Comments on: Why are people still installing Windows on the EEE PC?

By: Burki Limousine & Sedan Service

Burki Limousine & Sedan Service — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:24:33 +0000

alex, having 1024 X 768 resolution is IMPORTANT. When using remote desktop some of our programs cannot be viewed 1024 X 600. That is when the 1024 X 768 resolution is needed. It works on the asus 9″ under XP. If you notice the question is why people use xp. Well this is a BIG reason for us. If Linux supports it we’ll switch.

By: Bitty

Bitty — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:07:05 +0000

I decided to keep XP when i saw the difference in battery life. I can squeeze about 7½ hrs from eee 901 with XP, while under any given Linux dist i get on most 5¼ hrs. Plus, unfortunately there is broader support for hardware for XP, than for Linux (and in most cases vendors don’t even try to make drivers for Linux).

By: siiix

siiix — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:52:56 +0000

i cant tell why i do it, because i simply dislike the functionality of any linux version i saw so far… i would go so far that from all the OS right now on the table windows XP is the closed to perfection as functionality is concerned… i’m less concerned about speed and stability, in the case of the eee not even concerned about software compatibility , its just XP is convenient and things makes sense, why would i drag my self and get used to this weird geeky linux…. and its not like i pay for xp , so what do i care

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:59:09 +0000

@Burki Limousine
The panel does NOT support 1024×768, so you think Windows sets ti to that resolution, but you don’t see 168 horizontal lines, randomly scattered through the display. You see only 600 of them, so it is useless to set a higher resolution.

You must use the declared resolution (1024×600 for the 9″ Eee) for every LCD screen, as they don’t support different resolutions well.

By: Burki Limousine

Burki Limousine — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:42:03 +0000

For me it was the issue of screen resolution. Linux does not support 1024 x 768 resolution on a 8.9″ screen. It only supports 1024 x 600. Windows XP does.
For usb VOIP equipment like magic jack, xp is required.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:30:08 +0000

Pretty late to this thread… I bought a 7″ Eee back in the Spring in order to browse the web and check mail on holidays without needing to take my bulkier Thinkpad.

It’s been fine, I have had very few problems with Xandros, it seems that unless you have decent unix skills, there are some things which are beyond the average layman… In my case

(i) Slingbox access under Linux sounds beyond me
(ii) VPN connection so I can access the BBC iPlayer sounds similarly challenging
(iii) because there is no linux version of Nokia’s PC Suite the use of 3G broadband via USB connection to my Nokia phone is also out

All of which took minutes to set up on various home and work Windows based PCs (including an Eee Box running XP!). I’m not a computer enthusiast, I just want it to work.

I’m now convinced that there are sufficient limitations of Xandros that are preventing me getting the most out of my little Eee that I’m going to make the switch to XP.

I lasted 8 months. Please don’t hate me!

By: razumny

razumny — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:45:54 +0000

I’m about to reinstall my Eee. I installed it with Ubuntu, just because I couldn’t stand the default, and now I’ve hit a snag. I’ve got problems with WLAN, and don’t even know where to begin with fixing them. Instead, I’ll install Windows, which I know inside and out.

No, Linux is not bad, but my skillset is missing significant tools for me to use it as my primary or even secondary OS.

By: Clair

Clair — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:22:55 +0000

@Chris Peck, @winman, @pierre Well, it really depends on people. I guess you liked the form factor of the Asus EEE a lot. But if you really have to use the applications you need for whatever purposes, I guess then that is a problem that could only be solved by installing Windows. But I think that everyone should still give the pre-installed OS a try before judging it

By: Chris Peck

Chris Peck — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:01:54 +0000

I’ve got three reasons to put Windows XP on my eee pc, I need to use my verizon phone for internet access, i want access to my slingplayer, and, I want to download Tivo recorded shows to it.
Granted that I could hack away & get my cell phone to work under linux, I could install Virtualbox to run the other two under a VM of Windows, but, why bother.
This coming from someone who has been a unix sysadmin since the mid-eighties (pre-linux).
BTW-I DO feel a little dirty though

By: Pierre

Pierre — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:49:09 +0000

I really tried sticking with the default OS but making the programs work that i download is a pain in the ass.
This is my only reason for installing xp.