Stuck on Chrome OS

[PrinceCorwin]

I turned my older Toshiba Satellite laptop into a chromebook using the following methods:http://www.talkandroid.com/269472-turn-your-old-laptop-into-a-chromebook-with-neverwares-cloudready/
So I played with it a while and decided to reinstall windows 7 from boot dvd. Early in the installation a window popped up asking which partition I wanted to use (seems as though the chrome os installation partitioned my hd into 12 parts. There was only one partition with enough free space to use (300gb) so I selected that one. Another window said it couldn't install there because the partition was GPT type. Just for kicks, I tried all the others. Same result. It gives me the option to delete or format a drive but I'm not sure how to proceed. If I choose to format, will I be able to change the type from GPT, and if so, what should I change it to?
Note: I posted this in Windows forum and am awaiting a response. Just figured I'd also post here being that AV is my most trusted source of tech help

 

[girolez]

Hi

Yes you need to reformat the drive - I would start afresh and reformat the whole HD. Backup anything you want to keep first.

 

[PrinceCorwin]

Hi

Yes you need to reformat the drive - I would start afresh and reformat the whole HD. Backup anything you want to keep first.

Not sure how to go about this properly. Guess I'll google it.

 

[PrinceCorwin]

Not sure how to go about this properly. Guess I'll google it.

No luck. I'm confused.

I turned my older Toshiba Satellite laptop into a chromebook using the following methods:http://www.talkandroid.com/269472-turn-your-old-laptop-into-a-chromebook-with-neverwares-cloudready/
So I played with it a while and decided to reinstall windows 7 from boot dvd. Early in the installation a window popped up asking which partition I wanted to use (seems as though the chrome os installation partitioned my hd into 12 parts. There was only one partition with enough free space to use (300gb) so I selected that one. Another window said it couldn't install there because the partition was GPT type. Just for kicks, I tried all the others. Same result. It gives me the option to delete or format a drive but I'm not sure how to proceed. If I choose to format, will I be able to change the type from GPT, and if so, what should I change it to?
Note: I posted this in Windows forum and am awaiting a response. Just figured I'd also post here being that AV is my most trusted source of tech help

 

[girolez]

Hi

Usually the recovery dvd gives an option to reformat and use the whole disk to install windows. That is what you need to do.

 

[PrinceCorwin]

Hi

Usually the recovery dvd gives an option to reformat and use the whole disk to install windows. That is what you need to do.

I didn't get that option. It only asked me what partition to use, then said I couldn't use it because it was of the wrong type (see op)

 

[glc]

Just use dd to write zeros to the first sector of the hard drive.

 

[mikedt]

Wonder if one can turn an ancient now retired, white 2008 Apple Macbook into a Chromebook? To which I've still got the original OS X Snow Leopard install DVD.

Be interesting to see if Chrome OS can actually be useful in China.

 

[bcrichster]

Not sure how to go about this properly. Guess I'll google it.

Use a liveboot Linux ISO (disk/USB) and "gparted" will allow formatting, no problem

 

[mikedt]

"Please connect to the internet to update your Chromebook", and that's far as Chrome OS got. ....OK!...NO Chromebooks in China! Couldn't see anyway to configure a VPN on it.

Sorry for hijacking your thread @PrinceCorwin , but I do like to try these things out.

 

[AMOCO]

Hi

Yes you need to reformat the drive - I would start afresh and reformat the whole HD. Backup anything you want to keep first.

I agree,Just reformat with Windows 7:
How to install Windows 7:
http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Windows-7-(Beginners)

 

[PrinceCorwin]

"Please connect to the internet to update your Chromebook", and that's far as Chrome OS got. ....OK!...NO Chromebooks in China! Couldn't see anyway to configure a VPN on it.

Sorry for hijacking your thread @PrinceCorwin , but I do like to try these things out.

No prob. Yeah chrome os is completely net dependant. There's a couple vpn extensions available for Chrome but you have to use those specific services. I use PIA and I didn't find a chrome extension for that. Another reason I want to switch back. Haven't tried any of the suggestions by the other posters yet haven't had time. I'll try to get to it today or tomorrow and post results.
Note to anyone interested in trying the chrome os: you don't have to install on the hard drive like I did. You can just boot from the USB every time and not have the problem I have now.

 

[PrinceCorwin]

Ok so what I did was deleted all partitions to make one big partition of unallocated space and chose that one to install Windows. Seems to have worked. Windows installing now. Will post after success (or not. Lol)

 

[PrinceCorwin]

It worked