How did you setup your Win 8 install?
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I formatted the Developer preview partition and installed Consumer Preview. Installation went totally smooth...
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Installed the 64bit CP as dual boot on laptop and desktop.
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I set mine up fresh from a DVD ISO on a Toshiba Satellite laptop (L755-S5258). Runs a LOT faster than 7, and makes more full use of multiple cores / better thread scheduling.
Only problem so far is, no OpenGL support whatsoever (hey, it's a Beta release), and complete system lockups with some Windows XP and 7 applications (which is to be expected).
GUI-wise, overall, it's Windows 7, but without the Start button, plus this Metro business. Takes some getting used to on a laptop.
In spite of that, I want it just because it's that much speedier than 7.
Only problem so far is, no OpenGL support whatsoever (hey, it's a Beta release), and complete system lockups with some Windows XP and 7 applications (which is to be expected).
GUI-wise, overall, it's Windows 7, but without the Start button, plus this Metro business. Takes some getting used to on a laptop.
In spite of that, I want it just because it's that much speedier than 7.
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installed as a guest OS on W7 -- liked it so then installed on a small Acer aspire one Netbook runs brilliantly.
So the Poll answer is really installed as a VM --since had I not liked that I wouldn't have installed on a REAL machine.
Cheers
jimbo
So the Poll answer is really installed as a VM --since had I not liked that I wouldn't have installed on a REAL machine.
Cheers
jimbo
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Upgraded the junk system....tested...works fine
. Since my son managed to mess up his system, he is using it till I can get his fixed.
. Since my son managed to mess up his system, he is using it till I can get his fixed.
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Look at these poll results so far: only 2 out of the 133 users who responded to this poll have installed Windows 8 on tablet devices. Only 1.5%. Isn't that interesting! Maybe all it tells us is that tablet owners typically don't visit forums about operating systems, let alone respond to polls about them.
I wonder how closely this will reflect reality after the retail release finally hits the shelves.
I wonder how closely this will reflect reality after the retail release finally hits the shelves.
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multibooted with xp and windows 7..!
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Downloaded the Consumer Preview yesterday.....
Currently running the 32-bit version in VirtualBox on my Acer AS8951G (i7-2670QM with 8 gigs RAM and a 2 gig GeForce GT555M), running Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit. No probs except a USB issue I'll sort later.
Also running as a stand-alone on my Acer SA10 desktop (P4HT 2.8Ghz with 1 gig RAM, 256 mb GeForce 5700). No issues, and it flies compared to Vista on the same machine.
I still dislike the new interface and lack of a start menu, but at least Quick-Launch is still there....
Currently running the 32-bit version in VirtualBox on my Acer AS8951G (i7-2670QM with 8 gigs RAM and a 2 gig GeForce GT555M), running Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit. No probs except a USB issue I'll sort later.
Also running as a stand-alone on my Acer SA10 desktop (P4HT 2.8Ghz with 1 gig RAM, 256 mb GeForce 5700). No issues, and it flies compared to Vista on the same machine.
I still dislike the new interface and lack of a start menu, but at least Quick-Launch is still there....
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Now i have a triple boot with W7, W8CP, W8SRV
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I installed it, but forgot to make a new partition, so I had to do a recovery, which didn't work, then I tried a Delete Everything type recovery, then reinstalled Windows 8 on a new partition
Installed on a spare, unused unprepped, empty 50Gb partition on HDD 0 (SSD) with W2K8 R2 SP1 STD, W7 ULT and same OS on HDD1 present.
Went without a glitch so now able to boot to any OS of choice thanks to W8 bootman. W8 as default, when choosing any other OS the machine undergoes a warm reboot and then goes straight to the OS of choice. Cool.
Went without a glitch so now able to boot to any OS of choice thanks to W8 bootman. W8 as default, when choosing any other OS the machine undergoes a warm reboot and then goes straight to the OS of choice. Cool.
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I did a dual boot on the laptop (which is a pain) and put it in Virtual Box on the desktop (which is great).
For the dual boot I have to go thru the BIOS twice which takes longer than booting from the SSD - and also for Win7 now. In vBox it boots in a few seconds (also from the SSD) and I can keep it running all day whilst doing my usual in Win7. The WEI for the disk in vBox is still 7.7. Everything is instant. So there are really no advantages to run in dual boot versus virtual.
For the dual boot I have to go thru the BIOS twice which takes longer than booting from the SSD - and also for Win7 now. In vBox it boots in a few seconds (also from the SSD) and I can keep it running all day whilst doing my usual in Win7. The WEI for the disk in vBox is still 7.7. Everything is instant. So there are really no advantages to run in dual boot versus virtual.
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dual booted windows 8 consumer preview with windows 7 ultimate, works like a charm
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Hi,
If you don't mind my asking, what do you need to changes in the bios for it to boot to the OS you want?
Ta,
Control Panel > System > Advanced > Startup & Recovery
there you will find various options for your boot screen, defaults, time to show, etc
