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Cool. Didn't know that would work.

From what I am reading Windows 10 rtm will only activate as an upgrade install over a legitimately activated install of Windows 7, 8.1, or an earlier Insider Preview build. And it's activation is cloud based (No product key required). Once it is properly activated I believe you can then do a...

First OS I played around extensively with was Windows 3.1. First PC I ever purchased had Win 95 OSR2. Don't really have a favorite OS, but I was fond of Win 2000 back in its day.

That is what I would like to know as well. Does it automatically filter out everything but the primary software that you are attempting to install, or does it just automatically uncheck boxes for you on custom installs? If it is the latter then it won't be quite as useful to me.

I noticed in their video showing how this works, they show a person choosing custom installation rather than a standard installation. The problem here is that the computers that I am always having to fix belong to users who don't bother to click on the custom install option. Sounds like a great...

Probably just more difficult to pirate Win 8 than it was to pirate XP/Vista/ 7. They need to develop their own Linux distro.

I just bought a Galaxy 660 Ti that I will give to my brother if were to get a 670. Great bang for the buck with Galaxy.

Never had any problems running a Galaxy!

I could be wrong here, but I don't think that upgrade licenses are locked to the first motherboard. However, if MS stops the double-install trick, you would have to first install a valid MS operating system on the new hardware before you could upgrade it back to Win 8.

Yes you can still do that with Windows 7, Win 8 is a different story.

Daily. I shutdown at night or when I am going to be away from home for something like 8 hours or more.

1-15-2013 is the expiration date of the preview release.

I remember people saying "Windows 98SE forever" even after XP had been out for years. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

I always went for the upgrade retail versions since MS allows clean installs with well known "tricks." Last time I bought OEM was an XP Home Edition license, and I installed that thing on many different computers (not at the same time) without ever having any activation issues. I am waiting to...

How about when MS quits supplying critical security updates early in 2014? I can see a good reason for finding Win 8 distasteful, but Win 7 is fantastic -- plus 7 will still receive critical updates until 2020.

My secondary computer, that I use as an HTPC, has Classic Shell installed with Windows 8 RP. CS gives me an XP-style start menu and at boot it automatically switches to the classic desktop after several seconds of seeing the Metro screen (there seems to be about a 5+ second delay). I will be...

According to that article it will be possible to upgrade from the Release Preview. I wouldn't think running a free beta OS would qualify you for an upgrade deal? Maybe you can upgrade from Win 8 RP, but you have to prove you own a legitimate XP, Vista, or 7 license to qualify?

It's possible that we might be still be able to do the "double install" or registry hack to enable clean installs. Time will tell.

The article mentions that you can burn an .ISO of Windows 8 after you download it.

There are already several freeware programs that will give you a start button/menu in Win 8. Third-party software vendors will probably be churning out start menu replacements by the dozens after the OS is released. Also, it takes all of two seconds to click on the classic desktop tile after...

I'm in for a copy on my secondary PC. Classic Shell gives me a start button/ menu and it automatically boots to the classic desktop after a 5 second Metro Screen. Good enough for me. Forty bucks is a sweet deal. My main PC, used for gaming, is going to stay with Win 7.

I have a spare machine doing light duty as an HTPC, and it is currently running Windows 8 RP with Classic Shell installed as a substitute start button/menu. I will probably go ahead and buy a Win 8 license because 8 is doing all that I need it to do, and I kinda hate to spend money on an older...

The typical receptionist probably can't even find Solitaire on any computer without using the Start Button.

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I have a shortcut icon on my desktop for shutdown. It takes one double click. I made a desktop shortcut to my libraries and I hardly even miss the start button. When I boot I go straight to the classic desktop. I would not pay to upgrade to this coming from 7, but if I were coming from XP or...

He could have used the banana as an example. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z-OLG0KyR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqQttJinjo

Beliefs matter because believers in crazy things grow up to become voters.

Judging from the previews it seems that Liam's character gets killed pretty early in the film. He may only have a minor role in this one.

I have run out of Windows licenses and I have a spare machine just waiting for an OS, so I am eager to slap it on and try it out, but I fear that the Metro crap is gonna be a deal breaker for me. I want to try it for myself before shelling out coin for another 7 license.

For what it is worth I just bought a Western Digital 750 GB Caviar Blue SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD7500AALX from Amazon for $59.01 + $6.61 shipping from The Price Pros via Amazon's Marketplace. Not quite pre-flood pricing but a fairly decent deal, I thought.

I'm a little bit stoked about taking Win 8 for a test spin as long as I can ditch that god-awful UI.

Edit your BatmanAC.exe shortcut and add "/revoke" without the quotes, of course.

Ah, okay. I was searching for an internal 3.5" drive.

They have a desktop hdd 1TB - $80. Link? I did a quick search over there and could not find an $80 1tb drive.

Love their power supplies and memory!

I could use a new card.

Because I never had a Galaxy card, and I want to try one.

That's what I was thinking too: A Wrath of Khan reboot.

My AT&T DSL does just fine streaming Netflix. It's the data caps that bother me.

Didn't matter to me one way or the other. I dropped streaming at the last price hike. I don't care what name is on my red envelopes as long as I continued to get the same service.