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 Carbuncle.Kyofooyo
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By Carbuncle.Kyofooyo 2011-09-17 03:07:50
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Cerberus.Lightvision said: »
i would see this pre-installed on tablets laptops and desktops, but i hopw there will be more than 1 version, like a version for touchscreen and one for non touchscreen setups, well i hope for that, there is alot of potential for windows 8 and i hope that microsoft dont screw it up

i hope so too! you can't even access all of the features if you don't have a touch screen in the current version!

Also, a stupid question... how do you quit the applications (like socialite) without ending them through the task manager? you can switch out of it easily, but you can't end the application as easily as you can in earlier versions of windows because they don't have the x in the corner. I might be missing something basic, but i just can't figure it out. could anyone point me in the right direction?
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By Cerberus.Lightvision 2011-09-20 09:53:02
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those apps go into standby when you close them/switch to something else and dont use any more memory or CPU so you can reload it faster
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By Lakshmi.Trunksc 2011-09-22 11:09:44
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I installed win8 over my ubuntu partition. Unfortunately it deactivated my bootleg win7, so i'm backing up everything on another pc. From what I saw, I like it, so I'm going to run 8 fulltime. Any idea how long we can use this? an earlier post says ffxi and office 2010 works, so that's good news. Has anyone tried firefox?
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By Lakshmi.Trunksc 2011-09-22 11:38:38
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looks like it expires march 11, 2012
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By Cerberus.Lightvision 2011-09-28 14:53:11
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yes firefox works, also dont expect to run windower v3 on windows it, it dont work yet.

also i donno when it will run out but proper beta version is expected on mid october
 
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By Carbuncle.Flionheart 2011-09-28 15:43:51
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Siren.Celestius said: »
I like how every desktop OS is going towards that mobile OS look.

I am not a fan of this at all.
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By Carbuncle.Shokox 2011-09-28 15:48:41
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Lakshmi.Trunksc said: »
I installed win8 over my ubuntu partition.

Shoulda installed to a separate partition.

Carbuncle.Flionheart said: »
Siren.Celestius said: »
I like how every desktop OS is going towards that mobile OS look.

I am not a fan of this at all.

^ Cosign. Thankfully Windows 8 is looking to have legacy win7 mode.
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By Lakshmi.Emanuelle 2011-09-28 16:39:01
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looks like a service pack of windows 7 to me, ill wait till market release to download a copy
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By Leviathan.Catnipthief 2011-09-28 16:52:45
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I tried to install this but it didn't work, the .iso screwed up for me or something.
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By Cerberus.Lightvision 2011-09-29 15:17:50
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there is now a version of skype that works on windows8 now i have not tried it but a friend of mine has
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By Phoenix.Amael 2012-03-01 00:42:11
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Didn't want to make a new thread so ill just post it here.

Download The Windows 8 COnsumer Preview

Guide to Installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Dual Boot

Gonna try this when i get home.