I have recently installed a Beta copy
of Windows 8 on a computer. There was a link to it from winnews.com.
The first problem was finding an
available computer with a DVD drive, but by doing some swapping
around of drives I got one into my Big-Dell computer. It installed
quite easily, as long as I let it have it's head. I deleted all the
partitions from Drive 1, and let it install there.
The only problem was that it did not
find my wireless USB stick right off, but once I installed the driver
from the XP disc it was happy. It did not need the configuration/management utility. I also installed Libre-office and
Google Chrome, and both of those work well.
It seems quite fast, as it should on
that computer. It keeps asking about the security of things I am
connecting or installing, which is good, but I have to consider what
Virus checking/firewall to put in place.
It doesn't have the familiar start
menu, but on power-up it does have a set of icons on the desktop for
different functions. Once I have entered one, or done something
different, I am not sure what to do to bring these icons back. It it
not intuitive.
The biggest thing missing at this point
is a software power-off means. I have had to use the big button so
far.
