Imam netbook Toshiba NB505 od 10,1^{(Toshiba NB505 10.1)} inča koji mi je dobro poslužio, ali bio bih prvi koji bi rekao da je užasno spor. Nisam siguran je li to zbog toga što sam instalirao Windows 7 Professional na njega, umjesto njegovog Windows 7 Starter Edition , ili je samo užasno nedovoljno snage za početak, ili oboje, ili nešto treće.

U svakom slučaju, budući da je Windows 8 dizajniran za rad na hardveru s manje snage, mislio sam da ću eksperimentirati s instalacijom sustava Windows 8^{(Windows 8)} da vidim kako će to funkcionirati. Slijedite me dok ulazim u ovu avanturu u geekeryju.

NAPOMENA:^(NOTE:) Ako biste željeli saznati više o hardverskoj konfiguraciji mog netbooka i koliko je slab, prođite kroz njegove specifikacije ovdje^(here)

Prije svega: hoće li se stvarno pokrenuti?

Prema Digital Trends , "Netbookovi su službeno mrtvi i Windows 8 je povukao okidač." ^{("Netbooks are officially dead and Windows 8 pulled the trigger.")}Iako definitivno imaju pravo (prijenosna računala su sada jeftinija, tableti su dostupniji i jeftiniji nego što su bili, razlučivost zaslona netbooka je preniska i tako dalje), nisam namjeravao baciti svoj netbook na temelju mišljenje neke tehničke stranice. Htio sam sam pokušati instalirati Windows 8 da vidim što će se dogoditi.

Dakle, bi li se pokrenulo? Odgovor Microsoftovog^(Microsoft) savjetnika za nadogradnju sustava Windows 8^{(Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor)} bio je glasan " Nešto^(Sort) ". Neke od mojih instaliranih aplikacija ne bi radile, uključujući moj Microsoft Office 2003 , ali s tim sam bio u redu jer sam koristio Scrivener ili Google Docs i svejedno sam planirao deinstalirati Microsoft Office .

Kreator medija za oporavak Toshiba^{(Toshiba recovery media creator)} (poseban program pohranjen na skrivenoj particiji na tvrdom disku, koji se koristi za vraćanje računala na tvorničke postavke) također se ne bi pokrenuo, ali sam mislio da mogu napraviti sliku diska i stvoriti Toshibin^(Toshiba) medij za oporavak na diskovima prije počeo sam. Međutim, činjenica da razlučivost zaslona nije bila kompatibilna s modernim Windows 8 aplikacijama, bila je definitivna prepreka.

Ako je istina da mi razlučivost zaslona ne dopušta pokretanje Windows 8 aplikacija iz Trgovine^(Store) , pomirila sam se s tim da mogu bez njih. Ionako koristim netbook samo za lagano pisanje i internetske veze, tako da nemogućnost pokretanja aplikacija ne bi bila previše strašan gubitak. Računalne aplikacije, koje bih najčešće koristio, trebale bi raditi bez problema.

Međutim, uočio sam ovaj članak^{(this article)} na web-mjestu How-To Geek koji mi je dao nadu da bi se možda moj video drajver mogao prevariti da dopusti rezoluciju kompatibilnu sa sustavom Windows 8.

Alat za uređivač registra^{(Registry Editor)} nema straha za mene nakon svih ovih godina, pa sam ga odmah pokrenuo i napravio preporučenu pretragu, i čekao, i čekao i čekao... i oh štakori, ne, ne mogu to učiniti. Razlučivost zaslona ovog netbooka ne može se promijeniti. Budući da ovo u potpunosti ovisi o video drajveru, neki netbookovi će dopustiti promjenu, a neki ne.

Ipak, mogućnost da će mi Windows 8 izvući malo više brzine iz netbooka bila je privlačna, pa sam odlučio ići naprijed i pokušati.

Počnite prije početka

Ne mogu dovoljno naglasiti da ako namjeravate raditi nešto sa svojim računalom što bi ga na bilo koji način moglo pokvariti, prvo morate napraviti potpunu sigurnosnu kopiju. Zapravo, dopustite mi da to napišem podebljanim slovima: prvo morate napraviti potpunu sigurnosnu kopiju^{(you need to do a complete backup first)} . Ne samo vaše datoteke, već sigurnosna kopija svega što se nalazi na tom disku. I morat ćete biti sigurni da imate pri ruci i diskove vašeg trenutnog operativnog sustava i diskove za oporavak računala. Vrijeme koje potrošite na to da se sve ovo učini bitno je, bez obzira koliko dugo može potrajati.

