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    Fun Question: Does anyone use the Windows 8 Developers Preview as their MAIN OS?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by RRei, Dec 3, 2011.

  1. RRei

    RRei Notebook Evangelist

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    I just wanted to mess around with my AW, and install Windows 8 Developer's Preview, and if I didn't like it I always have the media install disc for Windows 7. But a fun question, and please don't flame, but does anyone actually use the Windows 8 Developer's Preview as their main OS?
     
    RRei, Dec 3, 2011
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  2. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    I have no issues using less than stable software but sadly Windows 8 Dev preview dident support some of the games i was playing and my SSD is not big enought for a proper dual boot setup.

    So i went back to Windows 7, but my time using Windows 8 was pleasant. :D
     
    DEagleson, Dec 3, 2011
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  3. RRei

    RRei Notebook Evangelist

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    What games weren't supported on Windows 8? Hopefully I can still use my PS2 emu on there :)
     
    RRei, Dec 3, 2011
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    No, I don't, I use Win Vista.
    Only the best for me. :)
     
    perrin_aybara, Dec 3, 2011
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  5. Rykoshet

    Rykoshet Notebook Deity

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    Can I offer you some Windows ME?
     
    Rykoshet, Dec 3, 2011
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  6. Syberia

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    I probably won't even use Windows 8, except for my tablet. Windows 7 does everything I need it to, for now at least.
     
    Syberia, Dec 3, 2011
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  7. ganzonomy

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    on my school rig, windows 7 x64 all the way.

    (I have a dedicated test-bed... an XPS m1710... to play with windows 8)

    Jason
     
    ganzonomy, Dec 3, 2011
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  8. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    I did for a while, but then I felt like watching a re-install so I put Windows 7 back on. :p
     
    Joel, Dec 4, 2011
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    Windows 8 on VMWare 8 works great, especially with 8GB of RAM.
     
    RageGTX, Dec 4, 2011
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  10. ExMM

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    I think I will wait to use stably the BETA version, which from what I have heard, it will be release hopefully for the end of january.. :)
     
    ExMM, Dec 5, 2011
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  11. Toledano

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    Yes, I used the Windows 8 as my main OS. I didn't know what I was thinking @ the moment and I didn't get a recovery DVD from Alienware, so it was a bad week for me. Windows 8 was pretty nice, and it booted faaast. I loved it, but i'd wait for the release, or on a different partition, not as your OS.
     
    Toledano, Dec 6, 2011
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  12. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am. The one and only issue I've run into is that Windows Live login assistant won't run.
     
    Hungry Man, Dec 6, 2011
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