“Go online” problem with Windows Live Mail and MESH (Windows Live Essentials) on Windows 8

 

After enabling Hyper-V feature and configuring Virtual Switch on Windows 8 box we encountered very strange problem: after click on “Work offline” in Windows Live Mail window - globe button – the program won’t go back online. Each click on “Go online” is followed by

MESH also declines to start saying “There’s no internet connection” or similar.

Workaround:

1. Close and exit Windows Live Mail and Mesh if running.
2. Start Internet Explorer.
3. Ensure “go online” notification on the bottom of internet explorer and DO NOT CLICK “Go back offline” – simply close it.
   
4. Restart Windows Live Mail – you will see, Windows Live Mail went automatically online.
5. Restart Mesh
6. Enjoy!

Visual Studio reports error: "Installation of this application requires a Windows Store Developer license …"

You downloaded Windows 8 CTP with developer tools, you start pre-installed Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview, you try to create a new application project – and get the error message:

"Installation of this application requires a Windows Store Developer license…"

The reason is: you need to install a developer license locally to your machine to get the development environment working properly.

• exit Visual Studio
• make sure your Windows 8 instance is connected to the internet
• restart Visual Studio and confirm dialog box informing about installation of developer license

The error message must be gone: enjoy it – otherwise the license was not installed properly.

Download Windows 8 Preview

Windows 8 Preview can be downloaded here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

Facts:

• available are x86 and x64 ISO (english)
• additionally x64 with developer tools:
  
• OS can be installed virtualized (using Hyper-V)

Download, install and enjoy!