Comments on: UPDATE: Windows 7 on the Viliv S5- Not Going So Well http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: john cook http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417160 Thu, 07 May 2009 03:40:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417160 Hi great news, this really has my interest.

A couple of apps I’ve yet to see any news on via the S5 is Netflix silverlight video streaming and Sony LFTV or Slingbox streaming. It’s all about location shifting and this little S5 would really shine in this capacity if it’s up to the task.

Regards, John

]]> By: bluemonq http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417159 Fri, 01 May 2009 06:27:58 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417159 Would you mind putting together a brief summary of how to get 7 properly installed (ie, all the tweaking)?

]]> By: gordon http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417158 Fri, 01 May 2009 05:20:48 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417158 How do you install windows7 on a flash drive?

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417157 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:20:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417157 I’m having trouble with the touchscreen rotating properly. It is not rotating to match the display rotation. That may be a killer for me, I depend on the rotation a LOT.

]]> By: AndyT http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417156 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:06:25 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417156 I thought Win7 had an XP-emulation-mode. I think you can get all your work done in there. I would really like to see Ubuntu running on this puppy, it would scream.

]]> By: timy7 http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417155 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:55:25 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417155 I installed both XP and win7 version.
I will stick with the xp..
even calibrating the touch screen in win7, it is not very accurate,where as in xp is near perfect.
For a gaget w/o keyboard its very curucial using a good accuate touch screen.

]]> By: Fernando http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417154 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:46:00 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417154 If this works well, then you will have a killer device, worth the investment. Please let us know before the second wave of sales starting May 14.

]]> By: Gavin Miller http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417153 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:45:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417153 Good stuff James. Mine should be here in a week so look forward to your review of it with Win 7 installed! What a great carry everywhere little PC.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417152 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:27:20 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417152 Got it all working now! Who woulda thunk the touchscreen is a PS/2 device? Who makes those anymore?

]]> By: DaveTN http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417151 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:03:09 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417151 James,
You may want to use an extraction program like winrar to “extract” the setup files from the dirivers and programs install files. I had similar issues with win7 on a certain tablet PC and all in one desktop. The manufacturers install programs look for the correct OS and when they cant find it, the install stops.
Use winrar to extract the files then, inside the extracted file folders, you should find either the extracted drivers (then just direct the driver update to look in that folder) or the proper “setup.exe” files that will run as normal.

Hope that helps…

David

]]> By: Luscious http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417150 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:54:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417150 LOL there’s bleeding edge for you. I hope Win7 does work out on this device despite it’s limits.

]]> By: dc http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417149 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:53:18 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417149 look forward to hearing how well win7 works on S5…

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417148 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:11:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417148 I updated the post, I have everything working now except the touchscreen. That will come shortly as others have theirs working.

]]> By: Andrew D. http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417147 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:45 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417147 James, perhaps you could install your Verizon usb727 3g stick and download the updates that way. That way you could install any necessary updates to get the wifi working. Just a thought.

]]> By: borax99 (Alain C.) http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417146 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:47:03 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417146 The Windows 7 Engineering team have assured me that RC1 will support my specific 3G USB modem, so I hope to bypass *some* of these issues when I receive my unit. I will be using a powered USB hub as well.

]]> By: Dave http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417145 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:31:10 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-on-the-viliv-s5-not-going-so-well/#comment-417145 When I read the specs of the S5 I was concerned about the lack of an ethernet connection and only wifi for internet access. Only one USB port is obviously a drawback as well. Can you plug a USB wifi adapter into the overused hub and have Win7 recognize that?

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