Windows 8 x86 in Q4-2012, Windows 8 ARM in Q2-2013?

newtekie1 · Feb 29, 2012

trickson said:
Okay what improvements will windows 8 offer up (REAL improvements) over the current windows7 64 home premium offering?

If you are comparing it to Win7 Home Premium, I can write you a whole list, but then again the list would mostly be things that Win7 Pro has. :laugh:

Win7 Home Premium is shit...

trickson · Feb 29, 2012

newtekie1 said:
If you are comparing it to Win7 Home Premium, I can write you a whole list, but then again the list would mostly be things that Win7 Pro has.

Win7 Home Premium is shit...

Well I would not say that. The only thing my OS does not have is the language pack. That is it! What the hell do I need that for any way? I only know 2 languages any way, English and BAD English.

stinger608 · Feb 29, 2012

erocker said:
Question: Where can you get the latest release candidate for Windows 8?

There isn't a Windows 8 RC as of yet. I believe that the "Public Preview" is going to be available tomorrow 02/29/2012. That was the last I heard on it anyhow.

naoan · Feb 29, 2012

TRWOV said:
Disable Metro and you get the start menu. Have been using it since the DP.

It was a planned "feature" after the Developer's Preview build and will be "present" in Consumer's Preview release.

http://www.osnews.com/story/25581

Depth · Feb 29, 2012

The window in the logo is pointing the wrong way. It doesn't compliment the text as if there are two seperate components. It's called visual direction, very basic term in design.

Fixed:

Octavean · Feb 29, 2012

erocker said:
I don't think we'll know until it is released and thoroughly reviewed.

Question: Where can you get the latest release candidate for Windows 8?

The consumer preview of Windows 8 is expected to be released in late February which means it should be released some time today!

BTW, for what its worth,….while it is common knowledge that the metro interface can be disabled through the registry (thus restoring the classic start menu )or by using a utility, the question is will Microsoft provide a toggle of their own in an official capacity? I say this because its unclear if such methods (registry / utility) will work on ARM based Windows 8 devices.

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Downloading the 64bit version now! Its 3.3GB,.....

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Got it, it took about 25min to download. Downloading the 32bit version now,...

newtekie1 · Feb 29, 2012

trickson said:
Well I would not say that. The only thing my OS does not have is the language pack. That is it! What the hell do I need that for any way? I only know 2 languages any way, English and BAD English.

Just off the top of my head(because they are things I use every day):

Remote Desktop Hosting
Support for more than 16GB of RAM
Control of Users and Groups
XP Mode
Group Policy Control

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Ryzen TUF.
Processor	AMD Ryzen7 3700X
Motherboard	Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked.
Storage	CB 1T M.2 Drive.
Display(s)	73" Soney 4K.
Case	Antech LanAir Pro.
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S750H
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Mouse	Optical
Keyboard	K120 Logitech
Software	Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

System Name	AMD?
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Software	7 X64

Processor	Intel i7-940 @ 3.5Ghz
Motherboard	Asus P6X58D-E
Cooling	Corsair H70
Memory	12GB OCZ Platinum XTC DDR3 1600mhz CL7
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780ti
Storage	Revodrive X2 240GB, 5TB HDD storage
Display(s)	Asus PB278Q 27''
Case	Antec Lanboy Air
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D2X
Power Supply	Corsair HX850W
Software	Windows 7 x64

Windows 8 x86 in Q4-2012, Windows 8 ARM in Q2-2013?

newtekie1

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trickson

OH, I have such a headache

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

naoan

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Depth

Octavean

newtekie1

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Processor	RyZen R9 3950X
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Taichi
Cooling	Coolermaster Master Liquid ML240L RGB
Memory	64GB DDR4 3200 (4x16GB)
Video Card(s)	RTX 3050
Storage	Samsung 2TB SSD
Display(s)	Asus VE276Q, VE278Q and VK278Q triple 27” 1920x1080
Case	Zulman MS800
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic 650W
VR HMD	Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest V1, Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit