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I'm in the .NET side of things, but my code functions at the lower levels (think Windows services and direct interaction with the databases). I prefer to keep well away from front-end/web development; although I can do it, I'm far better at writing back-end code.
Shouldn't be too much that affects me there, but I'd like to cover the bases just in case.
Shouldn't be too much that affects me there, but I'd like to cover the bases just in case.
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Ah, if you do the back-end side you are pretty well off, as long as you avoid VB.Net ( Tribble)
However as a DBA anything you write, no matter how elegant it seems to you is liable to infuriate me and lead to a ranting tirade about how it could be better accomplished using stored procedures or views
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that's brilliant
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Oh, don't worry, I've got the stored procedures and views side covered. While I definitely don't have the skillset that a DBA does, it makes everyone's lives far easier if the developers understand their basic concepts and know where they're coming from.jamin_za wrote:However as a DBA anything you write, no matter how elegant it seems to you is liable to infuriate me and lead to a ranting tirade about how it could be better accomplished using stored procedures or views
But enough of that, I'm drifting off-topic here.
I believe that Microsoft has to do something like this in the EU due to their anti-trust legislation.
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Anakha, did you actually do the online upgrade? Anyone tried this yet?
Afrihost has found a way to allow us to download it, but when I try it says that my download will be 2GB, which sounds like the 32-bit version of the OS. I want 64-bit.
Or can I just install 32-bit twice?
Edit: Wait, I think I found the answer over at MyBB, which is a forum I generally prefer NOT to consult if I can avoid it.
Afrihost has found a way to allow us to download it, but when I try it says that my download will be 2GB, which sounds like the 32-bit version of the OS. I want 64-bit.
Or can I just install 32-bit twice?
Edit: Wait, I think I found the answer over at MyBB, which is a forum I generally prefer NOT to consult if I can avoid it.
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Consult or insult and then can avoid or can not avoid?
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I don't mind insulting it, and I like to avoid it as much as possible.
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Whats the max memory that windows 8 can see? Might be worth getting 32gb ram, putting 8gb as system ram and 24gb as a virtual drive for vid capture and encoding. Should be interesting to see what kinda of bandwidth quad channel can push in the right setup.
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Still 4 GiB on a 32-bit operating system (due to limitations of the 32-bit architecture); any further information posted assumes that you're running a 64-bit operating system.StarBound wrote:Whats the max memory that windows 8 can see? Might be worth getting 32gb ram, putting 8gb as system ram and 24gb as a virtual drive for vid capture and encoding. Should be interesting to see what kinda of bandwidth quad channel can push in the right setup.
While 64-bit operating systems have a theoretical ceiling of 16 EiB addressable memory (16,777,216 TiB), the standard edition of Windows 8 only supports up to 128 GiB, with Windows 8 Pro supporting up to 512 GiB (according to this article anyway). This is up from Windows 7 (8 GiB for Home Starter, 16 GiB for Home Premium, 192 GiB for Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate).
In short, 32 GiB of RAM is supported just fine.
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I have one reason and one reason alone why I am ecstatic to have upgraded to the Windows 8 Professional:
Win 7 Pro AFAIK has some limitations with Hyper-V and what you can do. Now I can create my own course machines (as seen above) and study properly .
Win 7 Pro AFAIK has some limitations with Hyper-V and what you can do. Now I can create my own course machines (as seen above) and study properly .
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Isnt VMware Workstation a trial by 30 days software?
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The resource manager for windows 8 is more detailed I will give it that. I want it on Win 7 though Oh and the ability for larger ram support.
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You can get it for like $20 if you use their student program.Anakha56 wrote:Isnt VMware Workstation a trial by 30 days software?
That being said I guess free does trump $20 if it does the job....
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About the Windows 8 online upgrade: does it rely on some sort of live update, or are they considerate enough to provide an .iso file so that one may burn one's own Windows 8 disc?
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The installer is considerate enough to let you save/burn an .iso when it's finished downloading all the things.
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How do I get windows 8 to download? It complained about my region not being supported.
Then can you also install from a clean boot? Or must you install windows 7 first then use the upgrade?
Then can you also install from a clean boot? Or must you install windows 7 first then use the upgrade?
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When did you try downloading? ISP?StarBound wrote:How do I get windows 8 to download? It complained about my region not being supported.
Then can you also install from a clean boot? Or must you install windows 7 first then use the upgrade?
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I ran the Win 8 upgrade wizard thing. The assist and it came back with not available for region.
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On the day of release and a couple of days afterwards Afrihost/Axxess clients were getting that error, but it should be sorted now. If you are with Afrihost/Axxess and are still getting that error, contact their support.
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It's the same problem that you brought up here.StarBound wrote:How do I get windows 8 to download? It complained about my region not being supported.
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Except that Afrihost found a workaround to this problem about a week or so ago, which is why I asked WHEN he last tried the download. From Afrihost's FB page:Ron2K wrote:It's the same problem that you brought up here.StarBound wrote:How do I get windows 8 to download? It complained about my region not being supported.
Our engineers have managed to implement a solution to enable Windows 8 download. Please let us know if you are still unable to do so.
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Well as of 1 hour ago my connection detects me living in SA again which means I can once again play CoD4.
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And here we are. Windows 8 installed in 1 hour and running everything... except office... need to change that now.