Eric House wrote: > I promised an update on this saga. > > I tried downloading first a "Windows 7 Ultimate" OEM image, then the > same for "Windows 7 Starter." Though I'd read that the former would > allow me to install any version of Win7, it only offered to install > Ultimate, and that failed when I input the key that came with my > netbook. The starter image, however, installed successfully.
You have to edit the .iso to get all versions displayed on the screen where Ultimate is shown. You have to delete the ei.cfg file in the sources folder on the DVD, or rename it. Then you can use the Starter key. > That > left me with a dual-boot system, but without the restore partition > that came on the device. And without some drivers, though those seem > to be available from Samsung's site. I prefer not to have those partitions. They wipe the system clean when used and most regular folk don't keep backups. I've heard countless stories of people that had no idea all their stuff would be gone when finished regarldess of all the warning screens shown before pulling the trigger. An actual OS install disc is always the best solution, then download the current drivers from the manufacturer or better yet the OEM. > Downloading those OEM images was my only experience with bittorrents > since I stopped grabbing Knoppix images years ago. Just make sure you use the official checksums to validate the ISO you downloaded. -- m0gely _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
