Windows 8.1 preview

Can't load windows 8.1 preview. I get an icon that it is downloading, but nothing happens. Anybody have the same problem

Hi,
Are you using the Store?
If so, try this link and follow advice. You can only download English version using the Store. The link provides language chioce.
Scroll down page to "GET THE ISO FILES".
One last thought, at this time, there is no upgrade path from Win 8.1 Preview to the RTM version later this year. You will have to, if you have upgraded from Win 7 to Win 8, and install the preview, reset to factory, upgrade to Win 8, and then upgrade to new version in the fall. That's a lot of work. I am waiting for the final release.
Jaco
Errare humanum est.

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Welcome to the HP Windows 8 Release Preview

Welcome to the HP Windows® 8 Release Preview
Welcome to the HP Windows® 8 Release Preview discussion board. This board has been set up for consumers to discuss Windows® 8 Release Preview as it relates to their HP products.
Windows® 8 is the new operating system from Microsoft®, following the introduction of Windows 7 in 2009.
HP is working closely with Microsoft on the release of Windows 8 to bring new and exciting innovations to market for consumers and businesses alike, including devices that will build upon Windows 8. HP engineers are performing extensive testing of Windows 8 on current and recently introduced HP PCs and printers to confirm compatibility with HP products and to create any needed drivers or other materials.
As a friendly reminder:
HP does not support Windows® 8 Release Preview. Please visit www.microsoft.com regarding support for these versions.
This board has been set up to facilitate discussion of the Windows® 8 Release Preview versions. When the official operating system is released, we will archive this board and allow the discussion to migrate to the normal fully supported OS discussion boards within the Notebook PC, Desktop PC and Printing and All and One categories of the forum.
For more information, please visit the sites below:
Microsoft Answers community support:
Windows 8 Release Preview forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8
Internet Explorer 10 forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie10
Windows Store forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_store
Other Windows 8 resources:
Windows 8 Release Preview homepage: http://windows.microsoft.com/release-preview
Windows 8 Release Preview FAQ: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=240148
Windows Store for Developers Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/
Windows Team Blog: http://windowsteamblog.com/
Building Windows 8 MSDN Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/
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Hello everyone,
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http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Windows8ConsumerPreviewDrivers.aspx
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Has anyone found a way around this?
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I'll give you a two way to make it work!!!! There is so much incompatibilities with the FIRST METHOD listed, you won't get use a Intel (less power consuming card) GPU to work after the changes! you've got to wait till HP let's it work properly or deal with power hungry AMD GPU even in battery mode .
THE SECOND METHOD listed works without any problem with compatibility in any apps BUT IT IS Require pace and order ( may be exhaustive for newbie's, no worries listed below got all the info you need to make it work)
SO the first option:
NOTE:THIS WILL TRIGER THE OUTCONTROL EVENTS SO PRECAUTION METHODS I WILL ADVISE FURTHER AS WE GO STEP BY STEP _ DOWNLOAD CHROME IF YOU RUNNING INTERNET EXPLORER ( GRAPHIC CARD WILL WORK WITH GAMES BUT NOT WITH METRO APPS THEY WILL NOT CRASH JUST NOT LAUNCH
ALL THE METHODS BELOW TESTED BY MYSELF AND GET WORKED YET MANY INCOMPATIBILIES STILL WILL REMAIN USE IT ON YOUR OWN RISK!
as i can tell all the games working properly yet battlefield 3 won't launch
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2.uninstall AMD Catalyst from "program and components" at control panel, then uninstal all the devices Intel and AMD at device manager at the control panel (check unistal driver at intel HD driver)
3.reboot! after reboot download this http://www2.ati.com/drivers/hotfix/win8/amd_catalyst_win8_consumer_preview_[rc10].exe
and this
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp53001-53500/sp53025.exe - 300mb
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uncheck all the rest ( after the sp53025 there will be only AMD driver (check/uncheck) and the catalyst (check/uncheck) box available) uncheck the AMD driver and install only the CATALYST driver!!!!
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AND METRO APPS WON"T WORK!!!!!!! AS internet explorer will crash as you'll open it
SECOND METHOD IF THE FIRST FAILS (WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE IF HANDS ARE STRAIGHT MORE OR LESS)
FURTHER IS TESTED!
THIS METHOD EXCLUDE THE METRO APPS CRASH AND ALL THE REST INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH EVERY EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS AND GAMES!!!!
Note: Requires knowledge to sign your own drivers, disable signing enforcement at boot and modding some inf files.
I am not responsible for any damage that may arise. This guide is not exhaustive.
Requirements:
.NET Framework 3.5 -- Can be enabled within Windows 8, in "Turn Windows features on or off"
Windows Driver Kit (WDK) -- Can be downloaded from here
Configure Windows Update to only "Download updates but let me choose wether to install them", and hide both Intel and AMD updates. This is to prevent our driver be updated by Windows.
1.Download the latest switchable graphics drivers from this site: leshcat blog IT Tips & Tricks: Catalyst 12.3 Pre-WHQL UnifL for Switchable Graphics
2. Run the installer that will extract the contents of the file, by default it will ask you to disable "Signing enforcement of Windows", you will know that it is working after rebooting because a "Test Mode" watermark is added to the desktop, above "Windows 8 Consumer Preview".
3. At this moment, do not run the AMD installer yet. We need to modify some files. By default, the driver will be extracted to "C:\Drivers\Catalyst 12.3 Pre-WHQL UnifL".
4. Go to this directory, and open the following file "Packages\Drivers\Display\W76A_INF\C7133662.inf"
Do the following changes:
In the section [Version] add:
Code:
[Version]
CatalogFile=C7133662.CAT
There is a section that has the listing of all the supported cards. Rename it from "[ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1]" to "[ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.2]"
It should look like this:
Code:
[Manufacturer]
%ATI% = ATI.Mfg, NTamd64.6.1, NTamd64.6.2
[ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.2]
"%AMD68F2.1%" = ati2mtag_VancouverC_PXAI, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68F2
"%AMD9519.1%" = ati2mtag_VancouverC_PXAI, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9519
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7. Now proceed to run the AMD installer in "Win 7" Compatibility Mode. It is most likely that the driver install will fail at this stage, but the rest of Catalyst software will be installed.
8. Now install the driver using the "Have disk" method in device manager and your modified INF for both Intel and AMD cards.
9.If you did the test-signing process correctly, the installation will succeed for both cards.
10. Reboot and enjoy your switchable graphics under Win 8.
I still have to figure out how to make brightness controls to work.
BTW sorry for any grammar mistake, I am not a native English speaker.
Known issues:
- Sometimes switching may not work, resulting in BSOD.
- When AMD gpu is active, Intel driver context menu options are still available.
Features:
AMD gpu can be turned off, so battery will last longer.

