Not sure about this but has anyone got any early windows longhorn builds i could try?
i would prefer build 3718.
thanks
flyboy
longhorn was the name for vista when it was beta is that what you seek?
in that case why?
Longhorn is old news...get with Windows 7!
duh ive own and have beta tested win 7. But the question is has anyone got a copy of longhorn build 3718!
oh and i want to test it that is why i seek it
What?
Why do you want to test an old build of an already released *and superseded* operating system? One which flopped?!
You're a proper masochist, my friend...
1.What a masocrist or whatever?
2. Windows 7 gets boring when youve had it for 2 years.
3. longhorn is a combination of xp and vista as we no it.
Anyway i want to discover what was up with longhorn. And why it was never sold as it was. And why it and vista needed 4 years of development.
thanks
flyboy
1. Google is always good to provide what something means
2. You must be a pre-beta tester for M$ as wasn't even previewed 2 years ago
3. If your not specific on build you will find the 4XXX available for download via searching "can't provide link the sites go against forum rules"
flyboyovyick2k9 said:
1.What a masocrist or whatever?
2. Windows 7 gets boring when youve had it for 2 years.
3. longhorn is a combination of xp and vista as we no it.
Anyway i want to discover what was up with longhorn. And why it was never sold as it was. And why it and vista needed 4 years of development.
thanks
flyboy
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Actually the build of longhorn your on about is not a mix of vista and xp, its an early vista buld with the old xp taskbar still in it, explorer .exe and everything else are early beta builds of vista versions, most now have expired because of timebombs, i doubt you will find a copy outside of bill gates mansion lol
and i had the very first pre-beta build of win 7 and that was about a year ago not 2 lol
yeah.
i do
i got 3718
and 4051. 4074 . 5112. and about 10 other beta builds fron 2002 onwards right up to post rtm vista builds ( yep they did betas after the rtm ! )
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BTW: the timebomb thing. you just set the bios date/time back to when it come out, then install.
Oh and i got windows 7 build 6519 so i will be trying that tonight.
And terminal 7 can you upload 3718 to mediafire? Rapidshares gone a bit funny
Or upload to live skydrive and send us the link? Please
I really apriciate it!
thanks
flyboy
I am completely new to mint and linux. Can anyone help me with installing the latest version of wine? I Got the one from package manager but I want the dev one. I have NO clue how to install or do stuff on linux. Also my wifi is SLOW on linux vs win 7. Anyone know why? I have a reltek 8192CU.
Well, all these brilliant at home hackers have developed better operating systems than the scores of software engineers at Microsoft. Don't you realize taxi drivers and hairdressers are the only ones who really know what's going on??
Wtf are you talking about?
Just ranting, ignore my post.
Did I ask something wrong? So no help just a rant? I think I got the newest version of wine to install. 1.3.2 I think it was.
First of all my english is not good and there are alot of threads which contains the same question.
But I wondered if Windows 8 could be installed on the Nexus 7. We all know Windows 8 requirs UEFI the rest should work fine if the Nexus 7 would have UEFI. However I just thought about it and I just got the idea to emulate UEFI. Of course It's not easy because Windows 8 runs only on signed UEFI.
I found this project some days ago: hackintosh ...(Cann't post a link)
Of course I knew hackintosh before,but never notices that they use an EFI emulation. As far I know UEFI is different,but I'm sure It's also possible to write an UEFI emulation for the Nexus 7.
Why would you get a Nexus 7 to run Windows 8?
Why on earth would you want to run Windows 8...
You know Windows 8 doesn't run Windows apps right???
CrazyPeter said:
Why on earth would you want to run Windows 8...
You know Windows 8 doesn't run Windows apps right???
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Windows 8 RT doesn't run x86 excuteables that's true,but all .net assemblys and java stuff(requirs arm java version) are still supported and most x86 stuff is open source so you can just recompile it. So this shouldn't be the problem. I just figured out that Virtual Box and VmWare support Windows 8.
