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Try Google Chrome OS on Any PC Anywhere

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Daniel Cawrey in News, Tutorials

Got a USB stick with at least 1 gigabyte of memory? Then you can try Google’s Chrome OS on any PC anywhere. All you need to do is write an a image to a USB stick and then boot up a PC with it plugged in to try it out. It’s really easy, and I’ve got the steps here to show you how to do it.

Click here to get the latest build of Chromium. You will need to unzip this with an extractor like 7-zip Notice that the file size is under a gig.

Now, you need to get an image writer. Click here to get Image Writer for Windows.

Unzip Image Writer for Windows and open the program. Click on the blue folder to add the Chrome OS image file you downloaded earlier:

Now you need to specify what drive letter your USB drive is on the right hand drop box, and then hit Write. Be advised that if there is anything on the USB, it’s going to get formatted! Watch how quick this thing boots up.  When you get to the login screen, the username and password is facepunch. Now you can try out the OS.

To connect to your wireless network, you may need to click on the middle column indicator on the upper right hand side:

You can hit F8 to get a keyboard overlay of commands. Also, I haven’t found a way to shut the OS down other than hitting the power button. But when you start it back up, it will ask you if you want to load your previous session, and can bring back all of your unpinned tabs if you want.

Having problems? Join the forum. Let us know what you think. Comment below!