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Scenario:
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Suggestion:
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Alex Zhao
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Hi RPMM,
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New Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10074 now available, see here- http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/04/29/new-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10074-now-a...
and from that page:
New Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10074 now available
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Hi everyone from the Build 2015 conference happening right now in San Francisco! If you haven’t already, check out Terry’s blog post about all the Windows 10 announcements we made today. If you’re at Build this week or at Ignite in Chicago next week – keep your eye out for me and say hello!
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Finance – “MSFT stock”
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Xbox app April 2015 update: The Xbox app for Windows 10 has been updated (your version number should be 4.4.9014.0 or higher) with new features like Game DVR for PC games, screenshots, a Live Tile, user profiles, and real-name sharing. Oh and the drivers for Xbox controllers are now included with Windows 10, so you no longer have to download and install controller drivers on Windows 10. For more on this month’s Xbox app for Windows 10 update as well as the new Avatars app – read this blog post.
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Discovering features and apps in Windows 10: We are investing in easy “bite-sized” learning and discovery experiences so that users can get more out of Windows 10. This ranges from tips and tricks on the Lock screen, to helping users discover high quality apps through Start, the Lock screen and Cortana. Be confident that you won’t miss out on new features and enjoy the ease of having high quality apps curated for you. It’s optional, and if anything doesn’t strike your fancy, you can provide feedback directly, such as whether you like an image or an app. These new experiences will be rolling out over time, so you may not see them in your market yet.
Here are some things we fixed
You can now launch Win32 (desktop) apps from the Start menu again. Sorry about this bug!
You should be able to download music in the Xbox Music and Music Preview apps.
When you minimize an app playing audio, it should continue playing in the background.
Here are some known issues
Developers cannot enable Developer Mode in the Settings app for installing and testing apps on this build. We’ll enable this in an upcoming build. In the meantime, you will need enable your device for development using the Group Policy Editor.
There is an issue in this build preventing some games from playing in full screen mode. We’re working to get a fix out via WU as soon as possible.
The People app continues to crash. We’re planning to release an update for the People app through the Store Beta that fixes this.
We hope you’ll agree that 10074 has some nice improvements and is another step forward towards delivering a great Windows 10 release. Please put it through the paces and keep sending us feedback on the things that you like and the things you want us to keep working on using the Windows Feedback app. I hope that you’ll also download the development tools released at Build and will build some terrific Universal Windows apps as well!
Thanks,
g
S70-ABT2N22 Windows 7 Pro & 8.1Pro, C55-A5180 Windows 8.1****Click on White “Kudos” STAR to say thanks!****

Which computer? There is a label on the bottom.
Try an older version of the driver for your model.
Touchpad stopped working
-Jerry

Unable to install Essentials Role on Windows Server Technical Preview (VHD)?

Hi
Having a problem trying to install Essentials Role on Windows Server Technical Preview (VHD)
After reboots, AD installs, I get Configuration encountered some issues in Results wizard.
Updating an preparing your server... 68% completed then it fails with following error.
"An error occurred while configuring Windows Server Essentials. Please try again."
Trying again same error.
Anyone able to get this installed?
TIA

Hi,
I did the same test without any problem.
You could try it again to check the result.
If it does not help, please refer to this kb article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2914651
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Should I download windows 7 or windows 8 release preview using parallels, should I download windows 7 or windows 8 release preview using parallels

I downloaded parallels and was given the option to download windows 7 or window 8 release preview. I have heard of people runing thier macs by downloading the release preview, but don't have a liscense of windows 7. If I buy windows 7 i will have to pay to upgrade to windows 8, but if I download the release preview I will be unable to use it after September 26 whan Microsoft releases windows 8. Then I will have to pay full price for windows 8. I want to know which is better to do because I need it for school next week.

