Netbook + linux + windows and no cd drive ?

Snaggle · 31 May 2009 at 02:38

A friend has bought one of these little Atom netbooks . Came preinstalled with Linux (Yuck)

They cant get on with it so want windows on it . Can i load windows from a mem stick or similiar? as no cd drive and i dont have a portable one .

Also whats best ? Xp or vista with the atom cpu ?

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user1453 · 31 May 2009 at 02:58

I'd say windows 7 so long as it has a decent am ount of ram see this link for a usb thumbstick install guide do not under any circumstances attempt to install vista on a netbook

win 7 or xp

1Gb ram go with xp
2gb or more win 7

is what I would suggest

PinkFloyd · 31 May 2009 at 09:44

I've heard Windows7 is meant to be as good as XP for netbooks, so I'd swing towards that.
I put vista on the one I got my mum for her birthday and it works fine (2gig ram) - she loves it.

Snaggle · 31 May 2009 at 10:20

1gb ram ...and didnt wanna do win7 as eventually gonna have to buy/remove it and not my machine
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Hmm xp it is then !!

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Btw will using a pen drive work ?

oldbag · 31 May 2009 at 10:22

You'd have to make it bootable, and the bios would have to support booting off it.

oldbag · 31 May 2009 at 10:28

There's some info here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Install-XP-from-USB-f157.html - will need some reading though.