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Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

We installed Windows 7 on a "Acer One 150 Netbook" that came with XP Home.
Purchased it from Tiger Direct reconditioned for $199. on 6/4/09
I think it was refurbished because it had a defective hard drive. It should have had a 120GB drive but mine came with a 160GB drive. I believe only the newer models have the 160GB drive.

Replacing WinXP Home with Win 7 RC on a Acer Netbook One 150 Model ZG5
Specs of netbook - 160GB hard drive with 1GB memory. 1.6 Atom CPU 8MB set aside for Video.
I installed it using an external USB DVD drive. This is easier to do as compared to using a flash drive etc.
It even has Aero turned on and a few desktop gadgets. Win 7 is impressive.

Note: You should be able to do a full factory recovery to XP because it's stored on a special hidden partition and can be started at boot time before any OS is started. Do not touch or change this partition.

How to Install Windows 7 on an Acer Aspire One Netbook ...
Another way to install Windows 7 on this computer are shown below.
I followed the procedure exactly from the Windows 7 site. Doing a 'complete install' you lose all programs and data, so I did triple-backups:

I partitioned the hard drive from C: into two partitions C:-73GB and D:-70GB before installing Win7. It also has a hidden partition for the Factory restore of 6GB
Do not touch or change this partition.

Missing programs/drivers
I have not got the Webcam or Card reader drivers installed as yet.

We have the following programs installed on the Netbook with Windows 7:
Office 2003
Acronis True Image
CCleaner
Adobe Reader
RoboForm
Live Email
Acronis True Image
Eset NOD32
Brother printer Drivers
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Windows 7 Antivirus Compatible Software

Microsoft Windows 7 compatible antivirus software. Some people claim they are having problems with Kaspersky 8 , Trend Micro Internet Security 2009 according to a forum that relates to Windows 7 operating system. Below is a list of antivirus programs that work or are compatible with the new OS as of this writing:

Avast! (Most users have no problem)
Avira Antivir Personal Edition (No issues so far)
Eset Smart Security 3 and 4 (Working flawlessly with Windows 7)
Comodo
Eset Nod32 4 (some users reported having some issues)
Kaspersky 2009
Norton Internet Security 2009
Norton 360 version 2.0
Sophos v7.6
Bitdefender 2009


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