Windows 8 beta release downloads

[KG26_Alpha]

Testing Cliffs of Dover with the beta will be a bit useless unless the beta contains the necessary drivers etc etc.

Dx 9 support in Win 8



Beta release iso's


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

System Requirements

Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster

RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.

To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.

To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.

Internet access (ISP fees might apply)


How to install Windows 8 Release Preview from an ISO image

The easiest way to convert an ISO file to a DVD in Windows 7 is to use Windows Disc Image Burner. On a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista, a third-party program is required to convert an ISO file into installable media—and DVD burning software often includes this capability. One option is the USB/DVD download tool provided by the Microsoft Store. You can also download Windows 8 Release Preview Setup, which includes tools that allow you to create a DVD or USB flash drive from an ISO file (Windows Vista or Windows 7 required).






.

[Flanker35M]

S!

Looks like Windows 7 will be the next XP for years as this W8 looks like shit and directed towards tablets or whatever. MS follows a cycle of releasing 1 good then a 1 bad and again 1 good OS..XP was good, Vista horrible, Windows 7 good again and this latest thing..Urgh!

[RedToo]

Originally Posted by Flanker35M

S!

MS follows a cycle of releasing 1 good then a 1 bad and again 1 good OS..XP was good, Vista horrible, Windows 7 good again and this latest thing..Urgh!

MS did exactly the same all those years ago with MSDos!

RedToo.

[KG26_Alpha]

Initial testing looks promising.

[AbortedMan]

Windows 8 is DEFINITELY geared towards touchscreens and tablets. The new interface actually hinders, IMO, keyboard and mouse users. The addition of "apps" is a complete gimmick as well, methinks. It's like MS said "oh, people like cellphones nowadays, so let's make our computers the same way!"...it should be the other way around.

I work for Microsoft and even everyone here around the Millennium campus hates the hell out of it.

[KG26_Alpha]

Its strange, I think its great on our laptops, but not so great on a standard PC so it wouldn't be a necessary upgrade for most already with Win 7 as I see no advantages, there's no start button just a separate Start Screen with the apps on there and the whole multimedia stuff, it looks like its designed around very casual users (my wife) that like to chat play games (facebook) and generally not get involved with the os but have a simplistic app based multimedia experience and it works perfectly well at this.

If you approach it with light user multimedia orientated customers then its in the right market place.

It runs very well and I like the new interface although shut down procedures a pain to get to.