A ako namjeravate bilo što deinstalirati, učinite to prije nego što napravite sigurnosnu kopiju. Nema smisla sigurnosno kopirati stvari koje nećete htjeti ponovno instalirati. Ako trebate kratko osvježenje o tome kako to učiniti, imamo članak koji će vam pomoći: Šest načina za uklanjanje ili deinstaliranje Windows programa i aplikacija^{(Six Ways to Remove or Uninstall Windows Programs and Apps)} .

Također sam pokrenuo vrlo koristan uslužni program CCleaner kako bih bio siguran da nema ostataka od deinstalacija. Mi smo obožavatelji CCleanera^(CCleaner) ovdje na 7 tutoriala^{(7 Tutorials)} , i to s pravom. Nakon što sam to učinio, ponovno sam pokrenuo računalo samo da se uvjerim da je ispravno pokrenuto.

Prvo sam napravio disk za spašavanje s besplatnim izdanjem Macrium Reflecta^{(Macrium Reflect)} . Nisam mislio da će to zapravo biti potrebno, ali bolje je imati, a ne trebati, nego trebati, a ne imati! A onda sam za stvarnu sigurnosnu kopiju napravio sliku tvrdog diska, također s Macrium Reflectom^{(Macrium Reflect)} , uključujući sve particije. Dobio sam mogućnost spremanja slike na tvrdi disk, mrežni pogon ili optičke diskove. Odlučio sam svoj staviti na DVD^(DVDs) iako sam znao da će to potrajati dulje, jer nisam imao pojma hoću li se moći spojiti na mrežu ako instalacija propadne. I da, trebalo je dosta vremena i ukupno deset DVD-a^(DVDs) . Međutim, kao što sam rekao, vrijeme je dobro potrošeno. To je rekao savjetnik za nadogradnju sustava Windows 8^{(Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor)}Macrium Reflect Free nije bio kompatibilan sa sustavom Windows 8^{(Windows 8)} , ali web-mjesto Macrium kaže da jest, pa sam zaključio da ću ga ponovno preuzeti i instalirati da bih ga po potrebi mogao vratiti sa svoje slike ako dođe do najgoreg.

NAPOMENA:^(NOTE:) Želite privremeno onemogućiti AutoPlay ili će se pojaviti i pitati vas što učiniti sa svakim pojedinim diskom koji umetnete. Ovo postaje STVARNO^(REAL) staro nakon više od jednog diska. Evo kako: Kako prilagoditi postavke automatske reprodukcije^{(How to Customize the AutoPlay Settings)} .

Možda se čini očitim, ali prije nego što počnete, provjerite je li vaše prijenosno računalo uključeno u utičnicu. Da, prije sam potrošio softver za instaliranje baterije. 🙂 Ako zaboravite to učiniti, instalacijski program će vas podsjetiti prije nego što vam dopusti da počnete.

Nakon što je Macrium Reflect slika diska bila gotova, koristio sam Toshiba Recovery Media Creator za izradu drugog skupa diskova. Budući da se Toshibin^(Toshiba) oporavak oslanja na podatke pohranjene na skrivenoj particiji na disku, a nisam bio siguran što će se dogoditi s tom particijom kada sam instalirao Windows 8 , mislio sam da je bolje biti siguran nego žaliti.

NAPOMENA od Cipriana:^{(NOTE from Ciprian:)} stvaranje još jednog skupa slika s Toshiba Recovery Media Creator bilo je pretjerano. Ako su slike diska Macrium Reflect stvorene bez grešaka, ne biste trebali napraviti drugi skup slika s drugim alatom. Ali, ako želite biti 100% da ćete sve oporaviti, Martein^(Marte) pristup je siguran koliko i može.

