This simple tool will help you convert the same image file you just created to a USB thumb drive. Because most Netbooks do not include a DVD drive, you will have to use a tool such as the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool ( ) The next step now is to reinstall Windows 7 Starter. That’s it! the ei.cfg file is now removed. Just right click it and click Extract All.ĭouble click the eicfg_remover.exe file to launch it.īrowse to where the Windows 7 Image (.ISO file) is stored, select it and click Lets take a look at doing it step by step.Īfter downloading the eicfg removal utility, you need to extract it, since its in a.
You will need to create an image of the disc, please refer to our tutorial about how to create a digital backup of your softwareĪfter you have created the image of the Windows 7 32 bit DVD, we will edit the image and remove the ei.cfg file so we can reveal all editions of Windows 7 during the installation and select Windows 7 Starter.
You cannot use a 64 bit DVD because there is no 64 bit version of Windows 7 Starter.
Then browse the thumb drive, open the Sources folder and delete the iso to USB/DVD tool to create a bootable DVD or USB (requires a blank DVD or USB flash stick of at least 4 GB).
There is not 64 bit version of Windows 7 Starter and you can only install it from the 32 bit install media. The following steps will show you how to create your own from scratch using regular Windows 7 retail media.ĭownload a copy of Windows 7 32 bit use the instructions to make it bootable on a US thumb drive: Some might provide recovery media on DVD even though your Netbook or Nettop might not have an optical drive. Some manufacturers only provide a recovery partition as a means of reinstalling Windows 7 while If you need to reinstall Windows 7 Starter from scratch on a new storage device (hard disk or solid state device), then this require that you have recovery media.
Consult the owners manual that came with your PC for instructions about how to reinstall Windows. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 or even DEL or Tab key. To access it, you will need to boot into when you start your computer by pressingĪ function key. This is used to reinstall the operating system in the event of a system crash. Reinstall Windows 7 Starter using manufacturers recovery partition:Ĭomputers that come preinstalled with Windows 7 often have what is called a recovery partition. Based on certain circumstances such as hard disk failure or replacement with larger or faster storage device, there will come a time you will need to reinstall Windows 7 Starter from scratch. The article details how to reinstall Windows 7 Starter if your computer came preinstalled Windows 7 Starter is Microsoft's introductory edition of Windows 7 and is included on budget desktop and notebook form factor computers branded as Nettops and Netbooks. If you bought a Netbook computer that came preinstalled Windows 7 Starter edition and need to reinstall Windows 7, here are some procedures you can use, whether you are using the recovery partition to reinstall on the same drive or you need to reinstall