Windows 8 Developer Preview release

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/

If you’ve been following this blog, then you know today is a big day for the Windows team. At the BUILD conference we are about to preview Windows 8. There’s a ton to see in the product and so we’d really encourage everyone to check out the available streams on http://buildwindows.com, where we will webcast the keynote. The BUILD conference this week is focused on developers and hardware partners, and there are over 100 sessions (all of which will be available from the link above within about a day of the scheduled presentation time). In that sense it is good to keep in mind that today is the launch of the developer opportunity for Windows, not the launch of a product (and certainly not the launch of new devices).

Windows 8 represents a reimagining of Windows from the chipset to the experience. Since this is a week focused on developers, we also detailed the bold underpinnings of the re-imagination of the Windows platform, tools, and APIs. We will show off the opportunity to build applications for all of the customers of Windows 8, no matter what type of PC they have—from tablets to laptops to convertibles to desktops. We will show the brand new tools that allow you to code Metro style applications in HTML5/JavaScript, C/C++, and/or C#/XAML. The investments you have made as developers in all of these languages carry forward for Windows 8, which lets you choose how to best make use of the Windows 8 system services. We talked about Windows 8 being a no-compromise OS for end-users, and it is also a no-compromise platform for developers.

Many are interested in Windows 8 for ARM processors. Everything we showcased today at BUILD also runs on the ARM-based Windows PCs being created by ARM partners and PC manufacturers. Windows 8 running on ARM will ultimately be available with ARM-based hardware that you can purchase. ARM requires a deeper level of integrated engineering between hardware and software, as each ARM device is unique, and Windows allows this uniqueness to shine through. The new development tools enable you to start today to build Metro style applications that will seamlessly run on x86 (32 and 64 bit) or ARM architectures. Even if you use native C/C++ code, these tools will enable Metro style apps to target specific hardware if you choose. As new PCs become available for testing, PC manufacturers will develop seed programs for developers.

You probably want to try out the preview release—and you can. Starting at 8PM today, Seattle time, you can download all of the code that attendees at BUILD received. This includes 32 or 64 bit x86 builds, with or without development tools. The releases also include a suite of sample/SDK applications and the SDK (please note these are merely illustrations of potential apps, not apps that we intend to ship with Windows 8). The ISOs are linked to from http://dev.windows.com. You download with a Windows Live ID (which you might want to use to test out some of the new roaming features).

Upgrade from Windows 7 installation is not supported for pre-release code; only clean installs are supported. Reminder: this is a developer preview release and is not meant for production. It is not a beta release. We will be updating the release with various quality updates and drivers over the coming weeks/months just to exercise our overall update and telemetry mechanisms.

We’ve got a lot more blogging to do. So stay tuned. This blog continues to be a big part of the development process. Now we have a lot more shared context, and so we expect folks commenting on posts to be running the Preview so we share in the context of the release. Let’s keep comments focused on the topic at hand and we’ll pay attention for potential new topics. We know there will be a lot—that comes from reimagining a product used by a billion people!
--Steven

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See also:

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...-usb-dvd-windows-8-developer-preview-iso.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...dows-upgrade-windows-8-developer-preview.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2241-virtualbox-install-windows-8-developer-preview.html

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

In my opinion It can be an advantage in a dual boot. In your case Mike if you deleted you Windows 7 partition for a clean install Windows 8 wouldn't boot as 7 is the active partition and you would be removing the boot files for 8. You would have to run a start-up repair on 8 to mark it as active to get it to boot.Its totally personal choices.

Hi, Danny!

Thing is, when I installed Win8 7989, all I did was create a partition and install it. When I went to Win8 8102, I deleted the Win8 7989 partition and just installed it there. I never deleted my Win7 partition, just re-sized it to fit the initial Win8 7989 leak.

No sorry Mike I mean in the future if you deleted 7 or wanted to reinstall it you would loose the boot files for 8 and would have to run a start-up repair to get it to boot.Not that that's a problem I'm just trying to give you some positive's for having it lol

Not sure who Im trying to convince now

It's just the way I like to roll

 

[ICit2lol]

Hiyya all have just come across from the 7 forum as I saw the debate in there.

Just one query the development program is that just for individuals who can write software or can one make comments, suggestions etc before I go making a fool of myself.

 

[Brink]

Hiyya all have just come across from the 7 forum as I saw the debate in there.

Just one query the development program is that just for individuals who can write software or can one make comments, suggestions etc before I go making a fool of myself.

Hello John, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Windows 8 Developer Preview is for everyone to review and make comments on, or seek help about.

 

[Davy49]

Hello All,
The dual boot mode is the only way to go in my opinion..that way your main operating system isn't disturbed at all. It's SO easy to partition a hard drive it's worth it.
David

 

[ICit2lol]

Hey thanks Brink Looking forward to it. Going to search out the dual boot and then start.

 

[aem]

Hello All,
The dual boot mode is the only way to go in my opinion..that way your main operating system isn't disturbed at all. It's SO easy to partition a hard drive it's worth it.
David

Absolutely. And to get rid of the dual boot of Windows it's dead easy.

