Genuine Retail Windows 7 32 bit Installation DVD – this will be used to reinstall Windows 7 Starter 32 bit, any retail edition of Windows 7 32 bit will do, this includes Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate, doesn’t matter if its upgrade or full version.
eicfg_removal_utility.zip – is a simple tool that will remove the ei.cfg from any Windows ISO disc image, thereby converting the image into a “universal disc” that will prompt the user to select an edition during setup.
Unfortunately, with the release of Windows 7, this option was removed. When Microsoft released Windows Vista a few years ago, they included the option of selecting any edition of Windows Vista you wanted to install during setup, this was possible with all retail versions of Windows Vista such as Home Basic, Premium, Business and Ultimate. 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 have a optical drive, I decided to look for an alternative method. So what are you suppose to do if you encounter such a situation and you need to reinstall Windows 7 Starter? The first option is to try contacting the OEM to send you a recovery media. 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 not full versions, you must reinstall the base license first. A scenario that might happen is if you need to reinstall Windows 7 Starter. In most instances, what persons do who get it on a Netbook is do an Anytime 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.
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I have gotten this question a lot, how to reinstall Windows 7 Starter on a Netbook.