Install Windows 8 on a Chromebook

teejay17

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I have one of the original Acer Chromebooks with a 320 Gig Hard Drive. I would love to be able to install Windows 8 on it. Anyone know how to go about doing this successfully?
 

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    Windows 8.1.1, ChromeOS, Ubuntu 14.04, Windows 7, BlackBerry 10, Android Kit Kat,
    Computer type
    Laptop
Hi there.

I Think the problem is that the CPU isn't INTEL / AMD so the only way might be to see if some sort of Virtual machine software runs on android and then try and load up a windows virtual machine. Judging by the low power of the CPU etc in a chromebook the performance is likely to be horrendously slow even if you could find some software for Virtualising Windows on an android platform.

If you could load some sort of "Normal" Linux distro on the chromebook which actually boots then you could install vmplayer - and hence a Windows guest OS. Even in this case the performance on the chromebook will be "Gacially slow".

If you want to delve into this sort of stuff you could also try messing around with an old program called QEMU but good luck to you --you are on your own on that one.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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    Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
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    PC/Desktop
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 X LG 40 inch TV
    Hard Drives
    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
No, it's an Intel Celeron chipset.
Hi there.

I Think the problem is that the CPU isn't INTEL / AMD so the only way might be to see if some sort of Virtual machine software runs on android and then try and load up a windows virtual machine. Judging by the low power of the CPU etc in a chromebook the performance is likely to be horrendously slow even if you could find some software for Virtualising Windows on an android platform.

If you could load some sort of "Normal" Linux distro on the chromebook which actually boots then you could install vmplayer - and hence a Windows guest OS. Even in this case the performance on the chromebook will be "Gacially slow".

If you want to delve into this sort of stuff you could also try messing around with an old program called QEMU but good luck to you --you are on your own on that one.

Cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1, ChromeOS, Ubuntu 14.04, Windows 7, BlackBerry 10, Android Kit Kat,
    Computer type
    Laptop

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
Thanks adamf!!! Even though it requires some effort, the money & time saved using a familiar OS, is worth the effort.
 

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    windows xp
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