Go into msconfig > Boot tab > delete the boot option.

Then in Explore just Format the partition with which you have installed Windows 8 on.

 

[ICit2lol]

Thanks aem Thats what I like about these Vista 7 and now 8 forums I always get such pleasant members to answer my sometimes dumb questions.

 

[rowal5555]

Well!! There is a lot of muttering going on in my corner of the world at the moment, LOL.
I installed 8 to separate partitions on my desktop and Pavilion DV6 laptop with no problem whatsoever so decided to also install on my Compaq CQ62 which is a triple core AMD with 8 GB DDR3. Made a small 35 GB partition and started to install. It asked if I wanted to save files and I said no and away it went. I panicked and pressed the Cancel button - thought about it for a while and restarted the installation thinking that it must ask me where I wanted to install to, but NOOOOOOO!! It just went ahead and installed over the top of the factory Win7x64.
Didn't even have a C: drive after that as it went to X: and wouldn't let me change it. Weird.
Have dug out my Recovery disks and returning to factory settings now. Don't think I will be game to try it again on that machine. LOL.

 

[ICit2lol]

Just a thought if I put in say a 500GB HDD can I use that to put Windows 8 onto so I don't get myself in a mess. Or do I have to go dual boot?

Am also wondering if my security KIS 2012 will cover that drive? :unsure:

 

[mikedl]

Well!! There is a lot of muttering going on in my corner of the world at the moment, LOL.
I installed 8 to separate partitions on my desktop and Pavilion DV6 laptop with no problem whatsoever so decided to also install on my Compaq CQ62 which is a triple core AMD with 8 GB DDR3. Made a small 35 GB partition and started to install. It asked if I wanted to save files and I said no and away it went. I panicked and pressed the Cancel button - thought about it for a while and restarted the installation thinking that it must ask me where I wanted to install to, but NOOOOOOO!! It just went ahead and installed over the top of the factory Win7x64.
Didn't even have a C: drive after that as it went to X: and wouldn't let me change it. Weird.
Have dug out my Recovery disks and returning to factory settings now. Don't think I will be game to try it again on that machine again. LOL.

Whoa! That's odd. When I installed Win8 7989, all I did was make a partition on my C drive. When I wanted to install Win8 8102, I just deleted the partition. Win7 didn't skip a beat.

I installed Win8 8102 on the same partition I had 7989 on (after reformatting) and, still, my Win7 partition didn't skip a beat.

I did a refresh of Win8 8102 - Win 7 didn't skip a beat.

I use MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD 7.0 whenever I preform partition exercises.

I've also expanded my Win8 8102 partition to test out additional programs. Win7 still didn't skip a beat. I can still boot both just fine.

 

[ICit2lol]

Ok fellas I'm stuck have created a 100MB partition and thinking I was allocating it a letter have renamed my original 100MB partition.

Now I am stuck trying to allocate a letter to the new third partition.

 

[Brink]

Hello All,
The dual boot mode is the only way to go in my opinion..that way your main operating system isn't disturbed at all. It's SO easy to partition a hard drive it's worth it.
David

Absolutely. And to get rid of the dual boot of Windows it's dead easy.

Go into msconfig > Boot tab > delete the boot option.

Then in Explore just Format the partition with which you have installed Windows 8 on.

It's even a bit easier than that. I only needed to delete the Windows 8 partition/drive from within Windows 7 to also remove it from the Windows Boot Manager screen.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...ows-8-delete-windows-8-developer-preview.html

 

[ICit2lol]

Just a simple query I have sorted my little problem and have clicked on the download which says 4.8GB but my save window says greater than 12 hours. Have I hit the wrong download or done something else wrong because that seems a very long time for a 4.8GB download.:shock:

 

[Brink]

Hello ICit2lol,

Yeah, you got the larger Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64) one instead of the smaller 64-bit ISO without the developer tools included. That's all.

 

[ICit2lol]

Thanks Shawn have it on my new HDD partition now just trying to get my head around the dual boot using that drive. Am a little unsure as I didn't want to muck up my 7 installation. Suppose I should have put in another hard drive and kept it handy until I was ready to to do anything.
I might just stick a 500GB in and transfer it to or re download it to that one. (Procrastination a bad habit lolzzzz!)

But as always you have come through with the goods "Hail Caesar Brinkus Maximus!!"

 

[Brink]

You're welcome mate. Please let us know how it went.

 

[reidicus]

Anybody try this in vmware yet?

 

[Ex_Brit]

Yes, several of us installed it that way. I have it installed in an Oracle VM.

 

[kado897]

Anybody try this in vmware yet?

Yes, you need version 4. Follow this tutorial. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2899-vmware-player-install-windows-8-developer-preview.html

 

[ICit2lol]

Almost done

Hiyya all have almost done - remembered I had a Samsung 1TB with 7 on it so have set it for the master. I might do a separate thread as it really isn't fair on the others not being relevant to this thread.