Author Topic: Windows 8 in pictures + public download link (Read 14301 times)

va!n · « **on:** September 13, 2011 »

With big interest i followed the online stream about windows 8 from the build conference. I have tried to take screenshots from interesting / important parts about windows 8. So you can download the screenshots as ZIP from here:

Pictures - 16,2 MB Zip

Btw you can download and test the first version of windows 8 in 32 and 64 bit without activation code

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[ The very interesting keynote video can be watched here - http://www.buildwindows.com/ ]

Hotshot · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2011 »

Tell me what Window 8 got that Window 7 Havant got?

slinks · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2011 »

Less compatibility

va!n · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2011 »

Quote from: Hotshot on September 13, 2011

Tell me what Window 8 got that Window 7 Havant?

+ Extrem fast booting
+ Less system usage - see picture 118
+ Better system security
+ Metro style with hubs for fast access
+ Integrated facebook and other comunication stuff
+ Programms for Win8 can be coded in nearly any language - see picture 093
+ Runs on x86/x64 and even ARM
+ There are a lof of nice news, esp for developers!

Just watch the video...

Quote from: slinks on September 13, 2011

Less compatibility

Wrong! Windows 7 programms still works under Windows 8 !

Hotshot · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2011 »

Thanks Vain and slinks

Postive
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+ Extrem fast booting
+ Less system usage - see picture 118
+ Better system security
+ and other comunication stuff
+ Programms for Win8 can be coded in nearly any language - see picture 093
+ Runs on x86/x64 and even ARM
+ There are a lof of nice news, esp for developers!

Negative
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- Less compatibility
- Integrated facebook (Oh No!!!)

Interesting

va!n · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2011 »

@Hotshot and Slinks:
Who says less compatibilty?

As me wrote before:

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Wrong! Windows 7 programms still works under Windows 8 !

Jim · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2011 »

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Integrated facebook (Oh No!!!)

My feeling exactly! But think about it, they still need to provide developers with a version of W8 that can be used without all that clutter (something like W7 Pro today) and many big companies won't buy an OS for their employees if it encourages them on to facebook all the bleeding time!

I can see the way it's going though - the last version of Windows Messenger, Live! it's called these days, would not install without asking for all my social network logins (of which I have none) and it still says I have to come back later and fill them all in!

Jim

Hotshot · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2011 »

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@Hotshot and Slinks:
Who says less compatibilty?

Slinks say it but I dont know much about Window 8 and I am Happy Sticking Window 7 Thank you very much....

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I can see the way it's going though - the last version of Windows Messenger, Live! it's called these days, would not install without asking for all my social network logins (of which I have none) and it still says I have to come back later and fill them all in!

LOL....I guess it does your head in when that Happen

Facebook isn't good because it linked with somethings that You don't know as it can be scary sometime!!!

va!n · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2011 »

Here is the official microsoft press news about windows 8 and build.

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hellfire · « **Reply #9 on:** September 14, 2011 »

So you guys are getting really excited about a new version of Microsoft Windows?
I don't see any feature that makes be go "wow, i totally want that".

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Programms for Win8 can be coded in nearly any language

I'm wondering what the other languages were good for...

combatking0 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2011 »

I like the sound fast booting thing and the lower usage of system resources. The C64 had it, and it worked fine.

(I have an optimised Vista installation which goes from the Boot screen to Logon screen in under 10 seconds - if it can beat that, I'll be impressed)

I'm not keen on the prospect of the Metro whatsit - give me a desktop style interface any day.

slinks · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2011 »

Quote from: va!n on September 13, 2011

+ Metro style with hubs for fast access

So it looks gay, but it totally isn't?

Quote from: va!n on September 13, 2011

+ Integrated facebook and other comunication stuff

Am I the only one that's getting nervous with how much facebook is intergrating with everything else? The fact it can access my windows messenger contacts/emails (I'm pretty sure without my permission) is a little alarming

combatking0 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2011 »

Hopefully I'll be able to disable Metro and Bacefook.

padman · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2011 »

I want MS-DOS back.

Pot Noodle · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2011 »

Not another new interface!

Shockwave · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2011 »

Nothing about that excites me... It's so depressing it makes me want to go out and by a Mac and seriously, fuck Facebook.

Also the extreme fast booting, my copy of Windows 7 boots at the same speed it takes my monitor to switch on so that doesn't interest me either.. More money for old rope for Microsoft.

slinks · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2011 »

Quote from: padman on September 14, 2011

I want MS-DOS back.

Karma up

padman · « **Reply #17 on:** September 15, 2011 »

Hehe, thanks! But I'm just being honest. I miss "memmaker" (dang! still 5kb of himem missing

), "arj a -i2 -v1440..." and games which came on 12+ floppy disks. Good old times... <3

maracuja · « **Reply #18 on:** September 15, 2011 »

Haha or qemm and arj a foo.arj -v1440 -jm -jt1 -m4 -y foodur :-)

benny! · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2011 »

WTF .... Windows 8 Won't Support Plug-Ins; the End of Flash? ... I boykott Win8!!!