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Need help on netbooks?

by robsm69
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What operating system goes on them - can u put normal windows xp on them or does it have to be a special version of windows?
  • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
    Rob,

    Most of them come with XP or Win 7. You can add other OS's pretty easily.

    I picked up one of the 14-hour battery ASUS machines with a 160 meg HD and I love it. Added another gig of ram and set it up to dual-boot. Choice of Linux or the Win 7 that came with it. The whole process took about 20 minutes.

    Great little machine.


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  • Profile picture of the author robsm69
    Thanks for the great info paul I just wasnt sure if u needed a special mini version of xp or not because thats what i plan to put on it.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlotte Jay
    I have an Acer Aspire One that I love. It came preloaded with Win 7 Starter. It takes a little getting used to (no personalization), but I do all my projects on it and it has a huge hard drive.
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  • Profile picture of the author sterndal
    i love acer one happy too!

    i want to buy one soon but my HP is still working fine

    about the operating system, most notebooks already come with pre-installed OS

    so you don't need to worry about that

    the manufacturers have already chosen the most appropriate os for the notebook's specs
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    • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
      Originally Posted by sterndal View Post

      i love acer one happy too!

      i want to buy one soon but my HP is still working fine

      about the operating system, most notebooks already come with pre-installed OS

      so you don't need to worry about that

      the manufacturers have already chosen the most appropriate os for the notebook's specs
      Manufacturers are concerned about sales, not necessarily the 'most appropriate' operating system.

      I run XP, works, no complaints.
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