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Thread ID: 120553 2011-09-14 03:42:00 Is This A Joke? "Windows 8 Will Run On Old Atom CPUs And 1GB RAM" SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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1230949 2011-09-14 05:55:00 I think this site solves our vm problems. channel9.msdn.com and this img829.imageshack.us icow (15313)
1230950 2011-09-14 06:08:00 Progress so Far ---Installed, first screen when setting up gives the options to open directly into a windows live email account, or create one OR the local account.

PC is as follows -- P4 (775) 2.88 1.5 GB RAM 120 HDD


Got a loverly :rolleyes: Green screen with a mouse pointer and HDD activity going nuts for the last 5 minutes

Edited: OMG :horrified When they said its a big gamble they are not kidding :horrified Poor quality, suns out and cant find everything ( yet) boots into Main Screen (www.imagef1.net.nz) The you go from there - Clicking on the "start button -- Black currently, returns you to main screen previous Desktop (www.imagef1.net.nz)
wainuitech (129)
1230951 2011-09-14 06:34:00 Edited to above -- sorry for the typo's was in a hurry to beat the clock.

With the PC spec's above, it really flies, and is really "snappy".

Heres Internet Explorer (www.imagef1.net.nz) From the start screen,Notice position of Address Bar - (down the bottom) IE from desktop, starts as per normal.

If this is whats coming -- OMG there are going to lots of people complaining about things changing, its defiantly going towards touch screens :D

Takes a bit of figuring out how things work.
wainuitech (129)
1230952 2011-09-14 06:54:00 Any idea on how to get this onto a memory stick (bootable)? icow (15313)
1230953 2011-09-14 06:58:00 Any idea on how to get this onto a memory stick (bootable)?

Do you mean to run from a memory Stck instead of a PC /Laptop or to install from a memory stick ??

If you mean to install - have not tried it, but download.cnet.com may work - does for W7
wainuitech (129)
1230954 2011-09-14 07:09:00 Tried that. Got to about 90% then went really slowly. Then at 99% it failed. icow (15313)
1230955 2011-09-14 07:15:00 Prob of no help, but when I was installing it did reboot 4 times during the install ( from DVD - NO VM either) , plenty of HDD activity, then finally got to the start screen after sitting for ages. wainuitech (129)
1230956 2011-09-14 07:17:00 Trying VM now. Had a couple of errors already :( sahilcc7 (15483)
1230957 2011-09-14 08:04:00 Stuck on a Green screen saying Personalize, cursor flashing in the name form, but cant edit it or go Next.....
No errors to that point....
Iantech (16386)
1230958 2011-09-14 08:36:00 I'm having lots of luck.
dl.dropbox.com

That kind of ugly-ass error message will make me want to punch my monitor if I ever see it on my machine.


main screen previous Desktop (www.imagef1.net.nz)

More epic retardation, why they are obsessed with taking up half of every window with a huge-ass toolbar\ribbon thing showing just about every single available command at once, including those which can easily be performed with keyboard hotkeys, thus making the toolbar redundant, and hiding the other half of the buttons in the title bar is beyond me.

It's even stupider than Ubuntu's Unity interface.

As for IE.. wtf?? If I wanted a browser that looked that shitty I'd use the PS3 one. Even Chrome makes more sense than that.


Why they think I would want my desktop to look like a touchscreen Internet kiosk interface I have no idea either. I prefer to have a wallpaper I can actually see, without huge rectangles in the way, for a start.

Secondly, my computer is NOT an Internet kiosk at a shopping mall!


I refuse to use such an interface on the grounds I'll probably end up with Alzheimer's disease from lack of brain exercise\activity while using the damn thing.
Agent_24 (57)
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