Microsoft: Consider offering USB flash upgrades to Windows 7 on netbooks

June 29, according to foreign media, Microsoft is considering using USB flash to provide netbook users with a more easily upgraded to Windows 7 method, but the idea is still in the brewing stage and no final decision.

Introduced Windows 7 o'clock last fall Microsoft said that netbooks can also run the operating system, while the starter version is mainly for the netbook market, but for netbook users without CDs or DVD drives, upgrading their machines to Windows 7 is a hassle.

Microsoft recently released the U.S. market Windows 7 Home Premium, http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/16900.html "> Professional and ultimate versions of the price, and said that will not be in the developed countries to sell Windows 7 Home Basic version and only to the developing countries market, starter Starter Edition is provided to OEM manufacturers pre-installed on the netbook.

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Since the vast majority of existing netbooks are running Windows 19803.html ">XP systems, XP users can also buy upgrades, but upgrading from XP to Windows 7 requires a new installation of backup data, which also allows users to hesitate to upgrade to Windows 7."

Many Microsoft executives have said that the company also saw some of the obstacles to Windows 7 's foray into the netbook market and are actively considering ways to make netbook users better able to accept Windows 7, but Microsoft's senior vice President Bill Veghte said in an interview this week that Microsoft is not yet committed to anything.