Comments on: Install Windows 7 on your netbook

By: DaddyWarbucks

DaddyWarbucks — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:36:13 +0000

I installed windows 7 ultimate 32 bit on an Asus eee pc netbook and it works flawlessy,actually better than the XP that it was installed with,I thought I would have problems or lack of drivers if i did the upgrade,but i backed up all my stuff,did a clean install and had no problems,i wish I would’ve done it sooner if i wasnt so scared id ruin my little netbook in the process,it actually even runs extended desktop and multiple monitors in fullscreen better than i did in xp which was really choppy,so i recommend upgrading to anyone who wants to make a change.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:30:00 +0000

I am running Win 7 Ultimate on a Pentium 4 with 1 GB ram installed… :)
Even has aero with onboard intel gpu.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:52:06 +0000

Well i have been reading those comments, and i was planning on windows 7, but I think xp is better? am I right? please reply xx

By: qwiksand

qwiksand — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:25:55 +0000

bn running windows 7 for a while now, bn gr8. Anyway, i installed it on a netbook Acer aspire one. Cant seem to find drivers for it. Need help?
Cant find it on the manufacturer’s website.

By: Hamid Salie

Hamid Salie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:12:16 +0000

I Have Asus 1005HA Netbook with Windows 7.I want to have a better screen resolution than the 600 that Windows imposes. Any advice? Thanks

By: $h4rkbyt3

$h4rkbyt3 — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:36:05 +0000

I started off running the XP Home Edition that came installed on my HP Mini 110 and totally hated it. I’ve since gone to Windows 7 Eternity and dual boot with Linux Ubuntu 9.10 for the netbook. Love it in dual mode and refuse to go backwards with XP again.

By: Kli4d

Kli4d — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:08 +0000

new coke seems relevant right about now.

By: john g

john g — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:19:15 +0000

this is kind of silly dd an image when you can just copy the install data from the disk to a usb and install regular and you can use vlite to remove unwanted stuff like defender and language packs you dont use etc etc etc.. you can get win 7 ultimate down to 3gb installed. anybody who used the beta should wait for the retail or (dont tell anybody i told you this) search torrent sites for the 7600 rtm . it is the oem version.

By: Sai moto

Sai moto — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:06:32 +0000

been running windows 7 on my older Aspire one for about a month now, it runs every bit as well as XP and honestly it feels more natural and easier to use. occasionally I have wireless driver issues but it is a easy fix and overall I will never go back to using anything else now that I have it installed and running.

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:55:12 +0000

Windows 7 is much better than Windows Vista when it comes to performance. i like Windows 7 just like Windows XP

By: logan

logan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:16:20 +0000

ive got an easier way after you download it open it
with winrar and double click the setup file and then
install it to your pc and then there you go :)

By: OH

OH — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:44:39 +0000

I’ve run the full, bloated RC1 factory install on an old IBM Stinkpad T30, just to test the “out of the box” performance. So far, Ive been pleasantly surprised. Performance has been as good or better than XP. The initial install had some issues with the older hardware, but running windows update found and installed every piece of hardware, with no hunting for drivers on my part at all. Joining the domain, group policies, everything just worked. I don’t like that Vista and W7 force us to use roaming profiles, rather than just copying to the local default profile, but that’s my biggest bitch so far. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised.

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:43:36 +0000

Confirmed:
Seems to be great as a daily driver.
I like how Windows Media player handles divx files with no problems and plays them better than VLC.

It looks like I might have to buy 2 copies when the time comes.

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:20:38 +0000

I went at my Win7 install on my Mini 9 again using the information from the guides and now it’s great!

I’m glad this all came out like two days after my first bad attempt.

thanks all!

By: jeanthebrave

jeanthebrave — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:51:35 +0000

@Gerry: I think this will be just a pricing issue. If windows 7 starter is cheap enough, it will appear as a viable competition to Linux (which still has a per-machine fee for laptop manufacturers). So if it costs like the netbook’s WXP (ie: $15), it will be on every netbook.
But, some users, the more technical ones, will want to remove all those limitations, so the upgrade voucher to Home Premium will have to be cheap enough.