows Server 8 everyone.

That guy in the video is BIG... O.O

As long as Firefox works on it and I can play Windows 7/Vista/XP games... I'll be gravy.

[gabranth99]

Win8 is not a massive reworking of the Windows kernel, it is a major overhaul of nearly everything else

great so a buggy windows vista/7 with a new face that will cost a couple hundred quid to buy no thanks microsoft maybe windows 9 will turn up with a working filesystem cache

[bloody000]

Here're the images:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516


You don't need any account or license to install this. I heard it doesn't like VM at this moment.

edit:
I got it running on my laptop.
I will say two good things: it's smooth and they finally got rid of that fat border padding and corner rounding. Ten bucks on MS killing the Aero look completely by public beta.
And people think the 7 start menu is bad.

[CvP]

Imma replace my win7 with this tonight

[krumm]

I know this is just a preview, but that Gui is trash.  I only spent a hour playing around with it and all I can say is wow.  I did not see anything i liked.  VM's do work but you need to use Virtualbox.  This is just a preview so I'm hoping it is just a cut down version.  I'll probably play around with this a little more tomorrow when I am more awake, but I think this is just for developers to try out the new and useless for users.

[Mirgond]

I know this is just a preview, but that Gui is trash.  I only spent a hour playing around with it and all I can say is wow.  I did not see anything i liked.  VM's do work but you need to use Virtualbox.  This is just a preview so I'm hoping it is just a cut down version.  I'll probably play around with this a little more tomorrow when I am more awake, but I think this is just for developers to try out the new and useless for users.

It's targeted at Tablets and Touchscreens, since MS thinks that normal PC will use Touchscreens too in one or two years...

It's not that bad, but Apps are only put to sleep and not closed if you go to another one. They would have to implement another solution for that so that you can really close them to free up RAM.

But a nice sideeffect: Firefox uses less RAM.

[Sosseres]

It's not that bad, but Apps are only put to sleep and not closed if you go to another one. They would have to implement another solution for that so that you can really close them to free up RAM.

But a nice sideeffect: Firefox uses less RAM.

Isn't this the normal way you use RAM now a days? It is put into Available RAM, where it will get removed the instant you don't have any free RAM any more. Basically just a way to improve loading times without any impact on the end user.

Say you have 6 GB RAM, not that rare now a days. Running your average Windows 7 session takes somewhere around 1.3 GB of RAM (chat programs, browser, pirating programs). This means you have 4.7 GB free RAM, yet Windows will never show that since it caches things to make them load faster. As I understand your comment 8 takes it a step further and doesn't close programs until the RAM is needed for something else.

[bloody000]

Exactly, free RAM is wasted RAM.

[Tatsujin]

lets just wait and see whats gonna happen... its not like time is gonna stop any time soon.

That's always the plan. Wait and see how it folds out - at least from the official release.

Is there a date on when Windows 8 will probably release?

[Lupin]

Is there a date on when Windows 8 will probably release?

Fall 2012

[Wintereise]

Hello from windows 8, bakabt



Right click -> view image for full shot

[Tatsujin]

^ Is that Internet Explorer 9?

[Wintereise]

^ Is that Internet Explorer 9?

IE10 - Developer preview

[Tatsujin]

^ Is that Internet Explorer 9?

IE10 - Developer preview

Are you able to pin windows? Are there rows if you have a lot of tabs?

[Wintereise]

^ Is that Internet Explorer 9?

IE10 - Developer preview

Are you able to pin windows? Are there rows if you have a lot of tabs?

I'll get back to you on that in a few. Still booted to windows 7.

[hanayome]

Why did Windows just stop coming up with unique names and give all new ones numbers?

Wasn't Windows 7 first going to be called Vienna and then they changed it to Se7en for God knows what reason?