Windows 8 transformation pack on the Joggler

[bally3]

What do you think about this?

http://www.windowsadvices.com/how-to-ac ... windows-7/


I think the Windows 8 Metro interface would suit our jogglers.. I know its only a skin but may help with navigation?

Download link: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/V ... 32042.html

I'll have a go at installing it myself.

[Mevi]

good find. Let us know how it looks on the Jogglers small screen.

[bally3]

it has potential but would need resizing to fit the Joggler screen... also crashes a lot. I'll try and post up a photo. Cant seem to upload one here.

[danfoshizzle]

Yeah I tried this last week, needs alot of reworking for the small resolution, good find though!

[james]

when i first saw this topic title i thought someone was trying to port windows 8 to the joggler for a moment! not just the new interface!!!

i'm sure someone here is nutty enough to try and install windows 8 on it though

[jazzmista]

when i first saw this topic title i thought someone was trying to port windows 8 to the joggler for a moment! not just the new interface!!!

i'm sure someone here is nutty enough to try and install windows 8 on it though

*coughs* http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedde ... 8-ctp.aspx

[jazzmista]

Scratch that, preview only lasts for 30 days and then reboots every 30 minutes after that :-O

[james]

would still be interesting to see if it works!

i'm sure there are a lot of geeks on here like me who are forever amazed what you can get running on a £50 bargain!

i use mine to stream netflix!!

[danfoshizzle]

Will look at the embedded when I get some time! I knew it came out, so will take a look over the weekend

[pete]

I've noticed the "new" looks of W8 and the tablet stuff now. Personally still looking forward to the pop up anywhere holographic computer display such that I can just shift items around seemingly in mid air. Time is close though; not fast enough or maybe its my age now making things slower....

[Mevi]

I'm holding out for Automan from the 80's TV show. You just type in 'automan' at any terminal and he arrives in a neon Lamborghini to solve crimes and go on adventures.

I've had W8 developer and consumer booting from a VHD on real hardware, not in a virtual machine. It's OK. Aside from the new interface, I can't see people rushing to upgrade from 7. Will be good on a tablet or HTPC. The fast boot times are a bit of a swizz, as the W8 graphical boot loader takes as long to appear as the OS to load. I found it quicker to stick with the W7 bootloader and select W8 from there.