Naprijed i gore

Dakle, evo mog hrabrog malog netbooka i njegovog vanjskog DVD snimača i njegovog hrpa od 13 rezervnih diskova (10 za sliku, 3 za uslužni program Toshiba ) koji su spremni da započnem veliku Windows 8 avanturu. U slučaju da se netko pita, to nije moj stol na kojemu sjedi, već dodatni stol koji koristimo za držanje prekidača, pisača, telefona i ostalih uredskih potrepština. Također je dobro za uključivanje prijenosnih računala kada želimo žičanu mrežnu vezu. Pozadina je NASA-ina^(NASA) slika dana.

Prvo sam ponovno omogućio AutoPlay , a zatim sam stavio svoj Windows 8 DVD u vanjski pogon, prekrižio prste, otpio veliki gutljaj kave i zatvorio ladicu. DVD se^(DVD) počeo reproducirati.

NAPOMENA:^(NOTE:) Odavde pa nadalje, većinu procesa sam morao dokumentirati kamerom svog mobitela, pa se ispričavam na osrednjim ilustracijama.

Činilo se da sve ide dobro. Planirao sam napraviti nadogradnju, a ne čistu instalaciju, jer sam imao sve naznake da će nadogradnja funkcionirati.

Učitao se početni zaslon, a zatim je postavka kopirala potrebne privremene datoteke. Zatim su me zamolili da odem na internet kako bih dobio sva dostupna ažuriranja.

Zatim su me zamolili da biram između 64-bitne ili 32-bitne instalacije. Odabrao sam 32 bit.

Zatim su me pitali da li da nadogradim i zadržim sve ili da instaliram čistu? Htio sam nadogradnju. Barem u početku. 🙂

A onda... uh oh. Ne mogu instalirati Windows 8 Pro s Media Center preko Windows 7 Professional i zadržati svoje podatke? To mora biti čista instalacija. Nisam bio sretan, ali nisam imao izbora.

U ovom trenutku pogledao sam naš vlastiti vodič za čistu instalaciju sustava Windows 8 : Kako instalirati Windows 8 RTM na svoje računalo^{(How to Install Windows 8 RTM on Your Computer)} . I ovaj put je uspjelo.

Aha! Ovo sam htio vidjeti!

Nakon uvodnog zaslona sustava Windows 8^{(Windows 8)} dobio sam zaslon s tri izbora, Windows 8 , Windows Setup i Windows 7 Rollback , ako se dobro sjećam. Izblijedio je, a da se nisam uopće odlučio i prebrzo da bih snimio fotografiju.

Instalater kaže da će se vaše računalo nekoliko puta ponovno pokrenuti, ali ono što ne kaže je da vam neka od tih ponovnih pokretanja daju potpuno crni ekran i srčani udar. 🙂

Nakon toga, pojavili su se zasloni za unos ključa proizvoda, postavljanje raznih Microsoftovih^(Microsoft) informacija (izvještavanje o greškama, regija i jezik i tipkovnica, i tako dalje), a zatim sam zamoljen da se prijavim. Budući da već imam Microsoftov račun^{(Microsoft account)} , upisala sam moja email adresa i lozinka.

I proces je nakon toga krenuo vrlo brzo.

Ta-Daaaaa! Uspjeh!

Dakle, evo mog hrabrog malog netbooka sa sustavom Windows 8^{(Windows 8)} . Na kraju ću personalizirati zaključani zaslon; ovo je zadana vrijednost koja se pojavila, a za jednostavnu grafiku Space Needle u Seattleu^(Seattle) nije tako loše.

Morat ću eksperimentirati da vidim radi li stvarno brže nego sa sustavom Windows 7^{(Windows 7)} , koliko dobro aplikacije rade i tako dalje i tako dalje. O svemu ću to pisati kad budem shvatio.

Zaključci

S obzirom na to da ovaj netbook nikada nije bio dizajniran za pokretanje sustava Windows 8^{(Windows 8)} i da Toshiba izričito ne podržava Windows 8 na modelu NB-505 , nisam očekivao da će stvari ići tako glatko ili uspješno kao što je bilo. Nekada sam pružao internetsku tehničku podršku za Toshibu^(Toshiba) na njihovom CompuServe Forumu^{(CompuServe Forum)} , a jedno smo zasigurno znali da ako je Toshiba rekla "nije podržano" to je značilo upravo to - bez upravljačkih programa, bez uputa i bez pomoći proizvođača da nešto učini vaše računalo nije dizajnirano za to.