Bnoggle wrote:
I want to know which is better to do because I need it for school next week.
Buy Windows 7 retail disk and use the 64bit disk to install into Parallels. This verison of Windows is well supported an there is lots of software your school is likely using it on.
Windows 8 is still in beta stage, not ready for everyone to use yet. However you CAN download the devlopers preview issue also to play around with.
http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/03/try-windows-8-consumer-preview-virtualbox/
WIth Virtual Machine software you can install many other operating systems and use any (or many depening how much RAM and storage space you have) at the same time.
So you can use Windows 7 and your schools software, and then quit that and play around with Windows 8, or Linux verisons too.
Windows in BootCamp or Virtual Machine?

Upgrade from Windows 8.1 Preview to RTM destroyed MSSQL databases

I am not really sure WHY this happened, but I am so upset right now. On my development machine, I installed the Windows 8.1 release from the Windows Store on a machine that had the Windows 8.1 preview installed.
It's bad enough that much to my surprise, the installation was not an upgrade at all but rather a new Windows installation that migrated most of my user profile but none of my apps. I wasn't looking forward to the 2 days or so it would take to reinstall
everything the way I had it before.
But even worse is that I went to look in the Windows.old folder for several MSSQL databases that I expected to find in their default location under Program Files only to find that they were nowhere to be found! The .MDF and .LDF files are gone! Yet the master,
tempdb, etc are right where I'd expect them to be. I managed to find traces of these files with an undelete application but they are unrecoverable.
Because these weren't production databases, I have no backups of course. I have files where the data originally came from, but the stored procedures, table schemas, etc. are all gone. Naturally there's nothing that can be done about it at this point but
I just need to understand WHY did Windows 8.1 selectively blow away my MSSQL databases while seemingly moving everything else to Windows.old???

Hi
This is typical behavior for updating any Preview version of Windows. Pre-release (Beta) code is always completely removed with a clean install.
The only files that are safe during this process are those that are located in the User Account folders. These files are set aside in a temporary location and then restored after the update. Files in system locations will be at risk
Windows 8.1 Preview FAQ
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=301773
Will I be able to keep my files, settings, and apps if I install Windows 8.1 Preview?
When you install subsequent editions of Windows 8.1 you'll be able to keep your personal files, but you'll need to reinstall your apps.
Windows 8.1 Preview: An Enterprise Call to Action:
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2013/06/27/windows-8-1-preview-an-enterprise-call-to-action.aspx
Regards

Illustrator CC and CS6 doesn't start in Windows 8.1 Preview

When I attemp to run Illustrator on my machine running Windows 8.1 preview I see this error message (In spanish because both my system and software language are in spanish):
Error
Esta aplicación no es compatible con el idioma del sistema operativo actual. Abra el Panel de control "Opciones regionales y de idioma" en el menú Inicio de Windows.
This application is not compatible with the curren operating system language. Open Region and settings in Control panel on Windows Start menu.
I tried switching to Spanish (Spain), Spanish (United Stated), English (United States) and back to Spanish (Chile) with no results.

Are you running the Spanish version of Win 8.1, Conisus?
Have you tried resetting preferences (http://adobe.ly/Ty949V), disable any third party plug-ins and/or launch the software in a new user account with admin rights? http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-system-errors-freezes-windows.html# main_Common_solutions
If the basic troubleshooting steps don't work, would you mind to gather a copy of the crash log, paste it into http://pastebin.com and share the url? You should be able to locate the log by launching the Event viewer and search for the application crash logs of Illustrator.exe. Thanks!

Windows 8.1 Preview not working with AnyConnect Client

I had Windows 8 and was running Cisco AnyConnect client 3.0.10055 perfectly.
I upgraded to the Windows 8.1 preview and it tries to download update and then it fails and disconnects with the following message:
An unknown termination error occurred in the client.
Tried uninstalling and reinstalling the client, no luck.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Eric

I had the same issue with windows 8.1 x64. I believe there is an issue with the windows 8.1 update process where it fails to update some of the drivers properly. I have noticed this issue with other windows drivers after the update. Follow the steps below and you VPN should work again.
1. Uninstall Cisco Anyconnect client.
2. Go to Device Manager and Disable Cisco AnyConnect VPN Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64
3. Go to C:\Windows\System32 and rename vpnva64.sys to vpnva64_Old.sys.
4. Reinstall Cisco Anyconnect client.
5. Go to Device Manager, you see duplicated Cisco AnyConnect VPN Virtual Adapters. Uninstall one of them but do not check the option to remove the driver.
6. Apply the registry fix in this blog: http://www.tomontech.com/2012/03/pro-tip-cisco-anyconnect-vpn-client-and-windows-8-consumer-preview/
7. Try to connect again and your Cisco VPN should work.

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