So far so good standard apps on consumer preview x-64

Hi there
So far everything installed and working 100% and this on a small netbook !!. I had NO issues with the VM i built earlier -- now this is on a REAL machine.

Apps can be unpinned from the metro start tiles so only those you want need be there and by pinning something to the task bar then dragging and dropping to the desktop makes a quick way of having stuff you want on the desktop in the old way.

I like uncluttered stuff -- the apps search is fine for those I don't use often --- Control Panel however should be on the Start panel by default. You can Pin it to the start by searching for it in apps then RIGHT mouse click and then Pin to start --easy !!.

Installed and working:

Office 2010 x-64 full professional including Visio 2010 and Project 2010

Vmware workstation rel 8.0.2 and vmware player rel 4.02

OpenVPN client for accessing SKY GO etc via Proxy when I'm in Belgium / Iceland / France etc

Betangel -- access Betfair quickly IN PLAY (Well known UK Betting Exchange).

Winamp

Mp3tag

CPU-Z

VLC Media player

Adobe CS55 Suite inc Photoshop x-64 and Adobe X

TmpGenc DVD authoring stuff (Dvd format conversion etc -- I don't have a physical DVD on this machine
but I can still create AVI etc from an ISO)

Winrar

Utorrent (shhh !!! shouldn't mention this one)

Logitech media server (streaming Internet Radio / Music ) to remote multi media devices

MySQL

MSE -- choose W7 X-64 when downloading it if you are on x-64


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Not Installed as this software is NOT needed Any more on this machine

Nero -- don't have physical DVD -- can create images etc with TMPGENC

Daemon tools / Alcohol 52% W8 contains Mount command for ISO's already just right mouse click in Windows explorer against the image.

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That's good enough for an everyday small machine for testing

So far everything works great.


As Backup I use a BOOTABLE version of Acronis 2011 --works fine -- backs up and restores without a problem.

I don't have this installed on W8 yet as I don't have a license for it.

Finally the Multiple Monitor featiure FINALLY works properly and with decent screen resolution on external monitor.



ONLY ONE SNAG SO FAR

If using a SINGLE monitor on some small netbooks the resolution is only 600 HIGH -- some apps need 768 as a minimum so there needs to be some sort of mechanism for handling smaller screens --certainly if this OS is going to be used on tablets and phones.

Office is fine -- but Photoshop needs a bigger resolution. However I'd tend to use an external screen anyway for that app.

Otherwise as a first run --100% fine.

cheers
jimbo

I'm still trying to verify if this works on the current Windows 8.1. Has anyone tried it yet?