Anyone going to be there? I'm kind of bummed that I won't be able to go, but I will be watching the Keynotes online (supposedly live streaming from http://www.buildwindows.com )

9/12/2011 10:23:03 PM

Quote :

"I'm kind of bummed that I won't be able to go, but I will be watching the Keynotes online"

9/12/2011 10:24:15 PM

We'll (Engadget) be there. Will have coverage starting from there in a few hours.

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 9:16 AM. Reason : typo, heh]

9/13/2011 9:07:24 AM

streaming link
http://www.buildwindows.com/




[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 11:38 AM. Reason : they got the stream on the homepage now]

9/13/2011 11:35:36 AM

Native HTML/JavaScript apps? Yes, please.

9/13/2011 12:44:21 PM

i want that dev slate so hard

9/13/2011 1:31:52 PM

Hope everyone notices the native multi-mon support. Multi-mon taskbars, backgrounds, tracking, et al.

9/13/2011 1:47:26 PM

^^
maybe as a reddit ceo, you will have a better chance at it!

9/13/2011 1:52:17 PM

looking forward to downloading the dev preview tonight

http://dev.windows.com

9/13/2011 2:21:36 PM

yeah saw the keynote. I will be downloading the preview

9/13/2011 2:36:59 PM

http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-tablet-photos-video-preview/

For a pretty comprehensive look at the shell and the developer tablet

9/13/2011 2:58:19 PM

charms? tiles? looks like i'll never be using the word icon again.

9/13/2011 3:21:42 PM

downloading preview now, surprisingly fast dl considering the traffic i imagine, staying around 800kB/s

9/13/2011 8:50:53 PM

900+ here. they use akamai for distributing this type of stuff so you;re probably getting it off a local server (edge caching for the win(8))

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 9:19 PM. Reason : a]

9/13/2011 9:19:12 PM

well damnit i just realized the developer tools version needs a dual layer dvd and i only have my stack of dvd-rs from a staples black friday 10 years ago

9/13/2011 9:30:34 PM

turn it into a usb installation?

9/13/2011 9:42:31 PM

i dont have a usb stick that big

9/13/2011 9:47:10 PM

Install it from a partition?

9/13/2011 9:48:30 PM

^^ 8gb sticks are $10

also i have used a sony 8gb memory card inserted into a card reader as a windows 7 iso

your phone doesn't have a memory card that big?

9/13/2011 9:57:12 PM

yea i know i just havent had the need for one. its funny cause the other day i was like "you know, i should get one of those big usb sticks b/c i bet it would be useful" and then i was like "naahhh, when would i ever use it??"

9/13/2011 10:01:33 PM

ooo i do have an sd card. idk about a reader though

9/13/2011 10:02:01 PM

and just in case anyone else wants to try it:

http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-create-bootable-windows-7-usb-to-install-windows-7-from-usb-flash-drive-using-windows-7-dvdusb-tool/

i just tried it and yes! the w7 install tool works for w8

9/13/2011 10:04:22 PM

apparently it works in VirtualBox

9/13/2011 10:15:58 PM

dl'ing now for vbox.. this one has potential

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 10:29 PM. Reason : ]

9/13/2011 10:29:04 PM

<100kB/s

9/13/2011 11:05:51 PM

bsod'd right away before setup even finishes, attempted repair and reinstallation so no go on a fresh partition

gonna try virtualbox

9/14/2011 12:07:44 AM

Anyone got it installed via VMWare player/worstation/etc...?

9/14/2011 1:46:51 AM

Guys, I would highly advise you to NOT install the Developer Preview on a VM.

Especially if you are planning to use the developer tools (aka write an app with it), it's not going to work in a VM. It definitely doesn't work in VMWare, and it "works" in VirtualBox.

Put it on a spare partition, get a 2nd hard drive, or put it on a 2nd computer.

9/14/2011 1:58:28 AM

boo hiss

9/14/2011 3:51:07 AM

downloaded this morning. running it on an old lappy i had lying around (Dell D410 2 GHz Pentium M & 1 GB RAM) just for S&G. Runs surprisingly well. I've got it connected to my Acer T230H 23" touchscreen monitor mounted to the wall when docked.


