S10-2 is truly a royally disappointing piece of kit.

I have a formidable background covering PC architecture, software and hardware (but Im not here to blow my trumpet). Ever since I received bought my Netbook two weeks ago, after a few days had kicked in I rather wised that I had not....in fact I still have 2 weeks left in which I can return it for a full refund.
Im not going to talk about the legalities of whether it is fit for purpuse, but I do know that any sane person or judge (in the UK) would expect that if you have a computer that it is reasonable that you can upgrade it..... and that's where the fun starts !!!
PROS:
..Lovely gimmicks such as Veriface, but can be fooled by a photo.
..Splashtop quick boot is nice, but Im still trying to figure out why you wouldnt want to boot in the operating system property.
..One Key Recovery. Personally I think it's a great idea, however I still like to perform a Ghost image of the whole hard drive
CONS:
Too many to mention. Where do I start. Well, from a security perspective it would be nice to have granularity of file permissions (which is something the El Cheapo version of XP HOME and Windows 7 Starter do not offer). Me, I would have done some end user testing to see if the Netbook worked well with the market first, rather than engineering something then hoping the market would buy it.
Anyway, firstly the S10-2 came with XP Home SP3, which means it would not intsall XP PRO. So I created a slip streamed XP PRO and SP3 to create a bootable XP PRO SP3 CD that would boot on any machine other than the Lenovo S10-2 (why, not the S10-2, God only knows).
Being a Microsoft Partner and having access to all the software for evaluation purposes, I decided to install Windows 7 Professional. This installed perfectly although it took nearly an hour, but then some minor issues....veriface 3 doesn't work on Windows 7 !! Now, whilst Veriface is not a show stopper,I fail to understand why Lenovo would release some Windows 7 drivers/software, but not all of them. It''s kinda like me selling you a car without the engine.
Anyway, enough ranting and raving for now, I have bigger fish to fry.
However, will say that BARTPE got me out of some hairy issues especially with it's great support for Symantec Ghost.
Although, I said you cant set granular access to files within XP Home (natively), you can run SHRPUBW which will allow you to set shares.
QUESTIONS for Lenovo (or anyone that knows).
When will all the drivers/software be made available so that a user can use Windows 7 with all the software that they would have used in XP Home ????

Humpty,
I noted the S10-2 was missing from the main navigation link on our support site, but could be found once on the consumer support site. I've noted this for the support team and expect the page to be updated soon. In the meantime,   Here is the link to Win 7 32 bit drivers.
Your thread title and commentary seem to reflect an overall level of disappointment.. Aside from your understandable desire to install Win 7, how has the system functioned based on the XP preload?   How is the base hardware? The design, weight, battery life, keyboard feel, etc?
What do you like best about it? What would be highest on your list of things to improve?
Given the price point, how do you feel about the overall value of the system?
Thanks for your feedback,
Best regards,
Mark
ThinkPads: S30, T43, X60t, X1, W700ds, IdeaPad Y710, IdeaCentre: A300, IdeaPad K1
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