if beta 8 does not desync on 6 boxes then i will have #7 back on monday and can downsize the ram on 4/5&6 to bring a non compos box online as well.
i fully expect to see a desync on 6 boxes,

(it is faster to install the mod on all boxes than to copy installs of mtw across the lan)
what i have done is clone the installed copy
so that i have a base copy, a backup base copy, a beta 5 copy, a beta 8 copy and the three test increments that R'as has provided.
2 boxes complete, 4 to be done late today.