Why?!
Why?! god why?
I don't understand... Just buy a 'Surface' or something.
Windows 8 is a inferior product for mobile devices.
muldy said:
Why?!
Why?! god why?
I don't understand... Just buy a 'Surface' or something.
Windows 8 is a inferior product for mobile devices.
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So your opinion is Android is better? Did you ever tested Windows 8 on a tablet? It's quite good and offers good performance. Sure Metro isn't that good,but It's better then Android. And a surface costs almost twice as much as a nexus 7.
Sure Metro isn't that good
Why do you have a Nexus 7 then? if windows... so great?
Guys....4 irrelevant replies....
Leave the emotions aside; nexus is packed with hardware and there's no $200 win8 tablet in the market...simple.
(assuming it can be done, that is)
Nexus32gb said:
Guys....4 irrelevant replies....
Leave the emotions aside; nexus is packed with hardware and there's no $200 win8 tablet in the market...simple.
(assuming it can be done, that is)
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It's still a dumb question. If someone had done it they would have plastered it all over XDA and the internet by now.
qxyre said:
I just figured out that Virtual Box and VmWare support Windows 8.
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Ah, I see a formula:
1. Get a Nexus 7
(optional - upgrade to Android 4.2.x)
2. Exchange the native Android for a Windows 8
3. Install an OS emulator on Win8
4. Boot Linux/MacOS/whatever from within the emulator
5. ???
6. PROFIT
I don't think it's a DUMB question OP, but it may be naive .. but that's okay, that's why (s)he's asking.
Win 8 RT will likely never run on non-directly-supported hardware ... it'll likely be a controlled distribution similar to how iOS is controlled, but with a slightly wider hardware manufacturing base (at least in the near term).
To get it to run on non-MS supported hardware will require someone with a driver development kit for Win 8 RT and knowledge to that level, in order to provide the system with the necessary support for the hardware in the Nexus 7 ... just because the CPU is binary compatible doesn't mean the rest of the hardware is compatible.
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I don't think it's a DUMB question OP, but it may be naive .. but that's okay, that's why (s)he's asking.
Win 8 RT will likely never run on non-directly-supported hardware ... it'll likely be a controlled distribution similar to how iOS is controlled, but with a slightly wider hardware manufacturing base (at least in the near term).
To get it to run on non-MS supported hardware will require someone with a driver development kit for Win 8 RT and knowledge to that level, in order to provide the system with the necessary support for the hardware in the Nexus 7 ... just because the CPU is binary compatible doesn't mean the rest of the hardware is compatible.
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And this, my dear friends, is an exemplary reply.
Thinkabout this. If the HD2 devs were all thinking like some of you did on this thread, we'd never have:
Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Phone 7
Android
Meego
Ubuntu
Even frickin' Windows 95
on our Leo devices. So never say never. :fingers-crossed:
Although it seems highly unlikely that the Nexus 7 could run all these OS-es...
Windows 8 RT has a secure boot process that requires security keys from Microsoft. Not that it won't probably be hacked, but I don't see it happening any time soon. Furthermore, Windows 8 is not Open Source, so actually getting it running would require a miracle.
C0derbear said:
I don't think it's a DUMB question OP, but it may be naive .. but that's okay, that's why (s)he's asking.
Win 8 RT will likely never run on non-directly-supported hardware ... it'll likely be a controlled distribution similar to how iOS is controlled, but with a slightly wider hardware manufacturing base (at least in the near term).
To get it to run on non-MS supported hardware will require someone with a driver development kit for Win 8 RT and knowledge to that level, in order to provide the system with the necessary support for the hardware in the Nexus 7 ... just because the CPU is binary compatible doesn't mean the rest of the hardware is compatible.
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backlund said:
Windows 8 RT has a secure boot process that requires security keys from Microsoft. Not that it won't probably be hacked, but I don't see it happening any time soon. Furthermore, Windows 8 is not Open Source, so actually getting it running would require a miracle.
