How to Run Android OS on a Netbook

1. Back up all of the data currently on your netbook and the USB thumb drive.

2. Download the latest Android X86 operating system .ISO image at android-x86.org. Download the .ISO that is most closely related to your netbook model to minimize hardware conflicts.

3. Open Unetbootin or another third-party bootable USB utility. Insert your USB thumb drive in to the netbook. Select the Android X86 distribution image in the 'Diskimage' field. Select the USB thumb drive's letter in the 'Drive' field. Click 'OK' and 'Exit.'

4. Restart your netbook with the USB thumb drive in your computer. Select 'Installation - Install Android to harddisk.' Press 'Enter.'

5. Choose an installation partition and press 'Enter.' If you need to create or modify an existing partition, you can do so on this screen. Choose your file system from the list provided and press 'Enter.' Press 'Enter' to confirm Grub installation.

6. Press 'OK' and boot in to Android.