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Windows 2000 was the most solid OS I've ever used. I was sad when it was replaced.
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Sasquatch! posted:subscriptions. Enterprise customers especially aren't going to like that.  Really?
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Genetic Toaster posted:Was 2000 even that good? I was stuck using ME at the time but I remember 2000 having a shitload of virus attacks and security vulnerabilities. WTF dude, Win2000 was desktopized NT server while ME was the most bluescreeningest update to 98 in the world. 2000 was waaaaay more secure than ME was.
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Oct 1, 2014 16:02
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So I just signed up for Insider, and it's telling me that I'm "registered as an Insider, but to get the latest Windows features you need to install Technical Preview." Clicking the link (linked above) takes me to a 404. So I guess we know where it'll be when it's made available, which Reddit is suggesting will be at 9 a.m. PDT, in one hour.
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Oct 1, 2014 16:04
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The Machinima Man posted:So I just signed up for Insider, and it's telling me that I'm "registered as an Insider, but to get the latest Windows features you need to install Technical Preview." It's up now: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-download
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Oct 1, 2014 16:55
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Yep, just went up in the past 2-3 minutes. Here are the ISO downloads.
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Oct 1, 2014 16:59
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Nintendo Kid posted:The normal mode of operation if you don't have a touch screen is to just show a start menu, none of the start tile screen stuff at all.
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Oct 1, 2014 17:17
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Have you guys seen any wording to the effect that, if you elect to upgrade to the Windows 10 Technical Preview, you'll need to flatten and reinstall when the retail release debuts? I know with the Windows 8 Preview you had to, but for some reason the few blurbs regarding automatic updates that I've read are leading me to believe that that might not be the case with 10. It's probably just wishful thinking on my part.
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Oct 1, 2014 17:27
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Karthe posted:Have you guys seen any wording to the effect that, if you elect to upgrade to the Windows 10 Technical Preview, you'll need to flatten and reinstall when the retail release debuts? I know with the Windows 8 Preview you had to, but for some reason the few blurbs regarding automatic updates that I've read are leading me to believe that that might not be the case with 10.  Huzzah, no tiles in my Start Menu™
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Oct 1, 2014 18:06
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I'm dying to know the Build Number for this (which, best I can tell, you can get by just opening a cmd prompt?).
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Oct 1, 2014 18:12
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FISHMANPET posted:I'm dying to know the Build Number for this (which, best I can tell, you can get by just opening a cmd prompt?).
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Oct 1, 2014 18:13
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FISHMANPET posted:I'm dying to know the Build Number for this (which, best I can tell, you can get by just opening a cmd prompt?). Microsoft Windows [Version 6.4.9841] (c) 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. (holy poo poo i could copy and paste from command prompt) vvvv Yeah i know, but you can just highlight it and ctrl+c like every other terminal has been doing for the last 20 years. John Capslocke fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Oct 1, 2014 |
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Oct 1, 2014 18:16
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37th Chamber posted:(holy poo poo i could copy and paste from command prompt) You could in the old prompt if you used the mouse. Right-click -> Mark, highlight, right-click. 
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Oct 1, 2014 18:20
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isndl posted:You could in the old prompt if you used the mouse. Right-click -> Mark, highlight, right-click. Well here we go. This happens every time a new version is released, people think a thing is a new feature when in fact it's an old feature. Let the games begin. E: big prize for the first person to realize that tiles update.
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Oct 1, 2014 18:37
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I have a question for windows 10 tech preview users. If you have 2 monitors, 1 on the left and 1 on the right, are you able to snap to the right of the left monitor and to the left of the right monitor or are you still limited to snapping to the left side of the left monitor and the right side of the right monitor?
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Oct 1, 2014 18:38
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agentxavier posted:I have a question for windows 10 tech preview users. If you have 2 monitors, 1 on the left and 1 on the right, are you able to snap to the right of the left monitor and to the left of the right monitor or are you still limited to snapping to the left side of the left monitor and the right side of the right monitor? You've always* been able to snap between the monitors with Windows Key + Arrows, just not with the mouse. *Maybe not since 7, since I don't have a machine here to verify, but you certainly can on 8.1.
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Oct 1, 2014 18:42
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tk posted:You've always* been able to snap between the monitors with Windows Key + Arrows, just not with the mouse. That's been a feature since Vista. I've blown so many minds showing people that trick.
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Oct 1, 2014 18:48
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tk posted:You've always* been able to snap between the monitors with Windows Key + Arrows, just not with the mouse. Haha. I just learned that you can 'snap' with the mouse (also the word snap). also, windows key+shift+left/right moves the window to the same place on the next monitor, and windows+shift+up stretches the window to fill the current monitor vertically.