Morat ću provesti više vremena radeći s netbookom da vidim koji problemi ostaju, ako ih ima. Ipak, sve u svemu, rekao bih da je eksperiment bio uspješan, te sam tih 13 sigurnosnih diskova sigurno spremio u svoj ormarić za pohranu diska uz pretpostavku da ih neću morati koristiti.

Geek Adventures: Installing Windows 8 on a Netbook - Does it Work?

I have a Toshiba NB505 10.1 inch netbook which has served me well, but I'd be thе first to saу that it's awfυlly ѕlow. I'm not sure whether this iѕ due to my installing Windows 7 Professional on it, in place of іts Windows 7 Starter Editіon, оr whether it's just woefullу undеrpowered to begin with, or both, or something else.

In any case, since Windows 8 is designed to run on more underpowered hardware, I thought I would experiment with a Windows 8 installation to see how that would work. Follow me as I take this adventure in geekery.

NOTE: If you would like to learn about the hardware configuration of my netbook and how underpowered it is, go through its specifications, here

First of all: Will it actually run?

According to Digital Trends, "Netbooks are officially dead and Windows 8 pulled the trigger." While they definitely have a point (notebooks are less expensive now, tablets are more widely available and less expensive than they used to be, netbook screen resolution is way too low and so forth) I wasn't about to throw my netbook away based on some tech site's opinion. I wanted to try installing Windows 8 myself to see what would happen.

So, would it run? The answer from Microsoft's Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor was a resounding "Sort of." Some of my installed apps would not work, including my Microsoft Office 2003, but I was OK with that because I've been using either Scrivener or Google Docs and had planned to uninstall Microsoft Office anyway.

The Toshiba recovery media creator (a special program stored on a hidden partition on the hard drive, used to restore the computer to factory settings) also would not run, but I figured I could make a disk image and create Toshiba recovery media on disks before I started. However, the fact that the screen resolution was not compatible with modern Windows 8 apps, was a definite roadblock.

If it was true that the screen resolution would not allow me to run Windows 8 apps from the Store, I was resigned to doing without them. I only use the netbook for light writing and internet connections anyway, so not being able to run apps wouldn't be too terrible a loss. The desktop applications, which are the ones I'd be using most often, should run with no problems.

However, I spotted this article on the How-To Geek web site that gave me hope that maybe my video driver could be tricked into allowing a Windows 8 compatible resolution.

The Registry Editor tool holds no terrors for me after all these years, so I immediately ran it and did the recommended search, and waited, and waited and waited... and oh rats, no, I can't do that. This netbook's screen resolution can't be changed. Since this is entirely dependent on the video driver, some netbooks will allow the change and some won't.

Still, the possibility that Windows 8 would get me a little more speed out of the netbook was appealing, so I decided to go ahead and give it a try.

Begin before the beginning

I can't stress strongly enough that if you are going to be doing something with your computer that might mess it up in any way, you need to do a complete backup first. In fact, let me put that in boldface letters: you need to do a complete backup first. Not just your files, but a backup of everything that's on that disk. And you'll need to be sure you have your current operating system disks and your computer's recovery disks on hand as well. The time you spend making sure all this is done is essential, no matter how long it might take.

And if you plan to uninstall anything, do that before you do the backup. No sense backing up stuff you're not going to want to reinstall. If you need a brief refresher on how to do that, we've got an article that will help you out: Six Ways to Remove or Uninstall Windows Programs and Apps.

I also ran the very useful utility CCleaner to make sure there was no debris left from the uninstallations. We are fans of CCleaner here at 7 Tutorials, and rightly so. After I did that, I restarted the computer just to make sure it was off to a clean start.

I first made a rescue disk with the free edition of Macrium Reflect. I didn't think it would actually be necessary, but better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it! And then for the actual backup I made an image of the hard drive, also with Macrium Reflect, including all the partitions. I was given the option of saving the image on a hard drive, a network drive, or optical disks. I chose to put mine on DVDs even though I knew that would take longer, because I had no idea if I'd be able to connect to the network if the installation went flooie. And yes, it did take quite a while and a total of ten DVDs. Like I said, though, time well spent. The Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor said that Macrium Reflect Free was not compatible with Windows 8, but the Macrium web site says that it is, so I figured if worst came to worst I would redownload and reinstall it so I could restore from my image as necessary.

