Vista Made to Work on Eee PC

Jimmy 2004 · Dec 14, 2007

Despite the limited hard drive space and relatively low system specs, a user over at the MoDaCo forums has managed to get Windows Vista working on one of ASUS' 4GB Eee PCs. All you need is an Eee PC, a Windows Vista disk, an SD card (at least 2GB, preferably more) and a 1GB USB flash drive. The process, which can be seen here, basically involves using vLite to create a streamlined Vista installation without features you don't need, copying that to the USB drive and installing the OS onto the Eee PC from there. After that you need to move the Side-by-Side (WinSXS) directory to the SD card in order to free up some disk space, and from there you should have a working Windows Vista installation. So any Eee PC owners desperate to run Microsoft's latest operating system can now do so, albeit a bit sluggishly.

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b1lk1 · Dec 14, 2007

I only ask this. Why would anyone want to do this anyways? I can see a nice slipstreamed XP install, but to put Vista on it is jusy dumb. I just don't understand the logic that someone need Vista on that thing. Hell, I would not recommend Vista unless it is the 64-bit version and you have 4GB system ram.

jocksteeluk · Dec 14, 2007

good effort but pointless really.

hat · Dec 14, 2007

woot, bet it takes 10 hours to open a window, and you get 10FPS while playing minesweeper.

strick94u · Dec 14, 2007

only reason to buy that pc is that its running Linux I thought it would be cheaper than it is so the price tag blew the only other reason to buy it :rolleyes:

Fizban · Dec 14, 2007

Heh, I could put linux on my laptop...there goes it's remaining reason...

panchoman · Dec 15, 2007

heres a question.. why would you want to install that POS OS on that? i mean its not like you're gonna use dx10 on eee

Triprift · Dec 15, 2007

panchoman said:
heres a question.. why would you want to install that POS OS on that? i mean its not like you're gonna use dx10 on eee

Quarenteed someone will try though :roll:

-2kill- · Dec 15, 2007

I wonder how it runs crysis?

Triprift · Dec 15, 2007

-2kill- said:
I wonder how it runs crysis?

Crysis on that :eek:

maybe 2fps if ur lucky slideshow yeah

effmaster · Dec 15, 2007

Triprift said:
Crysis on that maybe 2fps if ur lucky slideshow yeah

That will be one hell of a slideshow on that tiny monitor screen :laugh:

zekrahminator · Dec 16, 2007

Do I see a 1.0 on the system experience index? :rolleyes:

effmaster · Dec 17, 2007

zekrahminator said:
Do I see a 1.0 on the system experience index?

lol I think your right zek lol :laugh:

System Name	Jimmy 2004's PC
Processor	S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard	ASUS K8N
Cooling	AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans
Memory	1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card(s)	Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Storage	500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Display(s)	Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX520W
Software	Windows XP Home

System Name	Money pit
Processor	Q2Q Q8300
Motherboard	ASUS P5E3 deluxe WIFI AP@N
Cooling	120.2/Swiftech655/Apogee GT/DD Fillport & res
Memory	OCZ PC3-1333MHZ 2X1GB/Kingston HYPERX PC3-1325MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD4830
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 1TB
Display(s)	Dell 2209WA
Case	some crap 5 year old generic modded case
Audio Device(s)	X-FI fagtality
Power Supply	PC P&C 510W
Software	Vista Premium 64

Processor	custom dupont risk chip cpu prototype
Motherboard	custom ibm x5 solid state carbon mainboard
Cooling	industrial technologies prototype dupont custom heat transfer unit
Memory	6x 2gig prototype ecc hnc ddr4
Video Card(s)	prototype low energy version nvidia 9 series unnumberd card
Storage	1tb solid state hdd
Display(s)	44 inch samsung plasma screen tv/monitor
Case	custom ibm mobile home server case
Audio Device(s)	custom Yamaha sound processing processor in spm format
Power Supply	1200watt deli cord custom made dupont type psu
Software	sun unix/windows type v

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	CrashMaster 17.2/ crashmaster(M) ROG
Processor	CD2 E8400@4.0 ghz/ i5 430@ 2.577 mhz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i/ patogram inc intel north bridge
Cooling	Monsoon vigor gaming II/ fan and vents
Memory	4 gig OCZ pc8500 DDR2/ 4 gigs ddr3
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Storage	2 X WD 150 Raptors Raid 0+600gig usb/ 500 gig hitachi
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Case	Enermax uber chakra/ asus republic of gamers
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB X-FI 5.1 speakers/creative eax 4.0
Power Supply	OCZ extream Gaming 650 watt 4x18a/ external
Software	Dos 6.22/ win 3.11 for networks/ms bob server
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Processor	Intel i9-13900KF
Motherboard	ASUS Z790M-Plus
Memory	64 GB DDR5 @ 6000 G. Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4090
Storage	2 TB SN850X + 2x 4 TB Lexar NM790
Display(s)	32" 4K/240 Hz W-OLED w/ 1080P/480Hz Mode + 39" 3440x1440 240 Hz W-OLED
Case	Lian Li O11 Mini
Audio Device(s)	Kali LP-UNF + Audeze Maxwell
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Mouse	Logitech G502 X Plus
Keyboard	Keychron Q6 Pro

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

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Processor	AMD A10 4600m quad core @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard	dunno
Cooling	Logitech alto connect
Memory	16 Gig ddr3 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Ati HD 7660G + & 7470M
Storage	1 TB
Audio Device(s)	onboard crap
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit with sp1

Processor	Core Duo T2250 1.73 GHZ
Memory	2 GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GEForce Go 7600 256 MB
Storage	120 GB
Display(s)	17 inch notebook
Case	metallic grey
Audio Device(s)	Creative xmod (though that doesnt really count as a sound card lol)
Power Supply	power plug and battery
Software	Lots of it

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Storage	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
Power Supply	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.