Keep Your Old Laptop Alive by Installing ChromeOS Flex
You will then be invited to insert your USB player and choose it from the drop -down list on the screen. Make sure to select the correct USB disk, not an external disk that has information you need. Finally, you are told that your USB installation player is ready: the necessary download and installation took about 30 minutes for me, but will depend on the computer you use and your internet connection.
Use Chromeos Flex on an older larger laptop
You can try Chromeos Flex before installing it.With the kind permission of David Nield
You must then start your aging PC or your Mac – the one we give a second life – of the USB reader you just created. This will usually involve pressing a specific key when your laptop starts: if you do not know what it is, run a web search, consult your laptop documentation or consult the Google list here. For Macs, start the system by pressing the power key, then the Option Key (Intel fleas), or maintained the power supply (Apple fleas) until the start -up options appear.
You will see the CHROMEOS FLEX WELCOME CONCERVIEW, so click To start To do exactly that. You are then faced with two choices: Install Chromeos Flexthat will crush windows or macOS, and First trywhich allows you to run the Google operating system from the USB reader without affecting anything on your laptop.
If you are looking to revitalize an old laptop, you will want to choose the first option, but First try Allows you to see what Chromeos Flex is before committing. Anyway, click FollowingAnd you will be led by the usual configuration process for Chromeos, which will ask you to connect with a Google user account and start synchronizing your data.
If you have never used chromebook before, it is essentially a Chrome web browser with extras, like a bar of tasks at the bottom. Use the launcher button in the lower corner to the left to display all the installed applications, which will include links to web application as well as the files for local files and the Chromeos Flex configuration settings.
Open the settings and you get the usual customization options you find in Google Chrome for Windows or MacOS, as well as some extras to cover input devices, Bluetooth connectivity and network options. You should find Chromeos Flex automatically picks up your Wi-Fi, Trackpad and your mouse connection, especially if your computer is listed as certified for Chromeos Flex.
