Mel81x Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I was asked by my Program Lead to run a test on the developer build for Windows 8 and it is available at the link below. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516 Off the bat, it is important to remember that this is a developer build and a lot of things are broken. The sad thing is that it is broken in the place it is supposed to work best, the interface. The tiles like IE and the apps do not even load at times which left me wondering whether I was doing things wrong until I finally gave up and said that it wasn't worth my time. The good news for people that are used to their desktop environments is that it does have the ability to switch to the familiar desktop that you are used to with a click of a tile. I sincerely hope that Microsoft goes back to the UI development team handling this as a desktop OS and gives users the option to keep the new style or stick with the familiar desktop options that they already have. Either way, the system doesn't really do well on a full-fledged desktop PC but as a Notebook or Tablet OS, this thing isn't as bad as it seems. I got the feeling when I first signed in that it was a close clone of Chrome OS but once I switched to the File Explorer things started looking like Windows again. Note: If you want to run this on your existing machine it does a FULL WIPE so do not try and install it on a primary desktop unless you are the kind of person that spends more time installing MSW on his/her machine than using it. Netbook users might want to give this a shot because you can install applications and it is a bit better than its Windows 7 Starter cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 ^^ where do you work ? If you don't mind sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 For a company based out of Florida that I have known for almost 4 years now. They don't have an office in India but we are trying to set one up now. It's called Ridgehead. I wouldn't bother going to the website because its very outdated. P.S. I was asked to look at the interface for "design inspiration". Sadly, I was left with nothing more than what can only be described as a migraine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 ^^ oh ok, is that your startup ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Not really, it was a different company that has gone through many changes and this is what they are for the moment. I am however going to probably have to setup a sister company here and do all the hiring, etc. Do you own a startup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side useful link if you want the two to co-exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebody Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 How's Visual Studio 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrl_alt_del Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I installed it last night on a virtual-machine. Took ages to boot-up and do the initial setup. Once done, none of the tiles were working except for the one that takes you to the standard Windows desktop. I don't know whats going wrong. Installed on a one year old laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I installed it on a Netbook that is almost a year old and it seems to be running fine. Haven't meddled with it on my primary workstation but I suppose I can do that over the weekend or whenever I get some free time. @Somebody: VS 2010 was miles better than its older counterparts but I think they need to take three year breaks between their releases and do patches instead. Its ridiculous that you need a whole new dev env just to get some new features. Edit: Now my interest in VS 2011 has peaked due to the Azure functionality for cloud apps. Damn you M$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-A-N-G-!! Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I installed it last night on a virtual-machine. Took ages to boot-up and do the initial setup. Once done, none of the tiles were working except for the one that takes you to the standard Windows desktop. I don't know whats going wrong. Installed on a one year old laptop. y is it advertised like this instead :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Not really, it was a different company that has gone through many changes and this is what they are for the moment. I am however going to probably have to setup a sister company here and do all the hiring, etc. Do you own a startup? Oops no ! But I do wish I had the guts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrl_alt_del Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 y is it advertised like this instead :- Because it might be a dedicated install as compared to my VM install? Because the laptop used might have a better proccessor and graphics card than my i3 and on-board card? Because the lady was demonstrating only that while I was starting-up Win 8 on VM, logged into my remote-desktop and downloading some stuff of the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 ^^ + this works across reboots, not on first boot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebody Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 @Somebody: VS 2010 was miles better than its older counterparts but I think they need to take three year breaks between their releases and do patches instead. Its ridiculous that you need a whole new dev env just to get some new features. Edit: Now my interest in VS 2011 has peaked due to the Azure functionality for cloud apps. Damn you M$ I use VS2010 and c# and love it. I really wanna learn how to do the metro applications though. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonStruckHorrors Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 I have the Developer Preview downloaded. Will give it a shot when I find time from coding & gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakarot Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 http://lifehacker.co...-8-side-by-side useful link if you want the two to co-exist try this it has a lengthy 8 part guide to installing,working with, et al windows 8 and the features present in the dev version http://www.addictive...-on-virtualbox/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I used it on Virtual box but I ran into very slow performance issues so I used my Netbook and just installed it there. Oddly enough it runs very quick and loaded faster than the Chrome OS builds I was putting on there but I attribute that to the fact that I never really had Chrome OS on my HDD for the Netbook. I kind of like it but the lack of options from the Metro styles still leaves me feeling a bit glass-half-full when it comes to saying that this is a good direction for M$ to take. How are you finding it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man In The Box Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Do you guys have any idea as to when Windows 8 will be officially launched? I am waiting to buy a Windows 8 Tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I don't think there's an official release from Microsoft but if you are waiting for a W8 Tablet can I ask why? Not being accusatory here just want to know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man In The Box Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Since I have an iPhone 4, I don't want the iPad 2 as it's the same OS and i'm bored of it. Used Samsung Galaxy tab and it seemed average. So wanna buy Windows 8 Tablet as it looks good on videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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