this is how the thing works. A netbook is not a laptop computer, which your expecting it to do what you do on PC. with windows xp
Next Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 was never developed for the Netbook or Notebook systems so installing XP or Vista on a Netbook will cause problems, because there will be no hardware drivers in either operating systems for the Netbooks.
Though Windows 7 is installed on Netbooks it was never developed for the netbooks or notebook systems, Microsoft pulled a fast one on Netbook/Notebook consumers what they did was to cut windows 7 down to the bare minimum operating system so that it would run on the Netbooks or Notebooks
This was to stop Linux the actual operating systems that was developed for these systems from becoming known, Here is the major thing, What ever you do on your PC with Windows XP (pro, version 2002, SP3) You can do with Linux, Linux is faster, more secure and stable. it never crashes, never gets windows viruses and everything is FREE, Operating System and Application Software
You say you regularly use on the PC are Microsoft Works, Excel, Word etc. and Photoshop, Well there are alternative software packages that do the same job, and you can transfer your Microsoft Works data between your netbook and your PC, Has for Photoshop, again there is an alternative Photo Editor which is better, In simple terms what ever you run on the PC there is a better alternative software package available to you for FREE, in fact if you got a Netbook with Linux installed on it, you would soon dump windows XP and install Linux on your PC
There are several Linux distributions available that where designed for the NetBooks all come free, No doubt you have heard of the New Android Mobile Phones well Linux is the Operating System that runs them.
if you want to know which Linux system to get then click on my name and send me a message and I will point you in the right direction
I was just reading some of your replies it's surprising how little people know we are talking about a net book here, they are talking about PC's oh well they might learn one day