May 09 2009
Windows 7 on the Asus EEE 1000H
I can’t remember if I posted about installing an early beta of Windows 7 on my Asus EEE 1000H but I ran into an issue with my Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 which ended my testing. I can use the netbooks multi touch touchpad for short bursts but for any extended browsing or working I would connect the mouse.
So when the new Windows 7 RC was released I had to give it another try.
So far I’m very happy to report that it seems far more polished that the beta I originally tested and with the added bonus of it working properly with my mouse.
I have had no real issues with it or noted any bugs so far although this may change with extended use.
Performance isn’t quite like Windows XP, even with my RAM upgraded to 2GB but its very useable and I think the majority of users would be happy with the speed and efficiency of it.
For those who are wanting to try this, there are a few points to make,
1) Most of the drivers supplied from the Asus website state they are for XP, but once extracted, instead of using the asus_setup.exe, select the setup.exe.
2) In the case of the graphics drivers you will need to run the executable in Windows XP compatibility mode in order to get the Intel graphics tray application which enables you to use the F8 hotkey for switching the display modes. Once installed you will find an updated version is installed via Windows Update.
3) The only driver which won’t work is the ACPI driver which enables the hot switching of the wireless, bluetooth and webcam. There is a Vista version which will work but took a little digging around, you can get it here; Asus EEE 1000H Vista ACPI driver
If you have any questions or things you would like me to try, drop them in the comments.
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