Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download

Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by pooriaazimi on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:38PM (#4050221)

32-bit: 2.5 GB, 64-bit: 3.3GB

Why?!

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Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by sveiss on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:47PM (#4050277)

The 64-bit ISO will include copies of most of the 32-bit binaries for compatibility.

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Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by pooriaazimi on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:56PM (#4050317)

Thanks. That makes sense.

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Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by MiguelHudnandez on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:41PM (#4050237)

The WOW compatibility layer couldn't account for 700 MB.

Perhaps x64 built-in drivers plus their x86 equivalents? I'm tempted to download both, extract, and compare.

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Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by nooop on Thursday May 31, 2012 @05:14PM (#4050409)

> The WOW compatibility layer couldn't account for 700 MB.

I'm not that sure... Plus 64 bits binaries are probably something in the order of 10% bigger.

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