Install Windows7 on to a Acer Netbook from a USB Flash Drive by rjwarpath
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This is a How-To for installing Windows7 on to a Acer Netbook from a USB flash drive. 

Requirements:
USB Flash Drive (min 4GB)
Windows 7 DVD or ISO image (32bit)
MBRWizard (download)
 
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Step 1: Extract MBRWizard & Format Flash Drive

Download and Extract MBRWizard on your hard drive.  To simplify things later, copy mbrwiz.exe to your local disk C:\.

Connect your USB Flash Drive to your computer and Format the USB drive.  To Format a USB Flash Drive Go to My Computer >Right click on USB drive and select Format from context menu.
Tiswa says: Dec 17, 2012. 9:45 AM
you the best, keep up the good work tankx alot
picimoc says: Sep 16, 2012. 12:54 PM
any comments on the drivers' support? I own a 8GB SSD version of AcerAspireOne (AOA-110), that comes with Linpus linux distribution. Slow, small, but it has everyhting working (including webcam). My hesitation towards installing Win7 was not related to "how to install from USB stick" (i already re-installed Linpus couple of times from external CDROM), but how well is Acer Aspire supported in Win7?
rjwarpath (author) says: Sep 17, 2012. 6:54 PM
Windows7 appears to have a lot more drivers then previous versions. All drivers were discovered on the Acer netbook, including the web cam.
Furball_Fidelis says: Feb 18, 2011. 7:14 PM
yep...my friend did the same thing for putting WindowsUltimate on my Atom dual core Asus Netbook...except did it with a SD card...similar concept same results...and a much better OS then Starter...

though had to go back and install the drivers for the netbook...which he already had on a memory card.
kbhasi says: Dec 30, 2010. 3:57 AM
there's the iso tool for the iso's purchased from microsoft online store, now there is this for your own retail copy :)
junits15 says: Apr 18, 2010. 12:23 PM
why not just put the disc in and boot from that?  i have never seen one of these netbooks,  but is there something im missing about this?
rjwarpath (author) says: Apr 19, 2010. 4:34 AM
Netbooks do not have a cd-rom drive.
liteoner says: Mar 21, 2010. 9:24 AM
 That's a bit more complicated than using this store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool. It's made by Microsoft, and fully supported by them.
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