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March 19, 2012  2:00 PM

Windows 8 Boots With No Network



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Beta, Networking, SQL Server, Windows 8

So I've run into a bit of a strange issue with Windows 8 on my laptop that I wanted to share in case anyone else runs into the same problem.  My basic problem is that about 50% of the time when my laptop boots up into Windows 8 it can't find the network.  I know that the WiFi card is working...

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March 15, 2012  2:00 PM

My First Day with Windows 8



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Beta, Windows 8

So I've taken the plunge and installed Windows 8 Client Preview on one of my laptops.  The install process was pretty simple and straight forward.  The installer found my WiFi card so I was able to get everything up and running right out of the box.  The next thing to do was to install SQL 2012...

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March 15, 2012  3:40 AM

Windows 8 does have a Start Menu, sort of



Posted by: Denny Cherry
Beta, Start Menu, Windows 8

Everyone says that Windows 8 doesn't have a start menu, and it's true there's no Start Button on the task bar like in the last several versions of Windows.  However if you press <Windows>+W you'll get a sort of start menu.

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January 17, 2012  2:00 PM

Windows 8, ReFS and SQL Server



Posted by: Denny Cherry
SQL Server, Windows 8

If you were planning on deploying Windows 8 Server for your SQL Servers as soon as it is released, I would plan on rethinking those plans, especially if you plan on using the new Windows 8 file system ReFS (Resilient File System) instead of the NTFS (New Technology File System).  You see as a part...

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