不久前，我写了关于如何在我的旧Toshiba NB-505 上网本上安装(Toshiba NB-505 netbook)Windows 8的文章，这实际上并不应该与Windows 8一起使用。安装相当顺利，当我完成这篇文章时，Windows 8似乎运行良好。我有机会使用该上网本将近一个月了，所以我想我会发布有关体验的更新。Windows 8在上网本上运行良好吗？你会遇到什么问题？值得付出努力吗？(Was)你应该在家里做这个吗？
在性能方面一切正常吗？
我希望我在安装之前考虑过做一个基准测试，这样我就有数据来支持我的主观感觉，即上网本在Windows 8上运行得更快一些。它启动速度更快，与操作系统(operating system)和我的桌面应用程序的交互似乎更活跃。
老实说，我希望必须删除Windows 8并重新安装 Windows 7 (Windows 7) Professional，因为Windows 8的硬件会出现很多问题。我一点也不期待——但升级的效果比我希望的要好得多。
我可以将所有这些备份磁盘安全地存储在我的磁盘柜(disk cabinet)中，而不必担心恢复到旧操作系统(operating system)。
更快的响应，更灵敏的触控板(touchier trackpad)
对操作系统(operating system)的积极响应的一个不利方面是触控板变得非常敏感。我从来都不是触控板的粉丝，现在我更不喜欢了。似乎如果我只是朝着触控板的方向呼吸，我会得到某种我不想要的动作。连接鼠标解决了这个问题（我以前使用过一个“旅行尺寸(travel size)”鼠标），在接下来的几周内，我将尝试一些蓝牙(Bluetooth)鼠标，看看它们是否会更好。不过，不要误会我的意思，我很高兴上网本的整体运行速度更快。Windows 7 Professional的响应速度较慢总是一个小烦恼，即使我没有做任何资源密集型的事情。我主要使用上网本上网和写作，这就是我将继续使用它的目的。
我已经睡着了，我无法醒来
有一个大问题我还没有找到解决办法——如果(solution to—if)有解决办法的话。如果我从Windows 8关闭计算机，当我按下电源按钮(power button)重新启动它时，电源灯会亮起，硬盘驱动器会瞬间嗡嗡作响，然后计算机再次自行关闭。当我再次按下电源按钮(power button)时，计算机将正常启动并最终询问我是否要向Microsoft发送报告，说明它为什么无法正常启动。我一直选择发送报告，但只有天知道微软(Microsoft)要如何处理它。
如果我使用Sleep(Sleep)命令，也会发生类似的事情。计算机会睡得很好，但之后我无能为力将其再次唤醒。我必须按住电源按钮直到它完全关闭——然后启动它并完成“它不会第一次启动”例程（并向Microsoft发送另一份报告）。
我对此的解决方案是在我合上盖子时将计算机设置为休眠状态，然后在我完成后关闭盖子。从休眠中唤醒它完全没有问题。
测试，测试
我还没有真正广泛地使用这台电脑，因为这对我来说是一个非常忙碌的月份（你会看到即将发布的关于我们如何重新装修我的家庭办公室(home office)角落的报告），但我可以报告谷歌Chrome 和 Internet Explorer(Google Chrome and Internet Explorer) 10工作正常(work fine)。Chrome似乎比以前更快。我最喜欢的文字处理器(word processor)（在PC 和 Mac(PC and Mac)上）是Scrivener，它现在说它已准备好Windows 8。我还没有时间用它做很多工作，但早期的迹象表明这是正确的。书记员(Scrivener)一直是我用过的最快的文字处理器之一，在Windows 8下看到它的生动性能是一种享受。
屏幕分辨率(screen resolution)不允许我试用商店(Store)中的应用程序，而且我以前的一些软件（如Microsoft Office 2003）绝对不会运行，所以我必须四处寻找一些合适的应用程序来试用。如果你们有任何建议，我很想听听他们的意见！
想法和建议
如果您使用一台实际上不应该运行某些东西的计算机并坚持要(something and insist)安装它，那么您确实必须为有趣的问题做好准备。老实说，你必须是那种有足够耐心并且喜欢尝试的人。在安装过程中(installation process)，我当然说过几次“我喜欢做这样的事情是件好事”("It's a good thing I like doing things like this")。🙂
我会建议其他人试试这个吗？我会说是的，如果您在进行彻底备份时采取了所有适当的预防措施，并且您有足够的不间断时间专注于升级过程。在解决问题时，它还有助于非常灵活并愿意“跳出框框思考”。而且，当然，您必须记住，在您花费了所有时间之后，您总是有可能需要将所有内容恢复原状。
不过，总而言之，我认为Windows 8安装是成功的，我很高兴我花了一个下午的时间来完成它。
Geek Adventures: Using Windows 8 on a Netbook
Α while ago I wrote aboυt how I іnstallеd Windows 8 on my old Toѕhiba NB-505 netbook, which wasn't really supposed to work with Windows 8. The installation went reasonably smoothly and when I finished the article, Windows 8 appeared to be working fine. І've had the opportunity to use that nеtbook for nearly a month now, so I thought I'd post an update on the experience. Iѕ Windows 8 running well on a netbook? What issues will you encоunter? Was it worth the effort? Should you do this at home?
