[DISCUSSION] Windows 8 Consumer Preview Build 8250

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by Windows4live, Feb 18, 2012.

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  1. slyfox30

    slyfox30 MDL Member

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    #541 slyfox30, Mar 8, 2012
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    What To Allow Threw The Firewall

    I have eset firewall and it keeps trying to let apps connect to Microsoft.Which one can I allow and which ones not to?If I click deny and remember this setting,it just keeps trying. Any thoughts? Capture.JPG
     
  2. slyfox30

    slyfox30 MDL Member

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    If I set it to auto wouldn't the firewall just let them all go outgoing and incoming?I don't want Microsoft to connect outgoing except for errors during the preview.I did a optimization already and microsoft deleted all my programs and only kept microsoft programs.The o/s put them in a folder called windows.old.So after that happend I reinstalled win 7 and did a backup.Then installed win 8 over win 7. Installed my programs then did another backup..Just in case,But I'm still worried how deep Microsoft is looking into the o/s..it don't need to have 10 connections to the internet going.
     
  3. steph_t

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    Today there are 82 Apps in Store (Austria), in comparison to 70 yesterday.
     
  4. luakhan

    luakhan MDL Junior Member

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    We have 93 and yesterday was 65.
     
  5. nsjcn

    nsjcn MDL Novice

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    Does anyone know where the new Kindle app saves your downloaded books?
     
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  6. computerboy

    computerboy MDL Novice

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    Get back my favourite Start Menu. Thankx to Stardock...


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  7. Cleric

    Cleric MDL Member

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    dont like it, rool back to w 7 sp1
     
  8. mikedl

    mikedl MDL Member

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    #548 mikedl, Mar 9, 2012
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    Or, dual boot and keep checking out Win8 CP. :)

    Best of both worlds ...
     
  9. mikedl

    mikedl MDL Member

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    Thanks, jayblock, I hadn't checked that out yet ... indeed, pretty kool. :)

    I see you keep yours set at 100, too. ;)
     
  10. mikedl

    mikedl MDL Member

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    Nice! Gotta get one of those some day ... :biggrin:
     
  11. PGHammer

    PGHammer MDL Senior Member

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    Both Java and Flash are *known* security hazards - something both Oracle and Adobe acknowledge. Both stick around because developers that learned them are like haters of the Windows 8 UI - they refuse to learn anything else. You have desktop IE10 (which still supports Java and Flash) for normal browsing, and you have MetroIE for high-risk sites, and those that don't require either Java OR Flash (or any plug-in support whatever).
     
  12. Ferenor

    Ferenor MDL Novice

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    Really cool keyboard, jayblok!
     
  13. naseap

    naseap MDL Senior Member

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    #556 naseap, Mar 9, 2012
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    I noticed that that are new NVidia drivers on WU version 296.17. When I go to the NVidia website those drivers are not listed, not even in the beta section.
    Also read this on the NVidia forum about these drivers. This a quote from the tech support member on their forum. "We do not recommend users install these drivers on Windows 7 or Windows Vista. This driver was created for Windows 8 Consumer Preview as a separate branch and has not been tested on other operating systems."
     
  14. woot332

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    Win 8 CP aero.msstyles modified (close button):D
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  15. bchat

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    Finally got WCP installed on desktop - dual booting with 7 - all well - one question:

    Is there someway to change/adjust the color of the metro start menu and also adjust tile positions.?

    I thought I had seen something about this, no can find now.
     
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  16. luakhan

    luakhan MDL Junior Member

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    anyone found force snap?

    Without the snap feature the life of metro is useless. Anyone found anyone found a way to force the snap? I have a 1280x800 res and intel gma graphics