Windows 8 VirtualBox

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Lanac · #1 Post by **Lanac** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:12 pm

Heya guys, did anyone try to do this? I keep getting some weird errors, though i did everything that was on youtube vids. It loads Windows Developer Preview thing and then got errors that i gotta restart my pc or smthing. Maybe the download isnt good, well, idk...

Lancer · #2 Post by **Lancer** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:15 pm

Just get a crap PC, install it there?

Android · #3 Post by **Android** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:09 pm

The dev release doesn't work on virtual PC. I have it too. Works great on another hard drive. Though, remember to install latest drivers.
Weird errors huh? Well, it's probably because Windows 8 Metro launches, and Metro has some kernel changes. Especially the arm thing, it IS in the kernel. Suggesting you try Other OS maybe, though it probably won't work either. Unfortunately the dev release actually still doesn't use the full Windows kernel also, they still must add the rest of the code, the dev release just has the finished Metro Kernel.

GLaDOS · #4 Post by **GLaDOS** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:08 pm

I've got the same issue.... Can't install Windows 8 on ANY virtual machine software (I tried three) and I'd rather keep Linux on my laptop...

Android · #5 Post by **Android** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:29 pm

I think it might be because of the 64-bit thing, I'm not sure but I think it doesn't support 64-Bit.
Anyway, just run it on another hard drive. Or run Linux in Virtual PC

GLaDOS, get an external hard drive

loldretch · #6 Post by **loldretch** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:51 pm

Android · #7 Post by **Android** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:33 pm

First, what about Windows 2000? Also, you can resize them. RUN THE DESKTOP THING -.-
You just see some stupid streak of Microsoft's, what if it's broken? Maybe Windows 8 will be super. Also, have you used it? If you don't like Metro, just use the Desktop thing, everything can be run from there. The Desktop thing is like Windows 7. Metro is like WP7. So you got 2 in one = Windows 8. Also, most things run faster on it.

Lanac · #8 Post by **Lanac** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:36 pm

I cant even install it, errors are after loading files thing, about some parameters.
P.S:I tryed 32bit one.

Android · #9 Post by **Android** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:36 pm

Hmm, possibly because Windows 8 isn't an ISO file...

Lanac · #10 Post by **Lanac** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:38 pm

Android wrote:Hmm, possibly because Windows 8 isn't an ISO file...

It is, when u dl its .iso

loldretch · #11 Post by **loldretch** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:33 pm

Android wrote:First, what about Windows 2000?

yeah, that table is a bit wrong
it must be:
<...>
Win95 - shit
WinNT - good
Win98 - shit
Win2k - good
WinMe - shit
<...>

Quarko · #12 Post by **Quarko** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:47 pm

Btw, Win8 will also be the first OS to support 128bit CPUs.

Android · #13 Post by **Android** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:16 pm

Quarko entered the thread with something that proves Windows 8 is innocent

, GJ

Also, Windows 8 currently doesn't support Virtual Machines, possibly because of the kernel changes of Metro and because it requires an Intel CPU (Yeah, yeah, complain because Intel gets the dev release

), and I think those emulate AMD CPU's or something (or emulate your CPU, but you probably have an AMD...)
Also, Windows 8 is really good to me, the dev release alone is something cool (though the dev release doesn't support ARM devices yet

), and Metro is really useful for multitasking, I don't have to minimize buggy things. It is really fast too, Trem runs really fast, and some Unreal Engine 3 games run fast too

, you must try it!

Windows ME isn't a good OS, as far as I know they created it to test and interface, not for public use (although I could be wrong, since the public got it, but as far as I know it was never a serious project by Microsoft...).

Quarko · #14 Post by **Quarko** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:46 pm

Windows ME isn't a good OS

Meh, when I was a kid I really liked it more than Win98: ME had much prettier icons

Lanac · #15 Post by **Lanac** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:48 pm

Android wrote:Quarko entered the thread with something that proves Windows 8 is innocent , GJ Also, Windows 8 currently doesn't support Virtual Machines, possibly because of the kernel changes of Metro and because it requires an Intel CPU (Yeah, yeah, complain because Intel gets the dev release ), and I think those emulate AMD CPU's or something (or emulate your CPU, but you probably have an AMD...)
Also, Windows 8 is really good to me, the dev release alone is something cool (though the dev release doesn't support ARM devices yet ), and Metro is really useful for multitasking, I don't have to minimize buggy things. It is really fast too, Trem runs really fast, and some Unreal Engine 3 games run fast too , you must try it!
Windows ME isn't a good OS, as far as I know they created it to test and interface, not for public use (although I could be wrong, since the public got it, but as far as I know it was never a serious project by Microsoft...).

In videos, when u install it, you select win 7. And i have Intel CPU, so its not cuz that.