Windows 8 Developer Preview
 

Get it here http://dev.windows.com

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Hmmmm, tempting. I've just formatted my lappy and have yet to put the majority of stuff back on it so I could try this and not really lose much/anything if it goes wrong...

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I'm downloading it and sticking it in Virtual PC

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Except it won't run in Virtual PC damn it

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Yeah I spotted that too just now...

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Tried downloading the 32bit version and it downloads the ISO but theres no data in it (only 6.2kb in size).

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Woo hoo. Found a solution http://ghost301tech.wordpress.com/20...rtual-machine/

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Nice one - works a treat!

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Lost all interest in window's 8 after they said they are intergrating Xbox Live in to it, and I just see that as the death of pc gaming.

Should be nice for people to try though.

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Except, you need a PC to run it.

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Still not actually managed to get it installed lol

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I set it up as a virtual machine but it seem quite laggy so I cleared a drive and changed hard drive priority and installed it clean. Its just a simple matter of boot selection to choose which OS I boot now but once you get past what I think is an awful GUI without a touch screen its pretty complete. Even flash works

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have you burned it to disc

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No, trying to install it direct from the ISO to a Virtual machine on VirtualBox. Just keeps hanging.

Unfortunately I've got a laptop so installing it on a secondary drive isn't an option

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Right I give up. Managed to get it installed but it keeps on freezing. Shall wait for the beta/RC version

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Just installed on a spare hard drive, just getting used to interface but it is running fast. It's definitely set up for touch screen in mind though.

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Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer

change RPenabled to 0 and you have disabled metro

You can Auto logon by opening a run box and typing control userpasswords2 untick the require password box and apply. Input details and password press ok windows now boots