[Edited on September 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM. Reason : ]

9/14/2011 11:52:34 AM

For anyone watching the keynote this morning, you saw the launch of Team Foundation Services

While everyone at the conference got an invitation, I have it on good authority that a few more code may pop up at Brian Harry's blog in a few hours http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/

So if any of you guys are interested in trying out TFS (Source Code Control, Builds, Project Tracking) keep your eyes peeled

9/14/2011 12:59:45 PM

i just timed how long it takes to boot. 9 seconds. and thats with the extra second or two of me having to choose windows 8 over my other partition.

update:
i5 2.53Ghz
4GB

[Edited on September 14, 2011 at 1:05 PM. Reason : just for comparison]

9/14/2011 1:02:44 PM

hard drive? i'm wondering how much difference there will be between SSD and old fashioned metal plate drives

9/14/2011 1:22:20 PM

i'd be surprised if my toshiba came standard with a 7200rpm, so 5400 i'm guessing. i can look back at the receipt in my email and ill correct if not.

9/14/2011 1:59:41 PM

Heh.



...and don't they mean "you can google for the error online", or uh, I mean, "bing for the error"?

http://gizmodo.com/5840136/windows-8s-blue-screen-of-death-is-like-a-sad-girl-texting-you

[Edited on September 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM. Reason : .]

9/14/2011 3:13:26 PM

i have it set to auto-reboot on error so i catch glimpses of that for like half a second

9/14/2011 3:14:22 PM

Quote :

"a few more code may pop up at Brian Harry's blog in a few hours http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/"

just signed up

[Edited on September 14, 2011 at 3:26 PM. Reason : they gave me an invitation code. PM if you want one]

9/14/2011 3:17:02 PM

Yay! Glad you got in qntmfred

Maybe now we can use TFS to manage TWW and allow others to help out with it!

9/14/2011 4:24:07 PM

the developer preview is pretty awkward to use on a non-touch device

9/14/2011 5:16:06 PM

so im having this wierd thing where i can log into tdub from ie10 on win8. other sites seem ok

9/14/2011 11:35:43 PM

^^So glad I have a multi-touch laptop

And I am almost shocked how much better the touch drivers are in Win8 than in Win7. It's like night and day how much more responsive the touchscreen is.

9/14/2011 11:39:52 PM

Quote :

"the developer preview is pretty awkward to use on a non-touch device "

i heard it was pretty natural. i still haven't had a chance to install it - hopefully this weekend

9/15/2011 9:29:58 AM

I'd say awkward is fair. It's still usable and runs well, but aspects of it (at least within Metro) are just sort of weird to use without being able to just touch things.

Like, you could use your phone with a mouse and for probably 95% of the tasks, you'd be fine -- it just wouldn't be ideal.

[Edited on September 15, 2011 at 9:45 AM. Reason : .]

9/15/2011 9:45:17 AM

been watching some of the tweets about project roslyn, refactoring and compiler as a service stuff in C# 5. looks like pretty powerful stuff

one of our faculty has been involved in this as well

http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/ermurph3/index.html
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/dl.aspx?id=152281

[Edited on September 15, 2011 at 1:08 PM. Reason : .]

9/15/2011 1:08:06 PM

so maybe im a retard or something, but i cant get any network related thing to work in my c# metro app.

I'm following this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211380(v=VS.85).aspx#creating_windows_metro_style_apps_in_visual_studio

I dumbed it down to just creating the syndication client, pulling the feed, and then trying to put the title of the feed into a textbox on the ui. I wrap that in the exception and if an exception occurs print the messge to that same text box.

everytime i run it i get "unspecified error" for the exception message.

edit: COMException 0x80EB0110

I have the internetclient capability enabled.

wth am i missing?

[Edited on September 15, 2011 at 2:42 PM. Reason : g]

[Edited on September 15, 2011 at 2:50 PM. Reason : a]

9/15/2011 2:41:39 PM

i want a multitouch overlay for my tv at home.

9/16/2011 3:36:25 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The Evolution of the Bluescreen: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death

Dos-Based Windows (1.0-2.0 and then 3.0-ME)


NT-Based Windows (NT3.1-2000 and then XP-2008R2)

and then...

Windows 8

[Edited on September 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM. Reason : proper formatting

9/18/2011 9:17:35 AM

INITIALIZE_THE_POD_BAY_DOORS_HAL

9/18/2011 10:05:27 AM

You can install Windows 8 Developer Preview on the recently released VMWare Workstation 8 in its included VMWare Player 4: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/windows-8-developer-preview-video-tour/18680

9/18/2011 12:57:42 PM

^dude edit your shitty post above.

You were the second person in this thread to post the new BSOD screen, but the other person didn't fuck up the whole page with big ass images. We get it, windows still can crash, and they actually make the screen pretty this time.

9/18/2011 5:39:02 PM