Tried to install software on windows 8 today and got nothing but error msgs and crashes. Finally reinstalled with windows 7 and it all works great.
Sent from my phone. On Aug 21, 2013 3:06 PM, "Sven Constable" <[email protected]> wrote: > Then it's not a farm but a barn. A renderbarn. :)**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andres Stephens > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:17 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Windows 7 or 8**** > > ** ** > > I use both W7 and W8 on a render my farm, my farm is like a motely crew of > pirates, all random computers. =P **** > > **** > > -Draise**** > > **** > > *From:* Angus Davidson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 21, 2013 08:34 > *To:* [email protected]**** > > **** > > Hi All**** > > ** ** > > I am looking at imaging our render farm (mac mini's running bootcamp). I > have a very nice workflow via win clone pro . I can using Apple Remote > Desktop pump out the images as mac packages to any of the mac on the > network and it automatically installs bootcamp and the windows therein. (I > just need to change the machine name, and activate windows and I am good to > go)**** > > ** ** > > The only problem I have is that even for the base windows 7 install the > uncompressed image is about 20Gigs in size. Add the packages I need on it > to render and it grows again.**** > > ** ** > > Windows 8 has a much smaller footprint upfront. (8Gigs)**** > > ** ** > > Which leads to my question. Has anyone had experience with using a windows > 8 based render farm vs a windows 7 one. I must admit I am more comfortable > in windows 7, But having a much more optimised image is also a great thing > when your doing a lot of deployments.**** > > ** ** > > Kind regards**** > > ** ** > > Angus**** > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. > If you have received this communication in error, please notify us > immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or > disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. > Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on > behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content > of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may > contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not > necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, > Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are > subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the > contrary. **** > > ** ** >
