• Windows 8
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[QUOTE=GeneralSpecific;38204571]Why would overwhelmed servers lead Microsoft to believe I am in Canada? [I]What am I failing to understand here?[/I][/QUOTE] What's your ISP?
[QUOTE=Makol;38204450]I just want to know why they're forcing us to buy it though an app. It's just stupid.[/QUOTE] If your talking about the upgrade assistant, that app is what installs windows 8 onto your computer. They probably just thought it convenient to be able to buy and install it from the single app.
Too bad it doesn't work :v:
[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38204584]What's your ISP?[/QUOTE] I have campus internet through a major university in Oregon. I can confirm that another student on this network used the program, and it also believed he was in Canada as well.
So, I have two email accounts, one for my Xbox Live and one as a separate ms account. Is there anyway to change the email address on the Xbox Live one to my normal one?
Buy it through someone with a Windows 7 PC. Have your promo code ready, when you get the email, you'll get a link to a "Windows Installer" executable.
It's the installer that's broken, ordering it on a Win 8 PC has nothing to do with the purchasing issues.
After reading a few pages back and people asking about the $40 price, if you use this [URL]http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/[/URL] you can get windows 8 pro for $15, just make sure the date of purchase of windows 7 or whatever is after june. Also does anyone know why some of my metro apps dont work, like store, photos, video, mail etc.
Messing around making some custom tiles. [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/GS2fYS.jpg[/img]
Can I still turn taskbar icons back into the old kind (rectangles with words instead of just confusing icons)?
I need to get some custom tiles for my games.
[QUOTE=Brandy92;38204962]Can I still turn taskbar icons back into the old kind (rectangles with words instead of just confusing icons)?[/QUOTE] Yes, you can. Just like in Windows 7.
[QUOTE=Grimezy15;38204941]Messing around making some custom tiles. [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/GS2fYS.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I am (surprisingly) jealous at your icons, despite them being very simple. How can you make custom tiles?
[QUOTE=weenus;38205187]Yes, you can. Just like in Windows 7.[/QUOTE] Sweet, buying with the $15 offer now. Tiles ahoy! Bye bye 'this copy of windows is not genuine' bollocks.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JoGQL.png[/IMG] Son of a bitch it's back.
[QUOTE=Grimezy15;38204941]Messing around making some custom tiles. [/QUOTE] If you have the time, could you upload the image of the tile from Steam and Photoshop? Also, if anyone else wants to make their own tiles, use Oblytile: [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1899865[/url] I think it was posted here awhile back, but I'm not exactly sure.
Other than the graphical bug that I'll have to figure out later, I think W8 looks p awesome. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RuJ5X.png[/IMG]
This may be a dumb question, but does using the factory reset or "Refresh" (i think thats the one where it wipes compeltely) use up one of my activations? [editline]27th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=barttool;38203084]try getting the discount like Jordguitar and I did. Just go to the special offer page, put some random recent PC model and that's it.[/QUOTE] I love you
[QUOTE=jordguitar;38201277]OR OR OR You can just delete it like a normal and logical person.[/QUOTE] Replying to a post from two pages ago, but... I tried. It told me I didn't have access. I gave myself full access. Apparently I still didn't have access. I tried to delete it using an elevated command prompt. Still no access. Tried to change the owner to my user... no access. The clean-up utility, however, deleted it straight away.
[QUOTE=SynisterSilen;38198881][IMG_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/iikKx.jpg[/IMG_thumb] One would think that Microsoft would make Media Center metro-y... or at least change it IN THE SLIGHTEST WAY. EDIT: Now that I think about it, this is really dumb. Aren't they trying to sell Media Center separate? They're trying to sell something that has been the exact same since Vista. Shame. I hope they change it up. I was looking forward to a new, metro media center.[/QUOTE] Interestingly, Media Centre was one of the first examples of Metro, along with Zune.
Having some problems with sound card drivers. These Creative ones I have installed have three audio "modes" you can use and when I start W8, there are no sounds until I change that mode from the driver control panel (doesn't matter if I change it back to what it was, it just needs to be changed for sounds to work). I tried reinstalling the drivers, but the same thing still happens. I wonder if they just aren't fully compatible with W8.
[QUOTE=Silversoda;38205256]I am (surprisingly) jealous at your icons, despite them being very simple. How can you make custom tiles?[/QUOTE] As TDocter said below, use the program called Oblytile. [QUOTE=TDocter;38205587]If you have the time, could you upload the image of the tile from Steam and Photoshop? Also, if anyone else wants to make their own tiles, use Oblytile: [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1899865[/url] I think it was posted here awhile back, but I'm not exactly sure.[/QUOTE] There you go. [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16004724/Steam%20and%20Photoshop.zip[/url]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/GEXSL.jpg[/img_thumb] Ergh, piece of shit.
[QUOTE=Brandy92;38206009][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/GEXSL.jpg[/img_thumb] Ergh, piece of shit.[/QUOTE] Your monitor is oriented wrongly
[QUOTE=Within;38206061]Your monitor is oriented wrongly[/QUOTE] Thats my coding monitor in portrait, my main monitor is a dell 30". Bios and everything before windows loads displays on the code screen.
Guys, I have a few questions pls. 1. It says the order total is £14.99, and then lists the VAT price below. Does the £14.99 include VAT? 2. My Windows 7 copy is not genuine, can I still upgrade? 3. Will the Windows 8 key activate Windows 7 if I don't like it? 4. Are there any programs/games that are incompatible? thanks xoxo
[QUOTE=Noss;38206325]Guys, I have a few questions pls. 1. It says the order total is £14.99, and then lists the VAT price below. Does the £14.99 include VAT? 2. My Windows 7 copy is not genuine, can I still upgrade? 3. Will the Windows 8 key activate Windows 7 if I don't like it? 4. Are there any programs/games that are incompatible? thanks xoxo[/QUOTE] I just bought it! It added 1-2 dollar for me as VAT. Yes you can! No it won't. May be some but extremely few. I haven't found any.
[QUOTE=Noss;38206325]Guys, I have a few questions pls. 1. It says the order total is £14.99, and then lists the VAT price below. Does the £14.99 include VAT? 2. My Windows 7 copy is not genuine, can I still upgrade? 3. Will the Windows 8 key activate Windows 7 if I don't like it? 4. Are there any programs/games that are incompatible? thanks xoxo[/QUOTE] 1) I think it doesn't. 2) Yes 3) No. 4) Maybe.
Does this mean I can't get the super fast asus windows 8 start up on my saberthooth p67? :( [url]http://event.asus.com/mb/windows_8/[/url]
Holy shit, being able to upgrade from an ingenuine copy really surprised me.
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