Official Windows 10 Thread: Installation and Issues (check first post)

[amjath]

I'm not able to install it on Hyper V. Installation process goes smoothly but after that it doesn't boots. Once it got BSOD too

I'm running in VMware player, you can try if you want

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

It's ok. There were some problem in the settings. It's working fine now. But I'm unable to resize my start window. It's too small.

Well, I changed the resolution to 1080p and now it's seems ok. But unable to find out about pinning and all.

 

[kg11sgbg]

I am running the Technical preview(Windows10) alongside Windows7 and other Linux OS(Fedora 20,Linux Mint 15,Ubuntu-14.04) all in separate partitions in different disks.
No issues no BSOD so far...

 

[kkn13]

Found this statement on random website?Can anyone justify this?

"New Rumors Claim That Microsoft Skipped ‘Windows 9′ Name Because Of Legacy Code Compatibility Issues. Microsoft surprised everyone by announcing ‘Windows 10′ as their name for the upcoming version of Windows few days back. But why did Microsoft decide to skip the most obvious name ‘Windows 9’? According to latest reports, Microsoft decided to go with Windows 10 branding to avoid issues related to Windows 95/Windows 98 legacy code. Microsoft dev here, the internal rumours are that early testing revealed just how many third party products that had code of the form if(version.StartsWith(“Windows 9″)) { /* 95 and 98 */ } else { and that this was the pragmatic solution to avoid that. If Microsoft named it as Windows 9, all classic apps with the above code structure will treat it as either Windows 95 or Windows 98. So, Microsoft decided to avoid it by naming it Windows 10."

quite plausible!! though they also did make it to create a hype and also because its a major jump

 

[Desmond]

This PC

The programmer in me is glad.

 

[amjath]

The programmer in me is glad.

Didnt get you

 

[Desmond]

Was typo. Now fixed.

 

[ankush28]

Whats 640m ?

Nvidia GT 640M

 

[theterminator]

I'm not installing new s/w , running win7's versions from its directory..i had to install itunes to get my podcasts as win7's exe was not executing

 

[amjath]

Was typo. Now fixed.

This PC is since windows 8.1!!

 

[$hadow]

@amjath, can I use the Windows 8/8.1 driver(64-bit) for my Zotac NVidia 620GT GPU(Am satisfied with it, I AM NOT A GAMER!!!),for this Win 10 Technical Preview? Because my Monitor has a res. of 1600x900 and the Win 10 Tech. Preview, is at 1280x800.

I din't find any reason why you can't use it in that resolution

 

[kg11sgbg]

I din't find any reason why you can't use it in that resolution

Had to install nVIDIA GPU drivers for Win-8.1(64-bit) and now its fine.

 

[monkey]

I am using Win X on VMware and its running fine..till now. I am bit tempted to upgrade from Win 7 once it is released. Looks good and feels good. Hoping its worth the wait.

PS: We should make a list of compatible s/w to see which works fine on Win X and then try to give feedback on user experience..

 

[ithehappy]

Shouldn't all the software work anyway? I mean there is that compatibility mode, or would the softwares run native on X? I am eagerly waiting for the release too, but that's maybe because I am with Win 7 for long, really long.

 

[$hadow]

Had to install nVIDIA GPU drivers for Win-8.1(64-bit) and now its fine.

Ah okay. Do you have another HDD or did you installed over your primary HDD?

 

[kg11sgbg]

Ah okay. Do you have another HDD or did you installed over your primary HDD?

Separate HDD and obviously separate PARTITION,but 1st partition of the HDD.

 

[Gollum]

It was not installing on my Elitebook 840 until I enabled vtx

 

[warfreak]

Installation of the technical preview failed on VMWare Fusion for my Mac. Although it worked flawlessly on HyperV on my windows 8 machine.

 

[Desmond]

I am planning on installing this on VirtualBox. How large do I need the virtual drive to be for this?

 

[amjath]

I am planning on installing this on VirtualBox. How large do I need the virtual drive to be for this?

40 Gig