{"id":1300,"date":"2012-08-31T16:26:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T20:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.insidethe.com\/blog\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2012-09-02T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T20:40:56","slug":"installing-windows-8-on-an-acer-one-a0751h-netbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidethe.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/installing-windows-8-on-an-acer-one-a0751h-netbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Windows 8 on an Acer One A0751H Netbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is my experience installing Windows 8 RTM on my Acer One A0751H netbook. There are a lot of complaints about the interface changes in Windows 8 and although I happen to agree with most of them I was\u00a0intrigued by claims that it uses less memory and performs better than Windows 7. What better test than to install it on my netbook than was originally designed for Windows XP Home. Although the netbook is several years old \u00a0and \u00a0not certified for Windows 8 I had success using Windows 7 on it and decided to test the claims about performance.<\/p>\n

Installation Process<\/h1>\n
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  1. Download Windows 8 RTM from Technet<\/li>\n
  2. Burn download ISO to DVD<\/li>\n
  3. Connect USB DVD drive to netbook and boot Windows 8 installation DVD<\/li>\n
  4. Follow installation prompts and remain patient<\/li>\n
  5. Install the Windows 7 Intel GMA 500 graphics driver<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Out of the box the Windows 8 installation had basic drivers for all the system components. To utilize the full 1366×768 display resolution the graphics card was capable of I had to install the Windows 7 version of the driver. Thanks to a posting on this forum for a download link and instructions<\/a>. The Windows 7 Intel GMA 500 graphics driver will install in Windows 8 if you set the compatibility option for the driver’s setup.exe file.<\/div>\n

    \u00a0Conclusion<\/h1>\n

    It works. The screen display reacts slower than Windows 7 but considering the netbook’s early generation Atom CPU is hardly fast enough to play YouTube videos and wasn’t designed for Windows 8 I really can’t complain. Start-up and navigation is acceptable and seems to add to the netbook’s mobility and usability despite the hit in performance from using an unrecommended graphics driver.<\/p>\n

    Further reviews on Windows 8 to follow…<\/p>\n

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