Windows 8 - Download Available

[pezz]

Very Ver Very Lame...

This is the tablet version

[kedron]

i really not sure how i feel about this OS, ill wait till i use one for myself before i can make any comments. im not so impressed so far to say the most

[Anthon]

Very Ver Very Lame...

This is the tablet version

It's not the tablet version..... It is optimized for touchscreen devices but it is switchable between the normal Windows interface (with start button and taskbar) and the Metro UI that you see in the pic(which is more suited for tablets and other touchscreen devices)......


Don't know bout you guys but am sold! The cool thing about the Metro UI is that the tiles you see in the pic updates in realtime. So if say yu got a weather app stocked among the tiles, once the system is connected to the internet, the weather tile keeps updated and yu don't have to open the app to see the updates. The latest update is shown right from the tile.

[mega man]

i've been runnung windows 8 from last month, it just like windows seven smartly, i've used the wimpill patch along with red pill to activate all the features, ribbonui, metro ui, history vault, wecam soft, aero controll etc etc, its pretty sweet so far, and i have to say so far from what i've seen its much faster than windows 7.

and i know there's a bunch a you that's gonna doubt what i'm saying so here download it you selves, if u need help with a few stuff i'll help out

http://www.fileserve.com/file/zyVWrHA
http://www.fileserve.com/file/G62AR6y
http://www.fileserve.com/file/EU87BMc
http://www.fileserve.com/file/uQNu3k9
http://www.fileserve.com/file/tQSwgFf
http://www.fileserve.com/file/d236vtC
http://www.fileserve.com/file/9rYC92w
http://www.fileserve.com/file/t923KfJ
http://www.fileserve.com/file/QHkyGwK
http://www.fileserve.com/file/JYVVDNk
http://www.fileserve.com/file/EDe7kG3
http://www.fileserve.com/file/BkhabX7
http://www.fileserve.com/file/fdJjm26
http://www.fileserve.com/file/ADTtqz2
http://www.fileserve.com/file/YtMrEj9

oh and i forgot to mention this is build 7955 32bit, i haven't tried the 64bit yet which is build 7959

[sk@tta]

This is a early build and u wont see much Difference in the UI

[mega man]

This is a early build and u wont see much Difference in the UI

well bro yes its an early build but there's already bunch a difference and it already better than win 7 from what i've seen, what i like most is the fact that its very compatible with win 7 software and devices unlike win 7 was with xp, the beta version is to be out in about the next 2 months and the rc build will be another 2 months behind(thats what i was told). the only thing about that build that i just posted is that it uses win 7 installer, you'd have to download the win 8 installer(which these guys dont want to share) in order to experience the OOBE while installing

[Rademe]

Its an interface overlay for win7. The hell are they calling it windows 8 for? Windows 7 sp2 is what it should be

well said! you hit the nail on the head with this one........ in the video u can see it as well, i was thinking to my self about previous windows applications and im sure they knew consumers will, so when i saw them demoing MS office and i saw the windows 7 taskbar..... it hit me.... Windows 8 is a "cover up" lol

[juiceman]

I agree - Windows8 is a cover up ... and besides the Add on GUI, it really is still Windows7. What is history vault, just another attempt at Restore points? These tiles are just an evolution of the Gadgets that I never used. So just like gadgets, they better make it so I don't have to "pay" for them in RAM footprint/cpu overhead.

Businesses purchasing new non-touch laptops would have no use for their tablet OS. They better package different versions of Win8 without the touch overlay for those that don't want to waste resources. Besides that, I really see no problem with MS trying something new or evolutionary.

[Anthon]

I agree - Windows8 is a cover up ... and besides the Add on GUI, it really is still Windows7. What is history vault, just another attempt at Restore points? These tiles are just an evolution of the Gadgets that I never used. So just like gadgets, they better make it so I don't have to "pay" for them in RAM footprint/cpu overhead.

Businesses purchasing new non-touch laptops would have no use for their tablet OS. They better package different versions of Win8 without the touch overlay for those that don't want to waste resources. Besides that, I really see no problem with MS trying something new or evolutionary.

The Metro GUI is interchangeable. It can be disabled so that you can use the usual GUI if you don't have touch input....... And it is way better than the gadgets caz they update more regularly and give you live previews........ [edit] Oh! Remember Win8 is not even at beta stage yet, so yu might see a totally different OS from what yu see now in the Milestone.

[Dre']

I agree - Windows8 is a cover up ... and besides the Add on GUI, it really is still Windows7. What is history vault, just another attempt at Restore points? These tiles are just an evolution of the Gadgets that I never used. So just like gadgets, they better make it so I don't have to "pay" for them in RAM footprint/cpu overhead.

Businesses purchasing new non-touch laptops would have no use for their tablet OS. They better package different versions of Win8 without the touch overlay for those that don't want to waste resources. Besides that, I really see no problem with MS trying something new or evolutionary.

History Vault is more like Mac's Time Machine, its different from the same old system restore in fact system restore is separate component from the History Vault


I won't lie, its a improve version of windows 7, its able to run faster and more legacy software are able to run, they did a lot of work to the kernel even copying files seems faster

Based on my understanding and a friend experience, its the same OS that run on the desktop, runs on the tablet. The Operating system just detects the environment. He hasn't tested if the Immersive GUI works on the desktop

Alot of Kernel changes is expected when it reaches the Beta Stages, so far what i've seen is only M3 (Milestone 3)

The GUI on tablets is known as Immersive GUI and the default Windows 8 on desktops is Metro UI even though some elements of the Metro is found on the Tablet PCs as well