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Old 09-14-2011, 14:25   #1
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(In)Famous Blue Screen of Death(BSoD)
..is going away

http://www.networkworld.com/communit...life-windows-8

Windows 8 is to include a brand spankin new Screen of Doom with a sad face emoticon, and a customizable color palette, so now your computer can tell you it's FUBAR in warm pastels, making you feel all warm and fuzzy while your CPU roasts and motherboard capacitors explode.
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Old 09-14-2011, 15:07   #2
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..is going away

http://www.networkworld.com/communit...life-windows-8

Windows 8 is to include a brand spankin new Screen of Doom with a sad face emoticon, and a customizable color palette, so now your computer can tell you it's FUBAR in warm pastels, making you feel all warm and fuzzy while your CPU roasts and motherboard capacitors explode.
My first MAC had that!........

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Old 09-14-2011, 19:11   #3
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I installed Windows 8 today. It took me a while to find where in Windows 8 to add the machine to the domain. I messed something up and now only have a black screen. I can CTRL+ALT+DELETE to the log in screen which works and then log in as other users, but all have a black screen. (This is running as a VM on Hyper-V Server. I think the integration services for Hyper-v did me in.)

I will mess with it again this weekend. My goal is to see if and how my employer's software works on it.
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Old 09-14-2011, 20:40   #4
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I installed Windows 8 today.
Isn't that a Beta version??? Never go with a Beta version. Too many bugs to work out.

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Old 09-15-2011, 18:56   #5
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This is the pre-beta developer preview, released Tuesday I think. I have it up and running as of today.

This version is installed on a virtual machine and I can snapshot and restore it anytime I want. I work for a software company and we need to make sure our product works with the new Windows when released, which is my job.

The start menu circle button in Windows 7/Vista functionality sends you too a collection of panels for various programs included in the preview. If you want to get to the command prompt, you need to type "cmd" into a free area on the desktop and then an app menu appears where you can choose it.

I am a supporter of Microsoft software but my first impression is, "what are they thinking?"

I found this site that helped me with the command prompt
http://www.mywindowsclub.com/resourc...t-Windows.aspx
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Old 09-17-2011, 22:40   #6
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Thanks for the update, just found the download here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/

I'll check it out on Monday and post my findings...
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