OldTimer
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Mike,
Right now, I'm testing the 32 bit version of Win-8/PP (public preview).
I have the 64 bit ver. on another HD, just for comparison purposes.
I don't know if you're old enough to remember, but years ago there were only two types of
printer drivers, for compatibility. Epson and IBM.
It would seem like MS remembers that when they put printer drivers into their OS's.
When I first started testing Win-8/DP, I had three different Epson printers sitting here with
the oldest one being about six years old. Win-8 loaded acceptable drivers for all three.
MS did leave out a lot of things from their /PP version, maybe to make downloads easier.
Themes, sounds, wallpaper are all at a bare minimum, possibly to make room for more
drivers. Works for me! I'm anxious, to see just how big the final release is.
I even went into the registry, to do some tweaking and I found many registry keys missing.
I assume that if I added them back in, that they would still work, but there's no guarantee
of that.
I'll go back to Win-8/PP/64 and see if my 'MahJongg' game installs and runs there too.
I suspect that it will.
Cheers mates!
EDIT:
I just booted up Win-8/PP 64bit and tried to install the old 16 bit MahJongg game and was told it is incompatible with
the 64 bit version of the OS. Sh&%!
So far, I've seen NO benefit to using the 64 bit version of Win-8.
Using the programs to restore the START orb and Start menu has messed up my desktop. The OS will not remember where I put my icons, and when I reboot, they are all stacked up along the left edge of the screen. OH CRAP!
One step forward and two steps back.
Doc
Right now, I'm testing the 32 bit version of Win-8/PP (public preview).
I have the 64 bit ver. on another HD, just for comparison purposes.
I don't know if you're old enough to remember, but years ago there were only two types of
printer drivers, for compatibility. Epson and IBM.
It would seem like MS remembers that when they put printer drivers into their OS's.
When I first started testing Win-8/DP, I had three different Epson printers sitting here with
the oldest one being about six years old. Win-8 loaded acceptable drivers for all three.
MS did leave out a lot of things from their /PP version, maybe to make downloads easier.
Themes, sounds, wallpaper are all at a bare minimum, possibly to make room for more
drivers. Works for me! I'm anxious, to see just how big the final release is.
I even went into the registry, to do some tweaking and I found many registry keys missing.
I assume that if I added them back in, that they would still work, but there's no guarantee
of that.
I'll go back to Win-8/PP/64 and see if my 'MahJongg' game installs and runs there too.
I suspect that it will.
Cheers mates!
EDIT:
I just booted up Win-8/PP 64bit and tried to install the old 16 bit MahJongg game and was told it is incompatible with
the 64 bit version of the OS. Sh&%!
So far, I've seen NO benefit to using the 64 bit version of Win-8.
Using the programs to restore the START orb and Start menu has messed up my desktop. The OS will not remember where I put my icons, and when I reboot, they are all stacked up along the left edge of the screen. OH CRAP!
One step forward and two steps back.
Doc
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