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The Chromium OS designs and code are preliminary. Expect them to evolve.

Using the Channel Changer

If installing a new channel from the download server doesn't work, you can try using the channel changer. This should always work if you got an install error about not being able to install a 'user-level' Google Chrome because a 'system-level' Google Chrome is installed.

Using the Channel Changer to Subscribe to a Channel
  1. Download and run the Google Chrome Channel Changer (http://chromium.googlecode.com/files/chromechannel-2.0.exe).
  2. Click the circle next to the channel you want to get updates from.
  3. Click Update to save your choice.
  4. Click Close.
  5. In Google Chrome, click the wrench menu and choose About Google Chrome.

  6. Click Update Now to install the current channel's release.
  7. Restart Google Chrome.

If that still doesn't work, you can try editing your registry if you know what you're doing. Mistakes while editing the registry can make your system unusable, so don't try this unless you know what you're doing. These instructions assume you know enough about the registry to follow along; if it doesn't make sense you should probably not attempt to edit the registry.
  1. Open regedit.
  2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Google\Update\ClientState (go to HKCU if the key does not exist in HKLM).
  3. Open the {8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} key.
  4. Add a new string value named ap.
  5. Set the value of ap to the channel you want to join:
    1. Dev: 2.0-dev
    2. Beta: 1.1-beta
  6. Go check for updates in Google Chrome.