What's the difference between Win 8 versions on my DreamSpark Premium a

[ady199]

I just logged into my DreamSpark Premium account, and have found the following versions listed for Windows 8:-

What are the Windows 8 debug/checked, Windows 8 Symbols & the Windows 8 Symbols Debug/Checked builds?

Thanks in advance

[Dot Matrix]

You want the two in the middle marked "Professional".

[Denis W. Veteran]

From the front page on DSP, if you click on Windows 8 it should list just Pro x86 and x84.

[Nazmus Shakib Khandaker]

What is the debug/checked version do? Do they have VS bundled with them or something?

[ady199]

Thanks for the replies but it doesn't answer my question

What are the Windows 8 debug/checked, Windows 8 Symbols & the Windows 8 Symbols Debug/Checked builds?

Thanks in advance

[Shane Nokes]

Here's the best way to describe the difference between the regular builds, and the Debug/Checked builds:

http://www.osronline.com/DDKx/ddtools/checked_3lv7.htm

Symbols contain the debug information for Windows files.

[ady199]

Here's the best way to describe the difference between the regular builds, and the Debug/Checked builds:

http://www.osronline...hecked_3lv7.htm

Symbols contain the debug information for Windows files.

Many Thanks

[Praetor]

well the Windows 8 debug/checked means that it's the only version that was deeply debuged and throught checked :laugh:

[ady199]

Would I be able to use the product keys from the Windows 8 debug/checked, Windows 8 Symbols & the Windows 8 Symbols Debug/Checked builds and use them to install & activate Windows 8 Pro? (I've already used my Pro Key)

Thanks in advance

[ady199]

Would I be able to use the product keys from the Windows 8 debug/checked, Windows 8 Symbols & the Windows 8 Symbols Debug/Checked builds and use them to install & activate Windows 8 Pro? (I've already used my Pro Key)

Thanks in advance

Anyone??

Thanks in advance

[DDStriker]

well the Windows 8 debug/checked means that it's the only version that was deeply debuged and throught checked :laugh:

So you're saying it has a start menu and no metro? :laugh: ;)

[Praetor]

So you're saying it has a start menu and no metro? :laugh: ;)

lol

[cropcircles]

So you're saying it has a start menu and no metro? :laugh: ;)

:woot: LMAO !

[ToneKnee]

Anyone??

Thanks in advance

I wouldn't use these builds unless you are some serious developer who is having programming issues with Windows or make drivers or something. Performance really does suffer with these type of builds.

[code65536]

There are "free" (you'll see this abbreviated as "fre" sometimes) and "debug" ("dbg") builds. The free builds are built with all compiler optimizations turned on, which generally leads to smaller code and also more efficient code. The downside is that it's much harder to understand and follow the code when debugging or looking at it in disassembly (e.g., surprising reuses of registers). The debug builds are exactly what they sound like: builds where it's easier to debug because the system binaries are not optimized and thus are easier to follow/understand/reverse-engineer in assembly because the construct will more closely resemble that of the original C source.

The symbols are stuff that help with debugging, by labeling certain things in the code, so you see something along the lines of "crash inside function foobar" instead of "crash inside function at 0x12345678".

This is one of those "if you gotta ask, you don't need it" type of situations.

[devHead]

well the Windows 8 debug/checked means that it's the only version that was deeply debuged and throught checked :laugh:

:laugh: THROUGHT is a non-existent word. Plus, debugged has 2 Gs in it. :laugh:

[Praetor]

:laugh: THROUGHT is a non-existent word. Plus, debugged has 2 Gs in it. :laugh:

:laugh:

[GreenMartian]

Win 8 Symbols I imagine would be a bit hard to comprehend. You should try Win 8 English.