Set the Intel graphics driver to use Vista compatibility mode or otherwise it won’t run properly. Once Windows 7 is up and running, you’ll need to install the ACPI, wireless and graphics drivers. Step three – updating the drivers & installing utilities Don’t forget to keep your Windows 7 product key handy in order to complete the install. When I did it, the whole installation only took about 20 minutes. Personally, I usually back up the things I need and delete this folder as it often takes up a lot of space on the HDD.

The installer should spot your existing installation after a few seconds and will display the standard warning that your old files and apps will be moved to a Windows.0 folder. At this point, you can select Upgrade, even if you had XP Home installed before. Next up, you’re asked if you want to upgrade or perform a custom (brand new) installation. Next, hit Install now and you’re required to accept the terms and conditions of the Beta. When you see the welcome window, select your locale and keyboard preferences (interestingly, these settings didn’t stick for me: I had to configure the Spanish keyboard on my 1000H once Windows 7 was up and running). Once you restart your 1000H, make hit F2 to enter your BIOS settings and ensure that you have the CD/DVD drive selected as your preferred boot device, then boot into the DVD. Step two – installing from the Windows 7 DVD It’s impossible to upgrade directly from Windows XP at the moment, though this will probably change with the retail version of Windows 7. Once you’re sure that you’re ready to go, connect your DVD drive via USB and restart your 1000H. As with any OS installation, the first thing I did on my 1000H was back up any photos, documents etc, on either my Windows or OS X partitions, just in case. Installing Windows 7 will overwrite your Windows XP partition, but it won’t affect your OS X installation… much (more on that later). I had two partitions on my 1000H: one for Windows XP Home (default OEM install) and one for Mac OS 10.5.5. Step one – preparing the 1000H for Windows 7 Or just download this ZIP file which includes all of the above drivers, as well as various other handy utilities.Intel graphics driver for Vista (download here).Ralink wifi driver for Vista (download here).USB DVD drive (installing from a flash drive may be possible).Windows 7 Beta disk (get this from Microsoft here).Asus eeePC 1000H (mine has RAM upgraded to 2GB).I’ll start off with a list of the downloads you’ll need to get everything up and running, but you can also download a special ZIP file I’ve made for this post, which also includes installers for Firefox, Adobe Flash, AVG and various other utilities I consider to be essential in a fresh install.

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