Anyone taken the dive and installed the CP yet?

Im just doing a full backup, should have it installed by the end of the eve

Heres a bit more info

Doing the same tomorrow. Might just sway me to go the whole hog and go Mango!

Tempted as I only reinstalled Windows 7 last week so won't lose anything. I don't have touch screen though which puts me off bothering

Not another version of Windows, what ever next, Oh another version............ :think:

It's planned for tomorrow in work

Just finished the install on VMware Workstation8 ( no way was i nuking my primary install for this!)

first impressions... its slick.. very slick!

Just finished the install on VMware Workstation8 ( no way was i nuking my primary install for this!)

first impressions... its slick.. very slick!

What sort of hardware are you installing it on? Tempted to have a play but would prefer to go the VM route.

Sounds just like Snow Leopard

What sort of hardware are you installing it on? Tempted to have a play but would prefer to go the VM route.

Currently im running it on VMware Workstation 8 - *cough* let me know if you dont have it - i only have 4gb ram so giving it 2gb and it runs fine (admittedly it is on SSD tho)

Apart from that, it has the same min requirements as Win7 does

I have just downloaded the Beta version from MS, it looks rather cool

Got it. Had the dev. preview too.

Dislike aspects of both, but can see where they're coming from.

My main gripe - if I'm 'desktop' I want a proper start menu as well as the metro thing, not just the tiles!

As for the metro stuff itself, it's pretty good!

Runs well enough nativley on my netbook though.

Edited 1 March, 201214 yr by TriggerFish

How much is this Service Pack going to fleece people for then :p

Used for 10 minutes. Metro is horrific. Gladly, you can just use the normal desktop

Boots quickly though. . . Goes from me choosing 8 (not 7) to log in screen in ~3 seconds, then password entry to metro in ~2 seconds! All on a 1.2Ghz netbook.

Be staying with 7 I think!

Edited 1 March, 201214 yr by TriggerFish

The "Future is tablet". I think Microsoft didn't have much of a choice in going down this road.

I just got myself a Playbook and quite honestly, to the average user, basic programs (Apps or what you will), located in low rise hierarchicial file structures, quickly accessed, in most cases, by one finger action, is what most users absolutely love. You can do all your business in relaxation without having to hunch over a keyboard. Plus you've got, at one gesture away, a very effective virtual keyboard on the screen, 2 x cameras, GPS, attitude sensor, wifi, bluetooth and up to 64GB of storage, MS Office document facilities, Web Broswer, Video and photo viewer, E-book reader, Skype access and with OS 2 released this week you've got access to a limited range of android apps ( And they number in the hundreds). - i.e. more capability than my laptop. And now that the problems with my access to BT FON seem to have resolved themselves, I'm going to be using it for no-cost computing on the move - I've already downloaded complete Ordnance Survey quality map of a whole country (A a knock down price compared to the usual GPS merchants) to be cached for mobile use where there isn't a signal. I got it to in part replace an aging/failing laptop for travelling. Its so small light and reasonably robust, that I can stick it in a day sack and carry it around with me all day long - something i would never consider doing with a laptop.

I think desktops and laptops are going to become the preserves of heavy duty business, research and scientific data users and network admin.

Would say though that the boot time on Playbook, even with an SSD, is longer than my desktop ???.

Nick

Edited 1 March, 201214 yr by Clunkclick

Having used tablets heavily over the Christman period, I'd say that nothing compares to a proper keyboard. Typing became a chore on them.

Tablets are fine, as you say, for light use. Checking email. Browsing the internet. Watching films.

But if you actually want to do anything more then a laptop or desktop are still the kings.

Not another version of Windows, what ever next, Oh another version............ :think:

Unlike the OSX that's only had Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion and now Mountain Lion over the last few years ........... each one more magical than the last

each one more magical than the last

Glad to see you have realised that now Tony

Love you :p

Had on my netbook last night, gone ten minutes later back to 7

Not bad but nothing new once you go on the normal desktop, I did like the task manager though !!

Unlike the OSX that's only had Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion and now Mountain Lion over the last few years ........... each one more magical than the last

....by adding more stuff that Windows users have had for years.

How's the game situation on the Mac? Has Minesweeper turned up yet? :p

An oldie but still a goodie

Edited 2 March, 201214 yr by RainbowFore

....by adding more stuff that Windows users have had for years.

Like what??

Like what??

Virus' would be a good place to start :p

I tried the technical preview a while back, kind of hard without a touch screen device, and that comes from a user of WP7 mobile

Edited 2 March, 201214 yr by mbames

Metro sucks - big time. The removal of the Start Button/ORB is not a good one IMHO. It's been with us for 17 years and shouldn't just be ripped away like that.

I'd like to hope that this is very much a consumer version of 8, not a business version. Business users having to make such a jump in interface might as well start using something else and I'm not sure that's what M$ will be hoping for.

Pretty sure Metro shouldn't be on the server edition. M$ have said about moving to Core for servers and a GUI to be used via Remote Desktop, reducing the attack surface of the O/S.

On the up side:

I've got 64-bit version running on a Dual-Core 2.8Ghz Dell, with 1.5GB memory, 80GB drive and an incredibly lo-tech Intel on-board graphics system. Seems to run fairly well, so far....

Edited 2 March, 201214 yr by RainbowFore

Installed it on my laptop in VirtualBox, gave it 2 Gb of ram and 30Gb of HDD to play with, and so far struggling to see the point of it. Removal of the start button is a major complication for business use, maybe the "Enterprise" edition will bring the start button back, but it's hard enough to provide tech support to users when there is a button to press; imagine trying to tell a user "wave your mouse cursour over the left hand edge for a bit until a menu pops up".

Microsoft appear to have tried to do a mobile UI on a desktop/laptop and I don't think it works tbh.