Considering that I have never done such a thing and it’s a mystery to me how OEM’s replace recovery media for Netbooks considering they don’t haveĪ optical drive, I decided to look for an alternative method.

Need to reinstall Windows 7 Starter? The first option is to try contacting the OEM to send you a recovery media. So what are you suppose to do if you encounter such a situation and you Of course manufacturers should include a recovery partition, but sometimes what can happen is, they don’t work or get corrupted. Because Anytime Upgrades are notįull versions, you must reinstall the base license first. A scenario that might happen is if you need to reinstall Windows 7 Starter. What persons do who get it on a Netbook is do anĪnytime Upgrade to one of Microsoft’s premium editions of Windows 7 such as Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium. Some persons like it, some persons don’t like it.

Windows 7 Starter is Microsoft’s introductory edition available only on new Nettops or Netbook computers.

I have gotten this question a lot, how to reinstall Windows 7 Starter on a Netbook. Starter,Home Basic Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate see See the following for instructions:įor a DVD that contains all flavours of 32 bit and a DVD that contains all flavours of 64 bit Windows 7 i.e. You will need a all in one installer disc which you can use to select Windows 7 Starter during installation.

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