Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sun Jun 17 21:35:13 CDT 2012
Hi Shamil: I am pleased to hear you finally achieve an successful install. Would your conclusion be that Windows8 is more likely to be successful installed on computers with older style Intel chips and hardware? Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Salakhetdinov Shamil Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 5:05 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: [AccessD] OT: Win8 Preview is up&running here on Oracle Virtual Box 4.1.16... Hi Jim and all -- I have got Win8 installed on Oracle Virtual Box 4.1.16: http://smsconsulting.spb.ru/stest/InstallingWin8_07.jpg One can use [Ctrl]+Esc to switch to desktop mode, and then use [Windows Key] + E to open Windows Explorer and [Windows Key]+R to open command prompt, or just use [Windows Key] + E to immediately switch to desktop mode and run Windows Explorer... http://smsconsulting.spb.ru/stest/InstallingWin8_09.jpg ...or create custom shortcuts, or to use [Alt]+TAB to switch between running applications. Start menu is hidden but its folder is present and can be made visible... http://smsconsulting.spb.ru/stest/InstallingWin8_10.jpg And Win8 Preview runs smoothly in Oracle Virtual Box 4.1.16 on my test "mere mortals" 5+ years old DELL 9400 Inspiron laptop... Recap/my expectation from first Win8 use: Win8 has all the standard Windows system features available (except Start menu) and many more new features/apps (to investigate), and it (Win8) promise to be a success for desktops, tablets and smart-phones... Thank you. -- Shamil -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com