DriverPacks.net Forum - Windows 8 goes RTM!

Re: Windows 8 goes RTM!

2012-08-15T05:22:45Z

mr_smartepants wrote:

"At $39 for (Vista/Win7) upgrade prices"

Sorry, missed that. How does one upgrade to Win7 for $39.00? Is that Retail or OEM (patooey! ) ?

Re: Windows 8 goes RTM!

2012-08-08T07:10:49Z

Likely a boon for most touch-enabled x86 portable battery-wise, though. '8'-compatible drivers may be at times limited for the average consumer, especially for "legacy" Input &/or USB hardware. '8' may yet even catch-up versus linux in terms of thermal output at idle on the same machine using the same number of cores ('a la' BSG - non-networked).

Re: Windows 8 goes RTM!

2012-08-07T05:13:11Z

Keyboard shortcuts! : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/santhoshonline/ … tcuts.aspx
I love how they refer to them as "legacy desktop" and "modern desktop".

TechDud wrote:

Windows 8 may end up being the least-pirated version of Wind'ohs since Windows 2. EOL.

That won't be because of their DRM but because nobody wants crappy Win8.

Re: Windows 8 goes RTM!

2012-08-06T21:07:01Z

Good news for Metro'phobes everywhere! It's no longer called 'Metro'.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03 … name_dead/

"Oz sysadmin says Windows 8 not ready for business
Crashes, authentication problems, Metro weirdness, make Win 8 "unworkable"
By Kieran Cummings" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/04 … ws_8_test/

Activation has seen some major changes, BTW.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03 … vation_30/

I could care less about the new activation procedures, yet the OEM licensing terms restrict a user from reusing their license should their 'licensed machine' go 'titsup'. It's not legal to port Win7 or Win8 OEM licenses to a replacement machine. In this far-from-unlikely scenario, you are required to purchase a new license (or machine with license).

For me, the OEM restrictions are enough to either advise purchasing only Retail licenses, or to migrate to linux.

Windows 8 may end up being the least-pirated version of Wind'ohs since Windows 2. EOL.

Re: Windows 8 goes RTM!

2012-08-05T21:00:31Z

Agree - Metro is not for me either. Been using Classic Shell v3.5.1 on Release Preview version presetly undergoing testing on my #2 system. Also using EasyBCD 2.2.0.180 in multi-boot setup.

Windows 8 goes RTM!

2012-08-05T15:32:44Z

According to reports all over the web, Windows 8 has gone final-code and in manufacturing.
Several sources report a leaked version is available (posting links is against forum rules).

I for one do NOT like the "Metro" interface. I want my standard desktop please!

At $39 for (Vista/Win7) upgrade prices, or $15 upgrade for purchases of new hardware, who's planning on upgrading?

Thoughts?