Windows 8

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i am thinking of buying windows 8 now.

what i plan to do is install the Windows 8 beta, upgrade, and then get the disc.

then buy another hard drive and dual boot between windows 7, windows 8, and linux.

is it true that upgrading from beta is 15 dollars and that they mail you a disc? ill get it if they mail the disc and DEFINATELY get teh disc if its pro and full.

 

[Pvee]

Been following the Microsoft WIN 8 forums.

Three major problems seem to be.

Failures after the first set of updates. So don't install them or roll them back. Hopefully a subsequent update fixed the problems of the first set of updates if you are lucky.

Next common failures seem to be related to Nivida Graphics drivers although some people claim they are exactly the same for WIN7 and WIN 8.


Next problem as I experienced seems to be when people encounter an error or Issue they can't get over, they try the WIN 8 built in RESTORE, and it goes from bad to worse after that.

In this thread, I suspect the problem is a corrupted file caused by an Update or the WIN 8 restore.
The reason I think so, is because it does not tell you why it's failing, just that it can't proceed due to an error.
When I re-installed WIN 7, is when the corrupted file showed up. It automatically fixed the corrupted file and WIN 7 loaded and is fine now again.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...b65e2d6?page=1

In my case, since it worked for about 1 -2 days, I suspect that the updates got me.
But I guess I am out the 42.00..!!

I would not Install it again unless I had the full Install media, so I could reinstall it from scratch if a major failure happened.


Maybe in a month, it will be better but the Windows 8 support forum looks pretty bad at this point.

 

[TeknoBug]

I have Windows 7 Home Prem 64bit, is Windows 8 worth upgrading at all? I can do it for $40, a bit tempting. I don't like the Metro UI though, I read you can set it to Aero glass like Windows 7.

I saw a ton of them sitting at Futureshop yesterday, they weren't flying off the shelves. I remember Windows 7 being a PITA to try and get when it came out.

 

[Mario1]

Been following the Microsoft WIN 8 forums.

Three major problems seem to be.

Failures after the first set of updates. So don't install them or roll them back. Hopefully a subsequent update fixed the problems of the first set of updates if you are lucky.

Next common failures seem to be related to Nivida Graphics drivers although some people claim they are exactly the same for WIN7 and WIN 8.


Next problem as I experienced seems to be when people encounter an error or Issue they can't get over, they try the WIN 8 built in RESTORE, and it goes from bad to worse after that.

In this thread, I suspect the problem is a corrupted file caused by an Update or the WIN 8 restore.
The reason I think so, is because it does not tell you why it's failing, just that it can't proceed due to an error.
When I re-installed WIN 7, is when the corrupted file showed up. It automatically fixed the corrupted file and WIN 7 loaded and is fine now again.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...b65e2d6?page=1

In my case, since it worked for about 1 -2 days, I suspect that the updates got me.
But I guess I am out the 42.00..!!

I would not Install it again unless I had the full Install media, so I could reinstall it from scratch if a major failure happened.


Maybe in a month, it will be better but the Windows 8 support forum looks pretty bad at this point.

Updates work fine on the original Windows 8.
I installed build 9200 before actually getting a licensed copy + an iso from Microsoft to see how it works, ran into update problems. Got a license key and used the windows download program to get the original iso, installed & licensed and updates work perfectly atm.
So yeah, defo worth the 40 bucks.

 

[Pvee]

I would put some thought into that decision.

WIN 7 is very stable. WIN 8 right at the moment is caught in a startup period where it seems to be luck of the draw.

Microsoft seems to think everyone doing this update is a techie.
Telling people to make an ISO file copy it to a USB stick and changing bios so it can boot from USB.

Most of the people I build PC's for and help with problems can barely find a file after they save it.

If your entry point in time is before the bad updates, you will be ready to throw your PC out the window.
If the latest updates fix a couple real bad problems that are going on, you may be lucky and not see much problem.

From a home user perspective, you may not benefit from upgrading to WIN 8.

I went back to WIN 7 for now and I am very happy that my PC is stable and does everything it was supposed to again.

Read these threads, then decide when the time is right to do the upgrade:




Windows Updates are available for Windows 8
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...indows-8/b3ad46e8-8abf-4efe-943f-7cdcc1859892


Windows 8 install failed get error - Internal error. Failed to continue with the installation
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...al-error/9655e5e1-7f33-4bc2-9e57-c6a1f6eee0fe


Problem opening Windows 8 pro apps
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...pro-apps/02d430c4-c867-46d2-949d-09eba98aa41e


cannot install windows 8 it stiks on restart and will not go any futher without any warning
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...tart-and/09d90815-76af-485f-ab8a-9b8621dad43c


Upgrading to Windows 8 64 bit from XP 32 bit using the $39.95 download

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...it-using/2b405931-17b3-4e63-b46e-664b3fea6908

 

[EarthDog]

A couple of other Windows 8 threads talk about this actually...

 

[TeknoBug]

Microsoft seems to think everyone doing this update is a techie.
Telling people to make an ISO file copy it to a USB stick and changing bios so it can boot from USB.

Sounds like a walk in the park for me, I boot ISO's off the USB flash alot, it's how I install Linux and updated Win XP to Vista on my netbook because I don't have an external DVD drive.