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Oct 1, 2014 18:52
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Impressions so far: - Native old-school start menu is appreciated I guess. - Virtual desktops are a nice addition, it'll be nice if they ever give it more power though (labels, ability to assign backgrounds to specific desktops, keyboard shortcuts) - Quarter snapping is nice. I can't remember/find anything else that was suppose to be new in the preview. I know it's going to be evolving as time goes on, but as of right now its barely worthy of the title Windows 8.1 Update 2, let alone a whole new operating system. John Capslocke fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Oct 1, 2014 |
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Oct 1, 2014 19:10
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Bah, I wish I could get the preview running on VMware Workstation 10, which is the latest that my school gives us. Unfortunately you have to update to 11 to get Windows 10! 
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Oct 1, 2014 19:24
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hooah posted:Bah, I wish I could get the preview running on VMware Workstation 10, which is the latest that my school gives us. Unfortunately you have to update to 11 to get Windows 10! I am running it in 10.0.3, set as a Windows 8.1 OS, works fine.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:26
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I've heard it works on VirtualBox pretty well if you set the OS Version to Win 8.1 when you create the VM. Won't get to try it for a couple hours, but I can post when I spin it up.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:26
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Also works fine in Hyper-V (which comes with Windows, if you don't want to install a hypervisor just for this preview). I didn't do anything special, just pointed the VM at the ISO and let it go. Native vhd boot presumably works as well, but I haven't tested.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:30
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Are they making the server edition available for preview as well? I'm reading reports that it is but can't find a download link anywhere.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:39
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They should have just called it Windows instead of Windows 10.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:49
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capitalpunctuation posted:Are they making the server edition available for preview as well? I'm reading reports that it is but can't find a download link anywhere. MSDN has the Enterprise SKU of Tech Preview, no servers. File Name: en_windows_technical_preview_for_enterprise_x64_dvd_5554079.iso Languages: English SHA1: C79E60AE272ADF7455FAE3D923A6D06E8D06A935 File Name: en_windows_technical_preview_for_enterprise_x86_dvd_5554091.iso Languages: English SHA1: 968DEBE05779871E7EE71D43589E9369434CC03F
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37th Chamber posted:I am running it in 10.0.3, set as a Windows 8.1 OS, works fine. Interesting. I have 10.0.3 as well, and only have Windows 8 or Windows 8 x64. I tried both, and when I try to power on the machine, I just get a message box saying "Internal error". On a different note, I'm trying to mess around with Prolog via XSB, and I'm having trouble getting Windows 8.1 to recognize XSB. I added ...\XSB\bin to the PATH variable, but I still have the command prompt telling me it can't find xsb. Any clues?
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Oct 1, 2014 20:04
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Trying out the preview with my apps right now: The item picker has some issues with Awful, but overall everything seems to work fine. You can now actually kinda use it on a desktop or laptop. The new VLC apps UI actually works really well with the design change. It's not a full featured as the desktop version, but it looks nicer and makes me actually want to use it on a desktop now.
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Combat Pretzel posted:Oh god, look at the File Explorer icon, they're going to adopt the hideous Office 2014 style of icons. I don't get why it's hideous
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Oct 1, 2014 20:54
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hifi posted:I don't get why it's hideous It's different.
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Oct 1, 2014 20:56
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Ironically, they've disabled the UI to disable Bing search results, and changed the default permissions of the appropriate registry key so you can't edit it easily. Literally baked in Bing results even on the Enterprise install by default.
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I'm pretty sure I disabled the Bing results in the installation process. 
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Would it be safe to upgrade to play steam games or is it best to just wait? (windows 10)
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redstormpopcorn posted:I'm pretty sure I disabled the Bing results in the installation process. Hmm, you are right, I (foolishly) hit express during the final wizard, which seems to just give all your information away. Though, there doesn't seem to be a way to disable Bing suggestions post install. John Capslocke fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Oct 1, 2014 |
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Oct 1, 2014 21:55
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Tenzarin posted:Would it be safe to upgrade to play steam games or is it best to just wait? (windows 10) Sure, why not? If you don't like it you can repave the machine and put your old Windows back on. Personally, I'm going to run it in a VM
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Thermopyle posted:It's different.  Steam should work just fine. I'll install it right now to confirm. edit: Just installed Steam and Dota2. Both running fine. xylo fucked around with this message at 22:38 on Oct 1, 2014 |
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Oct 1, 2014 22:01
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Avast isn't compatible, and that's the only incompatibility I've encountered so far. Even my stupid AverTV card works perfectly. On that note, what's the current recommendation for free antivirus?
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The icons still don't look good.  On some MSDN blog, they mention Secure Execution Environment, with Hyper-V in parentheses. Sounds like we'll finally be able to throw things into a VM sandbox without any explicit fiddling. It kind of implies that there's ways now to integrate app windows from a VM on your local desktop (I think RDP could do that anyway). At least I'd expect something like that for user friendlessness. There's a lot more text there, too. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/olivnie/archive/2014/10/01/who-really-knows-windows-10-technical-preview.aspx
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tk posted:You've always* been able to snap between the monitors with Windows Key + Arrows, just not with the mouse.
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