Has been released by Microsoft. It includes
You can download it here. I'm about to install it and see what's new in VS 2011 (and hopefully C# :))
Jump to PostTHanks for the info Momerath, but if there were any upgrades to C#, would they not have mentioned it separately?
Jump to PostThere are dozens of announcements and countless features on windows 8 developer preview.
1. Keynote.
2. Features of Windows : Metro UI.
3. Windows 8 features.
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Jump to PostSkatamatic, 64-bit version has development tools and 32-bit version doesn't.
Pseudorandom21, no, it doesn't even install on VMware VM. The problem is with Win8 HAL.
THanks for the info Momerath, but if there were any upgrades to C#, would they not have mentioned it separately?
There are dozens of announcements and countless features on windows 8 developer preview.
1. Keynote.
2. Features of Windows : Metro UI.
3. Windows 8 features.
4. Windows 8 Developer Preview Hands-on: Inside All the New Features
PS: I'm planning to download and install - Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64).
Will it run on VMware?
Doesn't work for me on VMware :(
I haven't tried these yet but they may work:
http://www.windows7hacker.com/?p=4877
http://www.mywindowsclub.com/resources/5081-Install-Windows-VMWare-Workstation.aspx
I heard that they are only releasing a 32-bit dev preview, and the 64-bit one comes with no development tools.
Skatamatic, 64-bit version has development tools and 32-bit version doesn't.
Pseudorandom21, no, it doesn't even install on VMware VM. The problem is with Win8 HAL.
Guys! Here is an interesting blog post by Scott Hanselman on New Tools and New Content - ASP.NET, Visual Studio 11 Web and .NET 4.5 Developer Preview (with commentary
You should have VMWare 8 (Not 7 ! ) to install windows 8
and remove the floppy disk from VM to bypasses product key
Try it on VirtualBox (Oracle's VM Sw.)
Cheers.
I'm running it on VirtualBox at the moment, seems to work so far..
Tried installing the 64-bit on VMWare a while ago, and it didn't work, so for now I'm using the 32-bit-release :)
Just installed it, and noticed how un-userfriendly the first screen is..
I was looking a green screen for about 15 minutes, then i realised something was wrong. Pressed some random buttons, and apparently you have to move your mouse cursor to the bottom left corner to make a menu popup..
Not a good first impression so far, but once it works, it looks nice.
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