Windows 8 news coverage here

[Muhammad Farrukh]

35 minutes

[Matthew_Thepc]

25 minutes till AllThingsD liveblog :D

Verge liveblog starting in 10

[Detection]

25 minutes till AllThingsD liveblog :D

Verge liveblog starting in 10

[Woelfel]

*Note these are not clean install links...upgrade only

From canouna:

http://ak.or.esd.microsoft.com/pr/WC...h-x1794225.esd

http://ak.or.esd.microsoft.com/pr/WC...h-x1794226.esd

WIN8 CP ESD

[Dannydeman]

Anyone has a good link to a live video or blog?

[Muhammad Farrukh]

Assuming control

ETA 20 Minutes

:drool: :drool: :drool:

[Matthew_Thepc]

*Note these are not clean install links...upgrade only

From canouna:

http://ak.or.esd.microsoft.com/pr/WC...h-x1794225.esd

http://ak.or.esd.microsoft.com/pr/WC...h-x1794226.esd

WIN8 CP ESD

Both return 404 (you copied them with the ... :D).

I was hoping for clean installs :(

[Dannydeman]

*Note these are not clean install links...upgrade only

From canouna:

http://ak.or.esd.mic....h-x1794225.esd

http://ak.or.esd.mic....h-x1794226.esd

WIN8 CP ESD

Links do not work. Also, this is to update the DP? Or to update Windows 7 as well?

[Matthew_Thepc]

Anyone has a good link to a live video or blog?

the Verge has a liveblog going now :D it looks very nice, but it seems small :/

http://live.theverge.com/Event/Microsofts_Windows_8_Consumer_Preview_event_at_MWC_2012?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WinRumors+%28WinRumors%29&utm_content=FaceBook

[Woelfel]

blah.

http://ak.or.esd.microsoft.com/pr/WCPDL/8A9D4FDFF736C5B1DBF956B89D6C8FDFD925DACD2/Windows8-ConsumerPreview-32bit-English-x1794225.esd

http://ak.or.esd.microsoft.com/pr/WCPDL/8A9D4FDFF736C5B1DBF956B89D6C8FDFD925DACD2/Windows8-ConsumerPreview-64bit-English-x1794226.esd

I'm waiting for clean installs though.

[Dannydeman]

the Verge has a liveblog going now :D it looks very nice, but it seems small :/

http://live.theverge...ontent=FaceBook

Thanks. Time to get some coffee :)

[Matthew_Thepc]

Links do not work. Also, this is to update the DP? Or to update Windows 7 as well?

Yeah, Zedox, could you do like "copy link target" or something? Wherever Canouna posted them auto-shortens links, so you copied the shortened one :/

EDIT: ah, you did :D thanks

[Aaron Olive]

[Muhammad Farrukh]

2.1 MB/s?

:cry:

[Matthew_Thepc]

-.- your internet is so much faster than mine - I'm going to be waiting hours to get the img downloaded :( going ~ 150 kilobytes/second here :/

but good to know that we won't have to wait till the afternoon!

[Dannydeman]

ESD files are some sort of backup-image files am I correct? Back in the day some people made them installable, if I remember right.

[Zain Adeel]

what are these links? are these CP images?? :s im following the verge live blog.. they do a great job.. also engadget.. are they covering this/

[Muhammad Farrukh]

going ~ 150 kilobytes/second here :/

Mine gets 120. 130 at best :s

[Matthew_Thepc]

try: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/download-of-windows-7-esd-installation-files-is/5ebca927-2083-4e51-8978-03118a7259fa

[Muhammad Farrukh]

going ~ 150 kilobytes/second here :/

Mine gets 120. 130 at best :s

[Matthew_Thepc]

EIGHT. MINUTES.

[Dannydeman]

2.1 MB/s?

:cry:

lol, in the Netherlands that speed is just normal and almost everyone has that (it's very cheap). I personally have 60mbit (5800kb/sec) internet, with telephone and Digital TV included for just 60 euro's a month!

[Matthew_Thepc]

EIGHT. MINUTES.

:D

[Roger H. Veteran]

Not cuz it's my thread :blush: but let's put all the Windows 8 CP stuff in this thread and let this thread continue being about general and leak information about Windows 8 News.

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1061012-windows-8-consumer-preview-discussion

[Muhammad Farrukh]

Wrong.

5 Minutes