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Mac is also hacked by Hackintosh and It's also secured. And If Windows 8 boots in a virtual machine as Virtual Box and VM Ware It should be possible to code something which emulates it. I'm very new to this bootloader and bios stuff. I just wrote some c++ applications and reversed some stuff with ida. I know It's not easy to realise this at all,but if it really runs in a virtual machine we could try to fake those virtual machines.
qxyre said:
So your opinion is Android is better? Did you ever tested Windows 8 on a tablet? It's quite good and offers good performance. Sure Metro isn't that good,but It's better then Android. And a surface costs almost twice as much as a nexus 7.
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Probably not the place to be saying windows 8 is better than android. Lol.
Whether or not it was a stupid question may be debatable, but what isn't is that it doesn't belong in here. The General forums are supposed to be for things that are relative to the device or their use that would interest ALL users. I'm sure the number of people wanting to run ANY flavor of Windows on their Nexus 7 is a small one and certainly not of interest to the average Nexus 7 owner. If it were news that someone had actually done this, then it might be General-worthy, but as a subject it should have been put in Q&A since it is, for all intent and purpose, a question looking for an answer.
Isn't the whole "can i run X on my device" one of the positive aspects of having an android?
It doesn't have to make any sense, it's just about the "we can if we want"!
However, running windows on the Nexus 7 certainly is a difficult task.
We need a mole inside Microsoft to smuggle out those juicy source files and drivers
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Whether or not it was a stupid question may be debatable, but what isn't is that it doesn't belong in here. The General forums are supposed to be for things that are relative to the device or their use that would interest ALL users. I'm sure the number of people wanting to run ANY flavor of Windows on their Nexus 7 is a small one and certainly not of interest to the average Nexus 7 owner. If it were news that someone had actually done this, then it might be General-worthy, but as a subject it should have been put in Q&A since it is, for all intent and purpose, a question looking for an answer.
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this applies to most of the posts in general, but obviously you're not calling them out. a lot of us are capable of being enthusiasts of more than one OS and not instabashing posts like this. It's lead to an interesting discussion as well.
Fatal1ty_18_RUS said:
Ah, I see a formula:
1. Get a Nexus 7
(optional - upgrade to Android 4.2.x)
2. Exchange the native Android for a Windows 8
3. Install an OS emulator on Win8
4. Boot Linux/MacOS/whatever from within the emulator
5. ???
6. PROFIT
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Forget about running any kind of OS Emulator on a Nexus 7, especially not x86. Best case scenario, it won't run. Worst case? Your N7 is smoked.
Given that Microsoft are saying that Windows 10 will run on the Pi 2 and that ROMs are also being created to run on a number of Android phones, what are the chances that we may one day see Windows 10 on our Touchpad?
Doubtful... but.. "who knows"?
Who knows about Windows and ARM?????????????
I read the NTKernel does have a lot of driver support for arm devices... somehow I doubt they would run right on the touchpad. (Adreno might work)
Just read the raspberry pi2 is not getting the full blown windows 10 version... Seems to be a lot of speculation on what exactly this will do. (do you get a desktop?) anyways... a lack of arm applications......
It's doubtful Microsoft will make the platform free and open like android. There will most likely be an arm version but paid and I'm very doubtful Microsoft will release something for such an old device.
Someone please help me figure this out, i want to try to install windows 8 instead of windows 10 on my laptop. I have officially decided that as a new member and my laptop being my most irritating issue, this could be my first post. :fingers-crossed: Some specifics on my laptop are--
~Windows 10 Home Edition
~Processor - AMD E-300 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 1.30 GHz
~4GB RAM
~64-bit OS, x64 based processor
~no pen/ touch input available
I guess that's all i can think of right now, any insight on how to get windows 8 instead of windows 10 is appreciated and just ask if you need any other info! Thanks~
You'd be best served asking in this dedicated thread for laptops and PC's.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765837
I'll close this one. Good luck! :good: