September 30, 201114 yr Hello, As you may have noticed the Windows 8 developer preview pack has been released. I have downloaded it for my Dell Vostro which is as slow as a snail because of clutter and I thought maybe a new OS could help it. There is nothing on it so its not a big deal if it fails. I partitioned off 30GB for the installation on the main HDD but I cant figure out how to set the directory of the setup. I have the setup on a portable HDD and have tried to install from the desktop but it will just go over the existing XP. Thanks in advance, Andrew p.s. If I need to burn it to disk, what is the best way to burn an .iso file. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Do a fresh install burn iso to cd and run from there. http://fs2crew.com/banners/Banner_FS2Crew_MJC_Supporter.png Wayne HART
September 30, 201114 yr Author But I want to try and keep my existing XP OS. I have to partitions on the one physical drive so i should be able to install a second OS right? Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Maybe, and I don't have it, at this point, can't be installed as a side OS, only as to overwrite everything?
September 30, 201114 yr Author Maybe, I am just doing it as an experiment to see if I can get the laptop to run a little faster. If it works it works, if not, I dont care. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Maybe, I am just doing it as an experiment to see if I can get the laptop to run a little faster. If it works it works, if not, I dont care.Dual boots are a pain in the butt. What are the specs of the computer you're wanting to install to? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
September 30, 201114 yr Author You dont want to know. Its a piece of crap and thats why I am doing it. I would never even try it on my gaming machine. I think it has 2GB RAM, a dual core Celeron at 2.0GHz and a 8400M 156mb GPU. It used to run ok but now i hate it. Anyway, I have got Windows 8 on a disk and now I am installing. I will report back on what I think of it. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Author Well everyone, the installation went through with only a few minor bugs but the outcome is great. It feels just like Windows 7 just the start menu is a little different. I have been able to install nVidia drivers for 7 and Google chrome. I am gonna try and install Office and then I think I have myself a good www browsing and basic machine. Best of all, it is not as slow. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Author Although a big criticism, it is very touch oriented. I hope in the final release we get a more windows 7 like start menu. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Author Still got all my XP files there but can't access them. There must be a way to change the boot directory. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
September 30, 201114 yr Author Dont worry peoples, I just went into the startup options and set it to go to the boot loader for 30 seconds to choose which OS i want. XP is so slow. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
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