A couple of days ago I got adventurous and installed the beta version of Windows 8 on my computer, since many of the PC magazines have been raving about this. All I can say is I'm really pissed off. It has screwed up my sound card to the point where any audio I play in it is full of buzzing and static. I have a dual boot with Ubuntu Linux, and the sound works just fine there.

I called my computer manufacturer about this, and they told me they don't have any audio driver updates of this yet since Windows 8 is still in beta mode. I sent an online request to the sound card manufacturer but haven't gotten a response yet.

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That's why I didn't even download it. I get nervous about beta's when it comes to my OS....That sucks, man. Sorry about that.....

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you didn't ignore the warnings and install it over your main and only windows installation without backing it up first did you?

i've found the earlier version of win8 was better than this one. i have it dual booting on this machine, but i have the previous version on 2 or 3 desktops and on my macbook under bootcamp

it's probably great on a tablet, but crap on a desktop without touchscreen

That's why I don't trust Microsoft Windows with what they advise you on installing...

I am LOVING my Mac's, SO MUCH right now!!

One should not EVER install the beta of anything, especially if it has anything to do with Microsoft. You should have waited, my friend. See if you can get into "safe mode" and work from there.

shorttrini said:

I am LOVING my Mac's, SO MUCH right now!!

One should not EVER install the beta of anything, especially if it has anything to do with Microsoft. You should have waited, my friend. See if you can get into "safe mode" and work from there.

You ain't never lied. I'm a triple hitter. PC, Mac, & Linux but there's no way I was gonna try OS Win 8.

shorttrini said:

I am LOVING my Mac's, SO MUCH right now!!

One should not EVER install the beta of anything, especially if it has anything to do with Microsoft. You should have waited, my friend. See if you can get into "safe mode" and work from there.

Agreed. I installed Microsoft Windows 7 long time ago... have regretted that decision since. I did it on my laptop but still... bad memories.

Timmy84 said:

shorttrini said:

I am LOVING my Mac's, SO MUCH right now!!

One should not EVER install the beta of anything, especially if it has anything to do with Microsoft. You should have waited, my friend. See if you can get into "safe mode" and work from there.

Agreed. I installed Microsoft Windows 7 long time ago... have regretted that decision since. I did it on my laptop but still... bad memories.

Oh Windows 7 chewed up a new HDD on one of my computers. Smartass me thought I could rewrite some code and my Vista machine could handle it. NOT.

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

Agreed. I installed Microsoft Windows 7 long time ago... have regretted that decision since. I did it on my laptop but still... bad memories.

Oh Windows 7 chewed up a new HDD on one of my computers. Smartass me thought I could rewrite some code and my Vista machine could handle it. NOT.

I wonder what Microsoft keeps trying to prove with these poor ass beta installations. It's like they tried to make a Mac-Like Windows OS lol

Timmy84 said:

TD3 said:

Oh Windows 7 chewed up a new HDD on one of my computers. Smartass me thought I could rewrite some code and my Vista machine could handle it. NOT.

I wonder what Microsoft keeps trying to prove with these poor ass beta installations. It's like they tried to make a Mac-Like Windows OS lol

It's a way for Microsoft to cover their ass. Bill... "Yeah I know it fucked up your computer but its in Beta form....testing stage." When he knows damn well they use Beta as a way to fix the major problems and use "updates" to correct the other crap. Slicker than snot, I swear.

I've been thinking about getting one deem Chrome notebooks. Once upon a time I thought I was all done with Microsoft/PC and then the Chrome Sto'. I'm a sucker for apps/gadgets.

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

I wonder what Microsoft keeps trying to prove with these poor ass beta installations. It's like they tried to make a Mac-Like Windows OS lol

It's a way for Microsoft to cover their ass. Bill... "Yeah I know it fucked up your computer but its in Beta form....testing stage." When he knows damn well they use Beta as a way to fix the major problems and use "updates" to correct the other crap. Slicker than snot, I swear.

I've been thinking about getting one deem Chrome notebooks. Once upon a time I thought I was all done with Microsoft/PC and then the Chrome Sto'. I'm a sucker for apps/gadgets.

Bill Gates has always been a tricky motherfucker. I turned off my Automatic Updates because of this mess. I think in my old one when my Automatic Updates thing was on, I had to install Windows IE 7 and I was like "no, just no".

You should be able to use the Windows 7 version of your audio drivers.

I have the Win8 running on my spare work PC and I got bored of the Metro interface after just a few hours and disabled it. I would probably use it alot on a touch screen device though. I'm a little more interested in the Windows 8 Server beta.

my microsoft cam setup runs (supose to run)

on windows, but it has yet to work in my

windows live messenger

that's I always wait a couple of long years until I upgrade Windows

in other words, that's why I went directly from XP to Win7 (Vista? what's that?)

sorry man hope you can fix the mess...