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Reply # 521095 14-Sep-2011 17:49
Virtual box will update Poll: I've got it working in the latest version of Virtualbox however the mouse intermittently jumps half way across the screen making it essentially useless. I'm not familiar enough with Virtual box to know if it is a virtual box or windows 8 problem.

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Reply # 521096 14-Sep-2011 17:50
I have it downloaded, but I might wait a day or 2 to install and see if any hassles get solved (meant to be in bed now anyway- 1.30am start at work)

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Reply # 521097 14-Sep-2011 17:50
Even the 32 bit version won't install sorry timbosan: nathan: It won't run in VPC sorry timbosan: blakamin: So it's not running in a virtual machine for anyone??? Dont really want to upset another pc for it,. ("Windows Phone 8 for PC" is my official title) I'll try in on Virtual PC on my XP laptop.... Even the 32bit version of 8?? Does it give errors or is it just a no go?

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Reply # 521101 14-Sep-2011 17:55
I had boat loads of errors when I was trying to install Windows 8 on a VM on the latest version of VMware Workstation. Found a spare 2.5" SATA HDD @ 5400RPM. Installed the 32bit version because I need a dual layer DVD for the 64bit version which has all the developer tools since it's close to 5GB. ps - IE10 has a spell checker built in!!!!!! Yes, IE10 has a spell checker built in!!!! Pay rise to the guy who finally convinced his boss in IE team to add this! Microsoft\|Outlook\|Skydrive\|Windows Live Admin Center\|Skype\|Office Web Apps\|Office 365\| Windows Phone\|Windows 8\|Xbox\|Hyper-V\|Office2013\|Bing\|Security Essentials\|Server 2012

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Reply # 521105 14-Sep-2011 18:01
billgates: ps - IE10 has a spell checker built in!!!!!! Actually the Spell Checker is available system-wide. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 521108 14-Sep-2011 18:03
blakamin: I have it downloaded, but I might wait a day or 2 to install and see if any hassles get solved (meant to be in bed now anyway- 1.30am start at work) Hassles have been being fixed for months. Go ahead and install :)

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Reply # 521113 14-Sep-2011 18:09
More random updates: Chrome works fine, or appears to for now at least, decided I may as well try installing catalyst and see if that works at all alt-tabbing gives all the apps youve had open, kinda annoying and havent found a way to close them well steam just opened when i ran as admin from my w7 install... interesting oh and the new boot manager screen is a lot more UEFI like, no more dos type stuff "Application has requested to make changes to windows" this is new? - installing catalyst Catalyst seems to be working NO RESTART, maxxed 300fps on portal via steam and above method Technology Journalist for Mobile Kiwi Twitter: @ArchSerpo

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Reply # 521115 14-Sep-2011 18:14
Anyone tried on a NetBook? And the hassles I meant were vm ones.

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Reply # 521118 14-Sep-2011 18:21
P1n3apqlExpr3ss: "Application has requested to make changes to windows" this is new? - installing catalyst That sounds just like UAC messages, nothing new. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 521127 14-Sep-2011 18:36
freitasm: P1n3apqlExpr3ss: "Application has requested to make changes to windows" this is new? - installing catalyst That sounds just like UAC messages, nothing new. Sure? It may have been something UAC related but it sure didnt come in the standard ok/cancel forms UAC presents you with Technology Journalist for Mobile Kiwi Twitter: @ArchSerpo

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Reply # 521149 14-Sep-2011 19:20
Got it running in VirtualBox fine, but its a little slow and the resolutions were nasty. Most probably because its a VM. Really want to try it on my computer as a local install but I'm too scared. haha Sam, Auckland Skype: tardtasticx

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Reply # 521152 14-Sep-2011 19:29
tardtasticx: Got it running in VirtualBox fine, but its a little slow and the resolutions were nasty. Most probably because its a VM. Really want to try it on my computer as a local install but I'm too scared. haha I think I'm gonna sacrifice my laptop and load it on. Just finished downloading the x64 dev-tools verison, and currently loading it onto a USB using the Windows 7 option on Universal USB Installer. Hopefully that will work.

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Reply # 521154 14-Sep-2011 19:39
Got it running in Parallels, but not reliably. I often get the screen going completely black. I know W8 is still running though, as sending a Ctrl+Alt+Delete will take me back to the Metro UI with options to lock, log out and log in as a different user. But once it gets to the "black screen of nothingness" I can't do anything useful. I'm also having problems with a lot of the Metro apps. I'll click on them to start, the splash screen will come up, but then the app will wink out, and I'll be presented with the "green screen of nothingness". Clicking on the screen wil then dump me back in the main Metro UI. But thats a lot better than I get with Fusion, which won't even install it. Any attempt is met with this error.

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Reply # 521156 14-Sep-2011 19:51
you can use the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool dontpanic42: tardtasticx: Got it running in VirtualBox fine, but its a little slow and the resolutions were nasty. Most probably because its a VM. Really want to try it on my computer as a local install but I'm too scared. haha I think I'm gonna sacrifice my laptop and load it on. Just finished downloading the x64 dev-tools verison, and currently loading it onto a USB using the Windows 7 option on Universal USB Installer. Hopefully that will work.

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Reply # 521159 14-Sep-2011 20:00
nathan: you can use the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool Thanks. It turns out Universal USB installer just came up with an out of disk space error anyway. I have just performed the manual diskpart NTFS trick now and loading the files on. But yeah, I suppose that tool would have done it all for me. :P

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