Comments on: First impressions- Windows 7 on HP Mini 2140 netbook http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ayon http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412172 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:24:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412172 hi i bought the 2140 with 2 gb ram running vista basic. It works ok but could be faster i suppose. As its a netbook i expected slower performance than my regular fully loaded notebook.

Is it worth it to purchase a windows 7 update on my system? If im buying an update, i should update my regular notebook?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

]]> By: jawad http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412171 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:47:01 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412171 yes u definitely can…i am running it on mine without any problem but do download the latest drivers from HP Support site…

]]> By: jawad http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412170 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:42:23 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412170 yup that did it thanks :) and you should go for win 7 on this machine its awesome….

]]> By: soesan http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412169 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:27:07 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412169 I had hp mini 2140, can i install windows 7 that my netbook?
i love hp mini 2140. It’s so cute.

]]> By: sonietje http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412168 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:07:54 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412168 @jawed: go to the download section of the hp support site and download the drivers for win7. That should do it. Pls keep me informed because I just bought a 2140 and I also plan to install win7 on it one of these days.

]]> By: jawad http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412167 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:47:45 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412167 i have recently installed windows 7 on my mini 2140. the installation was flawless and it took me about 25 mins..its working great even better than the xp which came with the machine however there is only issue i got and that is with the inbuilt Bluetooth device..
when i run it, windows explorer crashes and restarts. the Bluetooth is not working at all…
any advice on this…..?????

]]> By: Shin http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412166 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:04:49 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412166 What edition of Win 7 are you talking about here? Home premium?

]]> By: Tropolite http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412165 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:34:40 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412165 I’ve installed Win7 on my 2133 – both the RC and now the RTM.

Unfortunately it does not recognise the inbuilt SD Card reader.

Has anyone else had a problem with it or what drivers have you used?

Thanx in advance…

]]> By: TS http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412164 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:50:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412164 James, can you please explain how you went from mounting the drive as persistent and getting a fresh install? I used the Virtual CD to mount the drive, but then what? If I just run setup from the mounted drive, it does an update rather than fresh install. If I reboot, it doesn’t allow me to boot from the mounted drive and hence do a fresh install. Are you running the virtual CD software from the SD/USB? Apologies for the questions, but am trying to get this sorted. Many thanks.

]]> By: Joel http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412163 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:55:14 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412163 Awsome review. I just loaded windows 7 onto my old laptop with only 512 mb of ram. I am amazed how fast it runs. Have you tried running mac os x on this awsome device. If not, please do.

]]> By: TateJ http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412162 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:00:44 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412162 Ijust loaded Windows 7 Beta with Nortons 360 onto my Dell Mini9. Wow what a difference! My Mini originally came with Unbuntu and the and Windows 7 Beta runs faster.

I’m glad I tried Windows 7.

]]> By: William http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412161 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:28:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412161 You have some valuable insight into the HP 2140. In fact, your reviews tipped me over the edge to get one. I get it in a couple of weeks. I found out from HP that custom configs come from China, and they are currently closed for a week due to Chinese New Year. I should get it on 2/13/2009. Can’t wait.

]]> By: Corey McLaughlin http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412160 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:11:45 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412160 I’ve ordered the 2140 with Vista Home installed and plan on blowing it away and install Windows 7. I’m hoping it will be arriving next Tuesday. Since I have not seen this unit in person I hope I’m going to like the size. After using a MacBook Pro 15″ the size might be an issue for me.

Thanks for this post as I was trying to find a solution to installing Windows 7 via USB or SD.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412159 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:07:59 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412159 I ran both Vista and XP on the 2133 back when I evaluated one and based on my current experience of Win7 on Atom-based netbooks I think it should run as good as XP on the 2133. I look forward to your thoughts on that if you load it.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412158 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:40:51 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412158 Rick, I think you’re going to be pleasantly surprised in general, although I haven’t run Win 7 on a VIA CPU.

]]> By: Rick Broida http://gigaom.com/mobile/first-impressions-windows-7-on-hp-mini-2140-netbook/#comment-412157 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:42:11 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28589#comment-412157 I’m also planning to take Windows 7 for a spin on my HP 2133, which is DOG-slow running Vista. It’ll be interesting to see the results.

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