NOTE: You will want to disable AutoPlay temporarily or it will pop up and ask you what to do with every single disk you insert. This gets REAL old after more than one disk. Here's how: How to Customize the AutoPlay Settings.

And it may seem obvious, but be sure your portable computer is plugged into an outlet before you start. Yes, I have run down a battery installing software before. 🙂 If you forget to do this, the installer will remind you before it lets you start.

After the Macrium Reflect disk image was done, I used Toshiba Recovery Media Creator to create another set of disks. Since Toshiba's recovery relies on data stored in a hidden partition on the drive, and I was not sure what was going to happen to that partition when I installed Windows 8, I figured better safe than sorry.

NOTE from Ciprian: making another set of images with Toshiba Recovery Media Creator was overkill. If the Macrium Reflect disk images were created without errors, you should not have to make another set of images with another tool. But, if you do want to be 100% that you will recover everything, Marte's approach is as safe as it gets.

Onward and upward

So here is my valiant little netbook and its external DVD burner and its stack of 13 backup disks (10 for the image, 3 for the Toshiba utility) ready for me to start the great Windows 8 adventure. In case anyone is wondering, that's not my desk that it's sitting on, but an extra desk that we use to hold the switch, the printers, the phone and other office essentials. It's also good for setting laptops on when we want a wired network connection. The wallpaper is a NASA image of the day.

First, I re-enabled AutoPlay, and then I put my Windows 8 DVD in the external drive, crossed my fingers, took a big sip of coffee and closed the drawer. The DVD began to play.

NOTE: From here on out, I had to document most of the process with my cell phone camera, so please excuse the mediocre illustrations.

Everything seemed to be going well. I planned on doing an upgrade, rather than a clean install, because I had every indication that the upgrade would work.

The splash screen loaded and then the setup copied its required temporary files. Then, I was asked to go online to get any available updates.

Then, I was asked to choose between a 64 bit or 32 bit installation. I chose 32 bit.

Next, I was asked whether to upgrade and keep everything, or clean install? I wanted an upgrade. At least at first. 🙂

And then... uh oh. I can't install Windows 8 Pro with Media Center over Windows 7 Professional and keep my data? It has to be a clean install. I wasn't happy but I had no choice.

At this point, I consulted our own tutorial on doing a clean installation of Windows 8: How to Install Windows 8 RTM on Your Computer. And this time it worked.

Aha! This is what I wanted to see!

After the Windows 8 splash screen I got a screen with three choices, Windows 8, Windows Setup and Windows 7 Rollback, if I remember right. It faded out without my ever making a choice and too quickly for me to take a photo.

The installer does say that your computer will restart several times, but what it doesn't say is that some of those restarts give you a totally black screen and a heart attack. 🙂

After that, there were screens to enter the product key, set assorted Microsoft information (error reporting, region and language and keyboard, and so forth) and then I was asked to sign in. Since I already have a Microsoft account, I typed in my email address and password.

And the process moved very quickly after that.

Ta-Daaaaa! Success!

So, here is my valiant little netbook running Windows 8. I'm going to personalize the lock screen eventually; this is the default that showed up, and for a simple graphic of the Space Needle in Seattle it's not too bad.

I will need to experiment to see if it really does run faster than with Windows 7, how well the applications work and so forth and so on. I'll write about all that when I've got it figured out.

Conclusions

Given that this netbook was never designed to run Windows 8 and that Toshiba explicitly does not support Windows 8 on the NB-505 model, I was not expecting things to go as smoothly or as successfully as they did. I used to do online tech support for Toshiba in their CompuServe Forum, and one thing we knew for certain was that if Toshiba said "not supported" it meant exactly that--no drivers, no instructions and no help from the manufacturer for doing something your computer was not designed to do.

I will need to spend more time working with the netbook to see what issues remain, if any. All in all, though, I would say that the experiment was a success, and I've put those 13 backup disks safely away in my disk storage cabinet with the assumption that I will not need to use them.

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