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Microsoft pushes USB-installing Windows 7 for netbooks

by Tarinder Sandhu on 23 October 2009, 10:25

Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

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Never one to miss the chance to make an extra sawbuck or two, Microsoft is ensuring that folk who have computers without optical drives are well-catered for with Windows 7.

Aimed squarely at the netbook crowd, where the majority of ultra-portable models sacrifice the optical drive for a smaller, lighter form factor, Microsoft is offering its latest operating system as a direct download, designed to boot and install from a USB stick.

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The US Windows store is offering both standard and upgrade editions for the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate products, intimating that the company feels confident rolling out the full-fat versions on low-power machines.

Prices are consistent with the boxed-up versions, however, so there's no discount in the download-only products.

The UK store also has download links for Windows 7 products, but, unlike the US, there doesn't appear to be a netbook-orientated page.



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For those with any Windows/Linux disks there are tools to put it on a bootable pen drive.

http://wintoflash.com/home/en/ is one great tool.