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03/13/2012 at 5:03 am #748970
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Alright all you techies out there; here it is the long awaited Windows 8 Beta version.

A word of advise: if you install this on your main PC then understand that it is temporary and as always it would be a good idea to back your current data up. :smile

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download

Enjoy!
03/13/2012 at 5:06 am #992626
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It’ll probably be very similar to Windows 7 or atleast not much better. Like how XP was actually much better than Vista. It skips a generation before it improves.
03/13/2012 at 5:16 am #992630
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If by “similar to windows 7” you mean a little more like a Mac guided user interface and nothing like windows 7 at all then yes it is.
03/13/2012 at 5:18 am #992633
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Chiefster;256050 wrote:

If by “similar to windows 7” you mean a little more like a Mac guided user interface and nothing like windows 7 at all then yes it is.

I havent actually seen Windows 8, but Im just predicting
03/13/2012 at 5:18 am #992634
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This gives ya some insight into it.

http://res1.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/6.2/main/412de125-189d-47a8-9bad-26170ddc3ba0_55.mp4
03/13/2012 at 5:19 am #992635
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AussieChiefsFan;256053 wrote:

I havent actually seen Windows 8, but Im just predicting

I have seen windows 8, and your a tad off base with your prediction. :bananen_smilies046:
03/13/2012 at 5:20 am #992637
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Chiefster;256054 wrote:

This gives ya some insight into it.

http://res1.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/6.2/main/412de125-189d-47a8-9bad-26170ddc3ba0_55.mp4

wow it doesn’t even look like an Operating System
03/13/2012 at 5:23 am #992640
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AussieChiefsFan;256057 wrote:

wow it doesn’t even look like an Operating System

Definitely NOT your usual Windows.
03/13/2012 at 5:24 am #992642
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I would recommend that you not install it on your primary machine.
03/13/2012 at 5:27 am #992645
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Chiefster;256060 wrote:

Definitely NOT your usual Windows.

Definitely isn’t. Is it an actual OS? or is it kind of like an extention of Windows 7? Looks too simple to be an OS
03/13/2012 at 5:28 am #992646
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Chiefster;256062 wrote:

I would recommend that you not install it on your primary machine.

nah, i wasn’t going to try it anyway.
03/13/2012 at 5:28 am #992647
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AussieChiefsFan;256065 wrote:

Definitely isn’t. Is it an actual OS? or is it kind of like an extention of Windows 7? Looks too simple to be an OS

Trust me on this my friend. It IS an Operating System. :bananen_smilies046:
03/13/2012 at 5:30 am #992648
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Chiefster;256067 wrote:

Trust me on this my friend. It IS an Operating System. :bananen_smilies046:

interesting. From that video, is that all the OS is? It doesnt even have a desktop with wallpaper and desktop icons and a taskbar.
03/13/2012 at 3:09 pm #992705
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AussieChiefsFan;256068 wrote:

interesting. From that video, is that all the OS is? It doesnt even have a desktop with wallpaper and desktop icons and a taskbar.

It starts out with the start menu in “App” format and from there you can chose to go to your desktop.
03/13/2012 at 5:10 pm #992722
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AussieChiefsFan;256068 wrote:

interesting. From that video, is that all the OS is? It doesnt even have a desktop with wallpaper and desktop icons and a taskbar.

I haven’t looked at OS8…I mean Windows 8 but as a programmer I’d imagine that they’re taking these steps to make the operating system work simply on tablets, phones and computers.

I think well soon see either minimized operating systems for tablets and phones and a separate one for computers or OS’s will simply get simpler for all platforms.
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