installing windows 8

Hi,
I'm downloading the consumer preview of windows 8, and I have some questions..

1) Is this beta release of Windows 8 updatable? can i update it without installing everytime a new version?
2) When Windows 8 will be officially released, can I update my Windows 7 32-bit without saving all my documents and applications? (like the update from Vista to 7)
3) Will Windows 8 Beta work on this computer?:
- Intel Pentium 4 Northwood @2,53 GHz
- 2GB DDR PC-3200
- Radeon 9600 Pro AGP 8x 256 MB DDR (i'm going to buy an HD 2xxx/3xxx/4xxx if necessary)
- Asus P4P8X motherboard
(Windows 7 worked, but without Aero effects because Windows 7 doesn't support SiS driver of the P4P8X)

1- No one knows, but probably not.

2-Again we dont know but if win 7 gives any clue I doubt it.

3-Barely and probably not Aero/metro.



One key thing is your computer has to be able to display at least 1024 x 768 resolution or it wont work.

zigzag3143 said:

1- No one knows, but probably not.

2-Again we dont know but if win 7 gives any clue I doubt it.

3-Barely and probably not Aero/metro.



One key thing is your computer has to be able to display at least 1024 x 768 resolution or it wont work.

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yes, this pc is able to display 1024x768, thank you

Dorado said:

zigzag3143 said:

1- No one knows, but probably not.

2-Again we dont know but if win 7 gives any clue I doubt it.

3-Barely and probably not Aero/metro.



One key thing is your computer has to be able to display at least 1024 x 768 resolution or it wont work.

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yes, this pc is able to display 1024x768, thank you

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Anytime. Your biggest bang for the buck would probably be more RAM, then a video card.

Dorado, do you know of eightforums.com?

lots of useful info there.

zigzag3143 said:

Dorado said:

zigzag3143 said:

1- No one knows, but probably not.

2-Again we dont know but if win 7 gives any clue I doubt it.

3-Barely and probably not Aero/metro.



One key thing is your computer has to be able to display at least 1024 x 768 resolution or it wont work.

Click to expand...

yes, this pc is able to display 1024x768, thank you

Click to expand...

Anytime. Your biggest bang for the buck would probably be more RAM, then a video card.

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ok.. and will it work fine on:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (@1,86GHz X2, with 64bit support)
3 GB DDR2 dual-channel @667MHz
PNY GTS 450 1GB GGDR5
ASUS P5LP-LE (Leonite)
(I run Win 7 32bit and it's very fast)

and on an Acer Aspire One:

Intel Atom N270 (@1,60 GHz, 1X +Hypertreading)
1,5 GB DDR2 @667MHz
Intel GMA 945

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mickey megabyte said:

Dorado, do you know of eightforums.com?

lots of useful info there.

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no, now i will join this forum!! thank you

ok, I installed it and works great! Aero is supported too! Windows 7 didn't recognize SiS driver for the ASUS P4P8X... but Windows 8 did it!

I'm running it on a Pentium 4 Northwood @2,53GHz, 2 GB RAM and a Radeon 9600 Pro (256 MB DDR)... The system is fast (not very fast, but i'm able to do a lot of things).

Aero effects are slow (because the Radeon 9600 Pro is VERY old), so i'll buy a new AGP grapics card on ebay (like the Radeon HD 3650)