Windows 7 on a netbook

othelios · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:00

Hi all,

Just a few questions about possibly putting Windows 7 onto my netbook, an Asus EEEPC 1000H with 2GB RAM. Note that I have only pre-ordered ONE copy of Windows 7 Home Premium.

I am going to be putting Windows 7 onto my desktop, as it is my main machine, could I then put it onto my 1000H or would I have to order another copy?

And what will the performance be like? Is it comparable to XP? Or is it better/worse?

Cheers

theheyes · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:21

Another copy as it's a different machine.

Not sure about the performance, I'm guessing if you turn off the graphical nice bits it should run fine. It has enough RAM anyway.

ChileanLlama · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:38

I've a 1000H with 2gb RAM too. Win 7 runs fine on it, maybe a touch slower than XP, but not enough to really notice.

othelios · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:53

Thanks all.

Think I'll have to wait to put it on my EEE as I'm not going to buy another copy for a netbook.

Memphis · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:16

othelios said:
Think I'll have to wait to put it on my EEE as I'm not going to buy another copy for a netbook.

I did

. Well worth it in my opinion, but then I did get it at the cheaper £49.99 price.

Duke · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:28

I've got it running on a 1000 with 2GB as well. Runs great, especially with a runcore SSD.

MotherMayI · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:56

I really, really dont know why you would bother. I use Win7 on my main machine, but imo nothing beats EasyPeasy for a netbook, its a 1000H I use it on myself. Well worth checking out if you havnt already.

DoubleCheese · 31 Aug 2009 at 20:37

EasyPeasy looks just like Ubuntu Netbook Remix.