I noticed that there is a remote control app for Chromebooks that has some good ratings. That could be used to access your Windows computer through the internet. Since the app is written for Chrome it would likely work much better than the RealVNC or other remote control software.
On Sunday, November 10, 2013 1:12 PM, Karen and Jim <[email protected]> wrote: James, James, I think your answer is the best. Except I would be afraid to connect a Windoz computer to the Internet due to security issues I've had with Windoz in the past. But if VNC is reasonably secure, than good. At the beginning of this year my laptop died and I investigated replacements including Chromebooks.  I found there are several different Chromebooks They have different processors and bios. They are all on the slow side and not very versatile. But there is a way to get Windoz to run on certain Chromebooks. Create a virtual machine and run Windoz in it. It will be terribly slow, even with all unnecessary Windoz services disabled. It may be necessary to crack open the bottom panel and add more memory for more speed. It is an option for those who don't have a 2nd computer with Windoz to connect to. I bought an HP2000 with Win8. That model has a touch-pad design flaw, so I got it cheap, just a bit more than the Samsung Chromebook. The only thing I use Windoz for is Legacy, otherwise I use Linux. Linux is better, faster, and safer for my day-to-day Internet use. I'm using it now and running Linux. JimS On 10/24/2013 03:35 PM, James Cook wrote: Again, I am not familiar with Chromebook, but the marketing would indicate this is not true. See my earlier post, and... > >"VNC Viewer for Google Chrome is from RealVNC, the inventor of VNC remote access and control technology. It can connect to any Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, or UNIX computer running VNC-compatible Server technology" > > > >On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Ron Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >Legacy only runs in a Microsoft Windows environment.  Chromebooks run Chrome >OS which is essentially the Chrome browser with a keyboard.  Anything that >runs under Chrome like Google Docs will work on the Chromebook.  Legacy is >not browser based so it will not work under Chrome OS.  It is unlikely that >Chromebooks will ever run a "virtual machine" in which Windows might operate. > The answer is NO to Windows based programs.Ron Taylor >> >> >> >-- >James Cook >GED Utils,  Ancestry Utils >http://loosestacks.blogspot.com/ > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
