My Asus EeePC 1018p, which is about 3 years old, recently had a hard drive failure. ASUS stopped supplying the system recovery CDs with the net books a few years ago. Therefore i don't have what I need.
I have since replaced the hard drive and contacted ASUS. They have been rather useless and I can't find where to get the recovery CDs. Is there anywhere I can download or buy the disks? Any help wpuld be greatly appreciated!
Which OS was installed and do you have a COA sticker on the bottom with a product key. If yes, you can download a Windows 7 iso from here (assuming the key on the COA sticker is Windows 7). Just make sure you download the version that corresponds to the key - e.g. Home Premium.
If it is one of those Starter systems, then you are out of luck. There you can only borrow an installation CD from someone.
It came installed from ASUS with Windows 7 starter. Do you know anywhere i can get the recovery CDs?
You can try Cnet. That is usually a bit messy though.
Windows 7 Starter - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
Thanks for the help. I think I'll upgrade windows.
Not sure whether that is such a good idea. How about Linux Mint Mate. That costs nothing and is a very nice system.
Download: Linux Mint 16 "Petra" - MATE (32-bit) - Linux Mint -- Use the James Madisn University server
Here are some tutorials I made for the setup.
Here is a demo I made running Mint Mate in Virtual. It will give you an idea how the system looks once it is set up (very easy)
I installed Win 8.1 Pro on my 5 year old Acer Aspire One netbook and it runs very nicely there. It should run even better on your Asus EeePC 1018p since it has a newer Atom processor and more RAM. My netbook came with XP and I believe it runs Win 8.1 better than it ran XP.
One issue you would encounter is that Metro Apps require a minimum of 1024x768 and many netbooks (yours included) have a fixed resolution of 1024x600. There is a registry tweak you can do to allow you to set the resolution to 1024x768. Here's a link on how to do that: How to Run Modern Windows 8 Apps on a Netbook
I liked Windows 7 Starter, which is what comes installed. ASUS has been absolutely HORRIBLE in this matter. They have hung up on my multiple times and canceled the chat multiple times. I finally got that they don't even sell the recovery CD for my model anymore. I think I'll either upgrade to a full size laptop or install Linux. Thanks to all who helped.
The Asus suppor behavior is strange. I bought an Asus Transformer last month and had to call their support line a few times. They were always immediately available (no long wait on the line), very helpful and knowledgeable. Too bad you had such a horrible experience.
I would write a letter to the CEO of Asus. I have done that once with Sony and believe me, I got instant action.
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