Installing Windows 8 on my Windows 7 computer
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Not sure if it'd be worth it to have a list somewhere of all the incompatible apps? A thread perhaps? Dunno... just my two cents
Well its still in a development mode, so it shouldnt be a surprise drivers are a pain in the butt to install, once the official copy is released it should include all possible drivers for the hardware, for now just manually install the drivers and it will work with windows 7 drivers because lets face it its just windows 7 with a facelift 
, but its just a developer preview so lets see what will happen!
, but its just a developer preview so lets see what will happen!At this stage, could the Windows 8 developer preview be used as my primary OS? Meaning, will programs I use on a regular basis work fine on it this early on?
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Well, i have been using Dev preview from the day it has been released.
Observed a couple of random restarts while poking around rasdial in cmd for my PPPoE dialer automation (my mistake
)You can use the OS for daily (light) use wouldn't recommend for gaming or other highly crucial tasks.
Just my 2 cents.
Well, i have been using Dev preview from the day it has been released.
Observed a couple of random restarts while poking around rasdial in cmd for my PPPoE dialer automation (my mistake
You can use the OS for daily (light) use wouldn't recommend for gaming or other highly crucial tasks.
Just my 2 cents.
I agree. Did exactly the same;
Iam In same situation links and ideas would be appreciated. Thank You
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Iam in same situation any sites or ideas on how to, would be much appreciated. Thank You.
it doesn't sound good to have a gamma release of windows 8...cause this is not even beta...better wait people...
Does Windows 7 applications runt on this?
Yes
And Can you upgrade from Windows 7?
You can install new one and Window 8 will list all windows version on your computer when boot
Yes
And Can you upgrade from Windows 7?
You can install new one and Window 8 will list all windows version on your computer when boot
If installing to two separate HDD's you can boot the different OS's by selecting your HDD boot priority in the BIOS. You could also partition one HDD and you would then be prompted with a dual boot screen asking you to choose the OS to boot.
Hmmmm so how do you partition your hard drive without formating your data... If I'm running 7 on boot camp iMac
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1the answer for everyone else is yes and yes and for the most part drivers from windows 7 also work.
EDIT: apps will be lost but settings and files will be kept.
Some stuff you need to right click and choose compatiblity mode.
FYI the windows phone emulator does some freaky **** to win8 so don't try running it, you've been warned.1I tried out Windows 8 about a month ago and felt that it was a decent experience. Unfortunately for me though it wouldnt find the driver for my wireless card (WRT54GS) so I ended up uninstalling it.
Maybe its me but I don't see the big deal about it. I didnt really use the metro UI and the new changes to explorer didnt make or break the experience, it was just meh.11Well, i have been using Dev preview from the day it has been released.
Observed a couple of random restarts while poking around rasdial in cmd for my PPPoE dialer automation (my mistake)
You can use the OS for daily (light) use wouldn't recommend for gaming or other highly crucial tasks.
Just my 2 cents.
I agree. Did exactly the same;1
If installing to two separate HDD's you can boot the different OS's by selecting your HDD boot priority in the BIOS. You could also partition one HDD and you would then be prompted with a dual boot screen asking you to choose the OS to boot.
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