Windows 8 Consumer Preview - official download link?

livEwirE

Has anyone got the offical download link to this due to be launched today, been looking all morning and can't seem to find it anywhere? I suspect I will have to wait until later in the day until Microsoft posts download links:rolleyes:

Meesared

livEwirE wrote: »

Has anyone got the offical link to this due to be launched today, been looking all morning and can't seem to find it anywhere?

The Conference isn't untill 2PM, so I would assume the link will be available sometime during/after it

livEwirE

Cheer mate, thanks for that:D

cherryghost

Link is live at 4pm according to a close MS resource

livEwirE

Thanks for the tip cherryghost, will hold on until then:D

livEwirE

Well whaddya know - LINKS ARE NOW LIVE:D:D:D

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

G-Money

I wonder if there is a way to automatically default to the normal desktop in Windows 8 rather than the Metro UI? I'm not sure Metro is going to be much use if you're still using a keyboard and mouse. Actually I think Metro is only really aimed at touch-capable devices.

Meesared

There is apparantly, but you lose the nice new Task manager and basically ends up looking like Windows 7

cherryghost

Damn that liar :pac:

marcbrophy

Sweet! Gonna mess with this later on :pac:

aidan_walsh

This version (at least in a VirtualBox VM) doesn't seem to like SATA controllers. IDE all the way, otherwise you'll get a IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD.

cherryghost

aidan_walsh wrote: »

This version (at least in a VirtualBox VM) doesn't seem to like SATA controllers. IDE all the way, otherwise you'll get a IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD.

Flip. Thanks for the heads up. Might wait to see if they'll release a hotfix for it before I go dualbooting it.

Raiser

Am I wrong or in the past couldn't you join the beta program for new Win OSs and then eventually 'earn' your own fully licensed vers of final product?

- If this is an option or something similar could someone please advise?

Thanks!

BigEejit

Anyone used Vmware workstation 7 with it?

I'll find out in 30 mins I suppose

BigEejit

G-Money wrote: »

I wonder if there is a way to automatically default to the normal desktop in Windows 8 rather than the Metro UI? I'm not sure Metro is going to be much use if you're still using a keyboard and mouse. Actually I think Metro is only really aimed at touch-capable devices.

Indeed. Its a pain in the hole with the mouse, and watching videos released by microsoft shows how well it works on a touchscreen device.

Just started with it and looking at the desktop and notice no menu system. So i just clutter up my desktop/taskbar now?

Fysh

I'm not keen on Metro for desktop/laptop systems but I can see how useful it would be on a touch-based device. Would be interesting to see it in use on a Cintiq-type system.

Beyond Metro as a UI there's not really much of interest that I've seen so far in the demo, tbh.

amacachi

How long would this likely be open for?

god's toy

Ah works really well with my touchscreen netbook!
really liking the new look and feel. Time to get digging!



EDIT: there is already updates waiting to be downloaded (for 64bit vershion)

dloob

I think my lingering impression is going to be...

Sorry sign in is not support in your region at this time. :mad:

ROS123

IT keeps telling me that the product key isn't valid, please check and try again. Anyone got this problem or a valid product key ?

Fysh

ROS123 wrote: »

IT keeps telling me that the product key isn't valid, please check and try again. Anyone got this problem or a valid product key ?

Have you used the product key listed on the ISO download page?

ROS123

<snip> I just tried that one as well, but no joy. Could it be a timing thing, are these codes expired now, maybe ?

Alun

That one worked for me yesterday.

unkel

Alun wrote: »

That one worked for me yesterday.

+1

Expiry of the license is mid January '13, so we're getting a free OS for nearly a year. I actually upgraded my main PC after having trouble trying a new install (tried several hard disks). Upgrade worked very well, only one program couldn't be installed (Avast anti virus), but I suppose MS have the anti virus covered within the new Defender

All hardware drivers worked too.

PC has been on over 24 hours, no stability issues, no crashes. Pretty impressive stuff for what is still only a beta.

Unfortunately metro can't be disabled this time

Raiser

Raiser wrote: »

Am I wrong or in the past couldn't you join the beta program for new Win OSs and then eventually 'earn' your own fully licensed vers of final product?

- If this is an option or something similar could someone please advise?

Thanks!

Anyone?