WINDOWS 10 TECH PREVIEW IS OUT FOR DOWNLOAD NOW AND INSTALL ON VM

Windows 10 Tech Preview is out for download here. There are links for several files in English 64bit,  32bit, Portuguese(32bit, 64bit), Chinese(32bit,64bit). There are several websites talking about it so lets not repeat all that had been said. 

Since Microsoft recomends not  install it on a second PC or on a virtual machine, we opted for the second option. 

To install onVirtualBox is required to have the latest version 4.3.1.2. To setup the new virtual machine click on New, Name Windows 10 VM, windows type "Windows 8.1", ram use recommended unless there is only 4GB on host PC, if thats the case you will have go a bit lower than recommended. (This applied in our case that we install the 64bit version which requires 2GB of ram so we use a bit lower). Note if you are using the 32bit version you must use Windows 8.1 32bit type, and for the 64bit version the Windows 8.1 64bit type. After that do not change anything just follow the screens, create a virtual drive image at the size fixed. Once the virtual machine is created with the machine selected go to settings, on sytem make sure "Enable I/O APIC" is checked. Choose the kind of pointing device you have tablet, ps/2 mouse. At the processor tab make sure "Enable PAE/NX" is checked as well, also you can choose more than one core if your device permits.

 

Display video memory can be adjust at your taste from 18MB to 108MB. On Storage click the empty CD then at the icon CD on the drop down menu choose virtual cd/DVD file, it will take you to a new window where you will find the location of the ISO file downloaded. Once located select and open, then you will see it loaded on the main window of VirtualBox at the Storage section. Virtual machine is ready to be booted. Hit start button on the 64bit version if you see that prompt to click on cd please do so, otherwise you will see the setup  language window, from here just follow as a regular windows install. Install as custom to use the virtual disk image at 25GB.

If VirtualBox fails to create, go into System Properties, under Performance click on settings, turn DEP for all programs and restart PC.

WINDOWS 9 NOT IT WILL BE WINDOWS 10

Now it has been confirmed by Microsoft to the press that the new official name to the next version of the its operating system will be WINDOWS 10. It will have the features that already had been leaked like the new combined  Start Up Menu.

More importantly it has been confirmed that its going to be one platform across all its devices: Xbox, Desktop PC , laptops, tablets, smartphones.

Microsoft has introduced the product and will released a preview by tomorrow.

As we talked before Windows will have multiple virtual desktops and Cortana the virtual asistant, which is a voice activated search interaction similar to Siri and Google Now.

Windows 10 should be releasing next year for now MICROSOFT will released a technical preview which is only recommend to be for second PC or as a test OS not as the main OS.

WINDOWS 8.1 IS SET TO GO PUBLIC IN OCTOBER

The latest update to Windows 8 is set to go public this October. Are we getting any surprises from Microsoft or they will give us the tiny changes that don't make any sense. We hear that project Mozilla might giving a push to this metro environment by introducing Firefox app. Microsoft has to offer a better product to back the tablet industry otherwise will be eaten alive  by iPad. Microsoft really has to define its market. They are trying to invade Apple's market and leaving their own. In an era of mobile predominance all major participants are trying to grab the biggest piece of the pie.
We hope .Microsoft takes the needed turn in the right in direction to avoid its decadency.
If Microsoft continues its pattern the OS that follows Windows 8 should be the winner. Like in the past.:
Windows 3.0 failure.
Windows 3.5 hit.
Windows 95 better known blue screen of death.
Windows XP  most stable until then.
Windows Millennium failure.
Windows 2000 stable.
Windows Vista nice but heavy on graphics.
Windows 7  most stable ever.
And finally Windows 8 metro interface still waiting to see the real progress.