Thunduhbuhlt
April 4th, 2012, 02:19 PM
Installation:
This to me was the hardest part of the entire experience. I had to try to install it several times, without luck. I used a DVD-R, direct installation, USB, and more.
This was very frustrating because I had only heard good things about the preview and was excited to try it out. I only could get it by dual booting Windows 7/8 which wasn't a big deal, but just annoying how long it took me to figure it out. I used this (http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side) link to help me figure it out, and move things along. *Note: You don't have to only do 20GB, you can do as much as you would like when you are creating a partition. I used a 4GB USB Flash Drive for this. I installed it by going into the boot menu and choosing "SanDisk USB Removable Disk" or something to that extent. I installed it atop of Windows 7, so you get to choose which one you would like to use at that time.
Performance:
I rather enjoy Windows 8. It is much faster than Windows 7 in boot up, and overall performance. I went on to Windows 7 to recover some of my files, and noticed a huge lag in comparison. This seems odd because Windows 8 is a lot heavier in terms of size of the OS. But it really does kick ass, even on my slow Toshiba laptop.
Look:
I really like the new metro Windows Phone look. It really does work well with all of the applications that you can get from Xbox Live in Windows 8. I really wasn't fond of the games they had on Xbox Live, especially the price, so it really doesn't affect me a lot. Also, they utilize the Alt-F4 a lot more in Windows 8, which I like because I use it anyways.
Applications:
I noticed they have a new Internet Explorer (which still sucks by the way), Xbox Live, Weather, Bing search, as well as some others that really nobody would use. You also get a "Desktop" application on the "Start" menu of it (the blocks I mentioned) that allows you to go to the main part where you can still have your folders, applications, gadgets, ect.
Bugs:
As with every new release in the beta stages, there are going to be some bugs.
I only noticed:
-Moving files to USB to computer or vice-versa.
-Crashes of some apps meant for Windows 7.
That's really all I have noticed.
The things I dislike:
Mainly it is the sidebar that has icons that navigate you to settings and start menus.
And I don't like how you have to right click while in start to see all applications.
I don't like how you have to setup a MSN account at first boot up
Finally, I don't like the settings and how its laid out.
Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone adventurous enough to try it.
You can get the preview here. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516.aspx)
*Note: When you are asked to install choose, "Install Windows on another Partition" instead of "Install Windows Now"
You can get the step-by-step guide to installation of dual booting here. (http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side)
Thanks for reading, and hopefully you will enjoy Windows 8 as much as I do.
This to me was the hardest part of the entire experience. I had to try to install it several times, without luck. I used a DVD-R, direct installation, USB, and more.
This was very frustrating because I had only heard good things about the preview and was excited to try it out. I only could get it by dual booting Windows 7/8 which wasn't a big deal, but just annoying how long it took me to figure it out. I used this (http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side) link to help me figure it out, and move things along. *Note: You don't have to only do 20GB, you can do as much as you would like when you are creating a partition. I used a 4GB USB Flash Drive for this. I installed it by going into the boot menu and choosing "SanDisk USB Removable Disk" or something to that extent. I installed it atop of Windows 7, so you get to choose which one you would like to use at that time.
Performance:
I rather enjoy Windows 8. It is much faster than Windows 7 in boot up, and overall performance. I went on to Windows 7 to recover some of my files, and noticed a huge lag in comparison. This seems odd because Windows 8 is a lot heavier in terms of size of the OS. But it really does kick ass, even on my slow Toshiba laptop.
Look:
I really like the new metro Windows Phone look. It really does work well with all of the applications that you can get from Xbox Live in Windows 8. I really wasn't fond of the games they had on Xbox Live, especially the price, so it really doesn't affect me a lot. Also, they utilize the Alt-F4 a lot more in Windows 8, which I like because I use it anyways.
Applications:
I noticed they have a new Internet Explorer (which still sucks by the way), Xbox Live, Weather, Bing search, as well as some others that really nobody would use. You also get a "Desktop" application on the "Start" menu of it (the blocks I mentioned) that allows you to go to the main part where you can still have your folders, applications, gadgets, ect.
Bugs:
As with every new release in the beta stages, there are going to be some bugs.
I only noticed:
-Moving files to USB to computer or vice-versa.
-Crashes of some apps meant for Windows 7.
That's really all I have noticed.
The things I dislike:
Mainly it is the sidebar that has icons that navigate you to settings and start menus.
And I don't like how you have to right click while in start to see all applications.
I don't like how you have to setup a MSN account at first boot up
Finally, I don't like the settings and how its laid out.
Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone adventurous enough to try it.
You can get the preview here. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516.aspx)
*Note: When you are asked to install choose, "Install Windows on another Partition" instead of "Install Windows Now"
You can get the step-by-step guide to installation of dual booting here. (http://lifehacker.com/5840387/how-to-dual+boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-side-by-side)
Thanks for reading, and hopefully you will enjoy Windows 8 as much as I do.