netbook reinstall os

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  1. culpeck

    culpeck Regular member

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    hi ive just bought my daughter a netbook with windows 7 on how if i need to do i reinstall the os i have a windows serial that came with it but how would we reinstall the os if need to as netbooks have no cd/dvd drive the netbook is a Zoostorm FreedomXL 10.2" NetBook - Windows 7 starter
     
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    hahaha.. these are fun.. I don't know if you can boot win(crap)7 from usb.. or pxe boot across a network (assuming you have a running LAMP stack to drop the bootloader on)

    I PXE boot.. because I'm a linux user and it's dead simple to network boot from my server and let the netinstall get on with it. there is a windoze way.. but I think win stuff is crap so wouldn't even bother to look.. small lean linux is far preferable on netbooks due to low system resources.

    http://blog.ryantadams.com/2008/02/...he-network-pxe-boot-with-tftp-and-windows-pe/
     
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    culpeck Regular member

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    wouldnt it be alot easier to buy an externel usb dvd drive and use that
     
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    yes. make certain in the bios it can boot off a usb drive & is 1st in the boot order. had to do that with an acer netbook which had xp sp3 but had to install vista as would not load xp sp2.
     
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