SC Tom wrote:
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I have heard that Windows 8 RTM is available for
everyone, but every download I see in Microsoft
requires a username and password. Can someone direct me
to a download that doesn't require a sign in?
General Availability afiak remains Oct 26.
Sure you're not downloading Windows 8 RTM 'Evaluation
Version' ? - 90 day trial - not upgradeable to the final
GA licensed version
Yes, I'm getting the 90 day evaluation version. 90 days is
more than enough time to decide if I want to install it
permanently. If I do, I'll pick up a copy of the
educational release at the university IT department when it
is available.
I installed it yesterday (Enterprise Eval 64-bit), and had a
few devices that weren't picked up, or updated. One was my
wireless, but I managed to find a work-around on line. After
fixing the rest of the devices, I installed Classic Shell,
and kinda like it (Win8). I probably won't buy it when it's
released, since I haven't seen it being any faster on
anything I've done with Win7, but I have to admit that the
RTM is definitely better than the two preview versions I
tried. Part of the driver problem is that Acer hasn't
released any for my Aspire V3-731 yet. I was able to shotgun
a couple of Win7 drivers in, and the others came directly
from Intel and Qualcomm-Atheros. I don't like the tiles, but
with Classic Shell I can bypass that and add a start menu.
There are still some things that won't get added that way, so
I have to drop out to the tiles to do them (one is
Solitaire). Then it gave me grief using my Live ID sign in
sigh. I'll keep it for a while and test it out, but unless
I see something radical that I haven't seen yet, I'll pull
that drive and put my Win7 one back in.
Thanks for the heads up. I haven't installed it, yet, but when
I do it will be as a dual boot with Win 7. You said you "kinda
like it." What is it you like, compared to Win 7?
I guess I should have said I kinda like the fact that it's not
any slower than Win7. It does seem leaner, but I can't truly
explain what I mean by that. It's very responsive, but that may
be because it's a fresh installation with no third-party software
installed yet.
I dislike the whole tile thing, though. Even with Classic Shell,
sooner or later, you have to drop out to the Start tiles to get
to things. I may uninstall Classic Shell (or just reinstall Win8)
and see if I can get used to the tile system, but since I
couldn't stand it in the two previews I had installed, I doubt
seriously if I'll like it any better even if it reacts faster and
more smoothly.
I probably will buy it, even if I don't install it right away. I
had forgotten about the new PC $15 upgrade until I saw it in
another newsgroup. Since I just bought a new laptop last month, I
qualify for it. $15 for a new operating system? Hard to pass
*that* up :-)
I have friends in low places, like the university IT department, so
I can get it cheap. I didn't pay anything for Windows 7 Ultimate.
I know I won't ever like the tiles. I have been running with icon
free desktops since Windows 95. I use the task bar for my
frequently used items. I was disappointed when I discovered that
Windows 7 no longer allowed an active desktop, but I figured out
how to work around it. This serves as my living room clock:
http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/desktop.jpg There are also some
hidden features that show up with a mouseover.
Oh, I know what you mean about desktop icons. I've been icon free
since 98/XP (I don't recall I was any further back than that). I look
at my SO's desktop and wonder how she finds anything :-0
Except for the few items shown on the taskbar, I use the Start menu and
Explorer for everything.
Does your background behind the clock change, or is it part of the
clock? I think I could get used to the clock :-) Where did you get
it, or did you write it?
The background is part of the clock, but it is selectable. I wrote all
the code for the clock, including a separate script that generated the
hands and dials, also selectable. The weather information is read from a
local weather website.
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Crash
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and there's not a damned thing you can do about it.