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Windows 8 trial version available for download

Microsoft is ready with Windows 8 and has provided a preview for developers and interested customers (with Live ID), which will run for 90 days. After that, it is not possible to update to the retail version, the data must be backed up. Microsoft itself recommends the installation in a virtual environment, I use VirtualBox 4.1.18, which already runs Windows 8 [...].

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview available for download

If you want to try out Windows 8, you can download a "Consumer Preview" from Microsoft that can be installed on your own computer. All you need to do is meet a few system requirements (source: PCGameshardware.de): CPU: 1 gigahertz RAM: 1 gigabyte (32 bit) or 2 gigabytes (64 bit) HDD: 16 gigabytes (32 bit) and 20 gigabytes (64 bit) Graphics card with DirectX

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