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INSTALLING THE MEEGO APPLICATION ON YOUR COMPUTER

If your computer does not have the MeeGo OS installed and you want to replace an existing Windows installation with MeeGo, then follow the instructions written below.

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Things to keep in mind

System Requiremnets
1. CPU: Intel Atom or Intel Core 2 CPU (support for SSSE3) Note: MeeGo will not work on non-SSSE3 CPUs 2. Platforms with the GMA-500, NVIDIA, or ATI Graphics chipset are not supported. 3. Tested netbook and nettop platforms such as: Asus EeePC 901, 1000H, 1005HA, 1008HA, EeePC 1005PE, Eeetop ET1602 Dell mini10v, Inspiron Mini 1012 Acer Aspire One D250, AO532-21S, Revo GN40, Aspire 5740-6025 Lenovo S10 MSI U130, AE1900 HP mini 210-1044 Toshiba NB302 Check if the computer you are installing the MeeGo OS onto has a USB port. When you install MeeGo OS, all programs and any other content that exists on the computer you are installing onto will be permanently deleted. You will need to use a computer to download the image file and save it to a USB drive, even if the device you will be installing the MeeGo OS on is not a computer. So lets get started

Image writer for Windows

Image Writer for Windows is a Windows program that saves and restores images from removable drives, such as a USB drive, which is what youll need to install the MeeGo OS. You can use Image Writer for Windows to write a boot image to a USB drive, which youll be able to use to install the MeeGo OS onto your computer or device. Proceed to the web site https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer. Find the section called Downloads on the middle-right portion of the page.

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Youll find Downloads on the middle-right portion of the screen

On the right of the top green button, that reads win32diskim...-binary.

zip, click the down arrow.

Unzip the folder using WinZip or WinRAR. Extract all the files in the WinZip folder to any folder on your computer.
You may create a new folder on your computer where you will extract the WinZip file, in Windows Explorer. Now open the folder, where the WinZip files have been extracted and double-click on the Win32DiskImager.exe file. The Win32 Disk Imager program opens.

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You can access the Win32 Disk Imager program by extracting the Win32diskim file

Download the MeeGo Image File

Proceed to https://meego.com/downloads Click the Download link to the bottom of the device type (such as netbook)
you want to download the MeeGo OS for.

In the screen that appears, select Save File, and click OK. Once the download is complete, right-click the files name in the Downloads screen and select Open Containing Folder.

In the Download Complete screen, click Close.

Preparing USB Flash Drive

Please backup any data you would like to keep of the USB . Click Start then Computer. Browse to the USB flash drive. Right click the flash drive and choose Format. Confirm that the file system selected is FAT32. Under Format Options make sure the Quick Format is enabled Click Start. Read the warning and click OK to continue formatting the drive.

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Select your edition of MeeGo based on your device type

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Save the MeeGo Image File onto a USB Drive

In the Win32 Disk Imager window, click the folder button to the right
of the Image File Field.

In the Select a disk image screen, browse to select the image file you
just saved (browse to the same folder that opened when you clicked Open Containing Folder earlier) and click Save. The name of the file you selected appears in the Image File filed of the Win32 Disk Imager window. Insert an empty USB drive into a USB port on your computer. The Device field should fill in automatically to reflect the USB drives location. If it doesnt then select the appropriate drive manually Click the Write button to save the selected image file onto the USB drive. In the Confirm overwrite screen, click Yes. The image file will begin saving to the USB drive. Once the progress bar reaches 100%, file is saved, and then the progress bar disappears completely. Now you can remove the USB drive from your computer.

Testing the MeeGo OS image before installation

Before you install the MeeGo OS on your computer, deleting all existing content on that computer, you should test to make sure MeeGo will work on that computer. Please take note that the testing does not work on some computers, such as Sony netbooks. Turn off the computer or device on which you are going to install the

All you need to do is load the installer image on the Win32 Disk Imager

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MeeGo OS.

Insert the USB drive into a USB port on that computer or device. Turn the computer or device on.

Select your device

As soon as you turn on that computer or device, rapidly and repeatedly

press the key on your computers keyboard that allows you to access the Boot Menu, a screen that lets you select, using your up and down arrow keys on the computers keyboard, which drive you want to boot your computer from. Note: The key that allows you to access the boot menu varies by computer. For some its the F12 key, for others its Esc, 0, F9, or possibly something else. If none of those work, refer to your computers documentation. Use your down arrow to select USB and press Enter on your keyboard. In the Welcome to MeeGo! Screen, use the down arrow to select Boot MeeGo and press Enter on your keyboard. If the MeeGo Myzone screen appears, MeeGo will work on your system. Note: If you remove the USB drive from your computer, MeeGo will not continue working properly until you reinsert the USB drive.

Installing MeeGo OS on your computer

Turn off the computer or device on which you are going to install the
MeeGo OS. Insert the USB drive into a USB port on that computer or device. Turn the computer or device on. As soon as you turn on that computer or device, rapidly and repeatedly press the key on your computers keyboard that allows you to access

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the Boot Menu, a screen that lets you select, using your up and down arrow keys on the computers keyboard, which drive you want to boot

Select your boot menu

your computer from. Note: The key that allows you to access the boot menu varies by computer. For some its the F12 key, for others its Esc, 0, F9, or possibly something else. If none of those work, refer to your computers documentation. Use your down arrow to select USB and press Enter on your keyboard. In the Welcome to MeeGo! screen, use the down arrow to select Installation Only and press Enter on your keyboard. In the first screen of the installation wizard, click Next.

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If you see the MeeGo Myzone screen, MeeGo will work for you

In the second screen, select the language you want to set as your computers language default, then click Next.

In the following screen, in the drop-down field at the top of the screen,
select Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout. Then click Next. In the Writing storage configuration to disk screen, click Write changes to disk. Wait for several minutes while the MeeGo OS installs. In the final screen of the installation wizard, which reads Congratulations, the installation is complete. at the top of the screen, click the Close button. Note: Do NOT remove the USB drive until the computers screen goes black, and then remove it immediately.

Completing Your MeeGo OS Setup

The computer should restart automatically. If it doesnt, wait a few

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moments and then press the power button.

After a minute or two, the MeeGo background screen will appear, then
disappear and there will be a black screen for a few moments before the MeeGo Setup screen appears. Click Forward. In the Keyboard screen, select the language you want to use for the computers keyboard. Click Forward.

Select Installation Only and proceed

In the Time Zone screen, select a city that is within your time zone.
Click Forward.

In the Date and Time screen, set the correct date, hour, minute, and
second. Click Forward.

In the Backtrace Collection screen, select Yes if you wish to automatically report computer crashes to the MeeGo reporting database, and No if you do not wish to report your computers crashes. Click Forward. Enter a username, your full name, and then a password you wish to use, which you repeat in the Confirm Password field. Click Finish. Wait a few minutes and MeeGo will launch and be ready for you to use.

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Select your computers default language

Select the partitions and the data will be written to the disk