Hi. It is always possible too connect a usb dvd drive to a netbook, or you can place an image of a dvd installation on an usb pen, and run it from there.
Greetings from Hans Pauli. ----- Oprindelig meddelelse ----- Fra: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> Til: <[email protected]> Sendt: 5. juli 2009 10:21 Emne: Re: [JAWS-Users] Questions regarding netbook computer,and windows operating systems Hi Don, That's interesting, my understanding is that Netbooks don't come with a dvd drive. Richard Q. Justice-website owner www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Marang" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 12:49 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Questions regarding netbook computer,and windows operating systems >I have not purchased a Netbook yet. I hear that some stores and >manufactures in the US will be offering a free Windows 7 Home Premium >upgrade on all XP and Vista computers sold between now and the final >release of Windows 7 is available. I know Dell and Best Buy were >mentioned. It sounds like the DVD will be mailed out automatically from >the manufacturer when released. Not sure how they can afford this with the >small profit margins on Netbooks. If you are buying before October 22, it >can't hurt to ask! > > Don Marang > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 4:52 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Questions regarding netbook computer,and windows > operating systems > > >> Hi, for the moment, you are on your own to install and use Windows 7 RC. >> RC stands for release candidate and is a prerelease version of the >> product. On my machine I found it to be generally stable but is >> definitely rough in some areas which will be fixed in time for the full >> release. This won't be the case on all machines. However you are most >> likely going to be fine with Windows 7 RC if you're using a Vista machine >> or a recent XP machine, including netbooks. If you wish to use Windows 7 >> RC, buy a netbook with XP. Partition the hard drive then you can create a >> dual boot configuration, with XP and 7 RC. That way if something went >> wrong with 7 you can roll back to XP and safely delete your partition >> without affecting the entire system. I'd also suggest creating a virtual >> environment so you can test 7 without even affecting the physical >> environment. The problem is I'm not sure how well virtualization products >> run on Netbooks. I expect though that with 2GB of RAM it should run fine. >> 1GB might be too much unless you assign the virtual machine's memory to >> no more than half the size. Finally, you could just wait till Windows 7 >> is out then you should start seeing netbooks with Windows 7 preloaded. >> Hope this all helps. >> >> -- >> Chris Hallsworth >> e-mail: [email protected] >> MSN: [email protected] >> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >> Join TAFN by visiting www.tafn.org.uk. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Albert Cutolo" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Questions regarding netbook computer,and >> windows operating systems >> >> >>> Hi Chris. >>> >>> Thanks for the heads up on my question. >>> however, I need to ask one mor if I may. Do you think that I should >>> wait for the full release of windows 7 before purchasing the netbook? >>> or should I have them install the rc version of windows 7, and then >>> later on, have them install the full version of the program after >>> windows 7 is officially released too the public. >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