Is everything OK performance-wise?
I wish I'd thought to do a benchmark before I did the installation so I'd have data to back up my subjective feeling that the netbook runs a little faster with Windows 8. It boots faster and the interaction with the operating system and my desktop applications seems to be livelier.
I had honestly expected to have to remove Windows 8 and put Windows 7 Professional back, because Windows 8 would have lots problems with the hardware. I was not looking forward to that at all—but the upgrade worked far better than I'd hoped.
I can safely store all those backup disks in my disk cabinet and not worry about reverting to the old operating system.
A faster response, a touchier trackpad
One down side of the livelier response to the operating system is that the trackpad has gotten annoyingly touchy. I have never been a fan of trackpads, and now I'm even less so. Seems like if I just breathe in the direction of the trackpad I get some kind of action I do not want. Attaching a mouse fixed that problem (I had a "travel size" mouse that I used with it before) and in the next few weeks I'm going to be experimenting with some Bluetooth mice to see whether those will be better. Don't get me wrong, though, I am happy that the netbook appears to be working faster overall. The slower response with Windows 7 Professional was always a minor annoyance, even though I was not doing anything resource intensive. I was primarily using the netbook for internet access and for writing, and that's what I will continue to do with it.
I've gone to sleep and I can't wake up
There is one big problem that I have not yet found a solution to—if there is a solution to be had. If I shutdown the computer from Windows 8, when I press the power button to start it up again, the power lights will go on and the hard drive will whir momentarily, and then the computer shuts itself down again. When I press the power button again, the computer will boot normally and eventually ask me if I want to send a report to Microsoft about why it didn't start properly. I've been choosing to send the report, but heaven only knows what Microsoft is going to do with it.
Something similar happens if I use the Sleep command. The computer will sleep just fine, but afterwards nothing I can do will wake it up again. I have to hold the power button down till it shuts completely off—and then start it and go through the "it won't start the first time" routine (and send another report to Microsoft).
My solution to this was to set the computer to hibernate when I shut the lid, and I just shut the lid when I'm done with it. There have been no problems at all waking it up from hibernation.
Testing, testing
I have not put the computer to any really extensive use yet because this has been a very busy month for me (you'll see an upcoming report on how we re-did my corner of our home office) but I can report that both Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 10 work fine. Chrome seems faster than before. My favorite word processor (on both PC and Mac) is Scrivener, which now says it is Windows 8 ready. I haven't had time to do a lot of work with it yet, but the early indications are that this is correct. Scrivener has always been one of the speediest word processors I've ever used, and seeing its lively performance under Windows 8 was a treat.
The screen resolution will not let me try out apps from the Store, and some of my previous software (like Microsoft Office 2003) absolutely will not run, so I will have to look around for some appropriate applications to try out. If any of you have suggestions I would love to hear them!
Thoughts and Recommendations
If you take a computer that is not really supposed to run something and insist on installing that something anyway, you do have to be prepared for interesting issues. And to be honest, you have to be the kind of person who has plenty of patience and who likes to experiment. I certainly said "It's a good thing I like doing things like this" a few times during the installation process. 🙂
Would I recommend that other people try this? I'd say yes, if you take all the appropriate precautions in making thorough backups, and if you have a good span of uninterrupted time to spend focused on the upgrade process. It also helps to be very flexible and willing to "think outside the box" when it comes to solving problems. And, of course, you must keep in mind that there is always the possibility that after you've spent all that time you'll need to put everything back the way it was.
All in all, though, I think that the Windows 8 installation was a success and I'm glad I spent the afternoon doing it.
