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ilovewindows7

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Registered: 08/08/09

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 08-Aug-2009 16:55

in response to: Lindoo

hi i hve got windows 7 on my NB100 runs well i done downloading the iso then extracting it with 7-zip then ran the setup and when its done your old files will be on the local disc under windows.old with all your old documents i definatly reccomend windows 7 have fun feel free to message me for any help

laleygerman

Posts: 10
Registered: 29/06/09

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 08-Aug-2009 22:29

in response to: ilovewindows7

Im having trouble with the cam on 7 , i cant get it to work, any solution available?

Boarder

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Registered: 02/12/08

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 09-Aug-2009 07:50

in response to: laleygerman

Hi

I think for the webcam you need an additional driver and so you should search on external websites for a driver.
Maybe you can find something and note that the most Vista drivers are also work on Windows 7.

In worst case you have to wait until Windows 7 will be released…

Copthill

Posts: 3
Registered: 02/09/09

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 02-Sep-2009 17:26

in response to: Lindoo

I'm typing this on an NB100 (Upgraded to 2GB of RAM) running Windows 7 RC .

Make sure to update your BIOS to the latest version (1.9 I think) and then you can mount the Windows 7 .iso as a virtual drive using Daemon Tools in XP and run it and do a clean install.

Windows 7 will back up all your documents, music, videos etc in a folder called Windows.old and it will find all the new drivers you need all by itself (at least it did for me). If I remember correctly the only one I had to install again was the Bluetooth Stack.

All the Toshiba drivers and manuals etc will still be on your hard drive too, I think they're all stored on a small separate partition, which I think is pretty neat.

It took me a while cus I did as much research and reading up as I could beforehand but in the end it was really easy. Shouldn't take you more than an hour really.

Windows 7 is also running pretty damn well too. The only problem I have is that sometimes the taskbar disappears after the screensaver has been running, but a friend of mine is having the same problem on his Samsung netbook.

beginner_1

Posts: 6
Registered: 05/04/09

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 27-Sep-2009 00:02

in response to: Lindoo

What's about battery life with windows 7?

fransd

Posts: 1
Registered: 04/10/09

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 04-Oct-2009 21:18

in response to: Lindoo

1) Install a virtual DVD, something like MagicIso
2) Burn the windows iso image on a computer with a dvd writer
3) Mount the image in MagicIso
4) Run the setup program
5) Custom install

I did this with Windows 7 Professional,worked fine. The only problem I have is a flaky Atheros wifi driver, that disappeared after a restart.

Hope this helps

Cheers
Frans

antharrison

Posts: 1
Registered: 01/02/10

Re: NB100 - How to install Windows 7 without CD drive
Posted: 01-Feb-2010 16:04

in response to: Lindoo

I did a clean Win 7 Pro install at the end of Jan 2010 and it has transformed the NB100 into a usable device (under XP the performance was terrible and it cound not play YouTube or iPlayer videos.

Plase note you need access to another computer with a DVD drive as you need to copy the installation files and applications to a USB stick.

1. Upgrade BIOS on NB100 to latest version from Toshiba support website and download all the drivers for Win 7 from the site (sound, wifi, display, Intel matrix etc)

2. Create a bootable USB 4GB stick and copy across the W7 installation files/directories to the USB drive (Bootmgr must be in the root drive of the USB stick) - I used the following guide:

http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/

3. Copy all the files off the NB100 (documents, music, Outlook postbox etc)

4. Change BIOS to boot from USB

5. Insert USB stick and reboot

6. Windows will reload so you need to remove the USB stick for second/third etc boot or it will never move from the first part of the installation - but then put the stick in again as it contains the installation files. I did a clean install and formated the disk in the process.

7. Install all the NB100 W7 drivers, run Windows update, install AV programs (I use the free Microsoft secrity essentials which is light on resource needs)

8. When W7 install has finished use the USB stick to install programs eg Office by copying files from DVD to USB stick

9. Copy back files and postbox.

10. Run a defrag program - I use defraggler from Piriform (free)

You then have a fantastic netbook which has great performance (I only have 1Gb RAM) - I am staggered by how fast it boots and runs

People with a lot of data files might find it helpful to partition the disk at stage 6 and keep the OS and programs in a separate partition to reduce fragmentation as much as possible

The W7 battery management is also great and in low power mode I get 7hrs off a standard battery.

When I first thought of doing the upgrade I thought that I would probably need to reinstall XP as the NB100 would not have enought power to run W7 - how wrong I was.

W7 performance stats are:

CPU - 2.2
Memory - 4.5
Business graphics - 2
Gaming graphics - 3
Hard drive - 5.3

Aero works great BTW.

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