Windows 7 on Inspiron 5458
Greetings everyone.I have an Inspiron 5458 that came preinstalled with Windows 8.1. I downgraded the OS to Windows 7 as I am more familiar and comfortable with the interface.Installation was really...
View ArticleXPS 8300 Tried to buy Ram
I tried too buy ram and they told me that it was maxed out at 16 GB I have never upgraded the system before and it is XPS. I just want to know for a definite that I really can't upgrade this system i7...
View ArticleIs Offer of Dell BIOS Update Legitimate?
Several times a day for the past 2 or 3 weeks I've been getting a pop-up in the lower right corner of my screen that says "Dell Update - 1 update is ready to install." When I click "Details" I'm told,...
View ArticlePrecision T1500: Installing Office 2007 Pro onto clean Windows 10 install
I setup this machine some six years ago for a customer and at the time it had Vista Business and Office Professional 2007 pre-installed. They have decided it is time to upgrade the machine including...
View ArticleClean install of Windows 7 Pro on a Vostro 3902 with a new 1T HDD
Hello,I read the post on the Window 7 install, but have the following scenario:I replaced the existing HDD of the machine with a new HDD, and tried to do a clean installation of Windows 7 Pro, even...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 15 won't install drivers
Inspiron 15 Series 3000 (3542); Service Tag: [Admin note, number removed for your safety]Wiped hard drive and put Windows 7 Home Premium on. I've got all the drivers installed but for some reason,...
View ArticleInspiron 15 3542 and linux
Can the UEFI be disabled in Inspiron 15 3542 to allow Linux setup?
View Articlekeys 'g' , 'h', and right 'ctrl' working incorrectly
Hello,I have a Dell Inspiron 7537 and I've been using windows 10 for 6 moths. Since yesterday, my keyboard isn't working correctly. When I type the key 'g' the number 6 appears, also when I type the...
View ArticleHas anyone tried to install Windows 10 on a Dell Inspiron 5547? If so, how is...
I am in need of help. I have bought the Dell Inspiron 5547 and was wondering if the upgrade to Windows 10 does not fail like some on Youtube. Did anyone upgrade to Windows 10 and if so, can you tell me...
View ArticleHD Formatting/Windows 7 Key
I had to have my HD formatted and now Win7 is asking for the product key. The CD is long gone and the label under the laptop is illegible. How can I get the number? I tried a couple of general numbers...
View Articleno bluetooth in win 10 - vostro 3300
After installing win 10 bluetooth isn't even visible in devices manager. Can't find any drivers for win 10, updates, drives etc. No way to switch it on. BT is enabled in BIOS and led is blinking until...
View ArticleWindows 10 has killed my Dell Inspiron 14z Ultrabook - Help!
Against better judgement, I allowed my 14z to install W10. It performed like a dog, but worked OK. However Office 10 was unusably slow, possibly because I was running a 32-bit version. My troubles...
View ArticleDisabling Secure Boot Win7 Pro 64bit Legacy
So I got this new computer for Christmas, and I need to disable DEP which requires me to disable Secure Boot. However I can't seem to figure out how. There's no Secure Boot tab in my bios. I have a...
View ArticleLatitude E6420 upgrade to Windows 10 hangs
My Latitude E6420, bought 3+ years ago came from Dell with Windows 7 installed. 8GB memory. 512 GB SSD, 200 GB free space. The laptop is fully patched, in daily use, no problems. I've tried to do...
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Windows 7 install iso
Hello,I have an XPS 15Z that had a HDD with "Windows(R) 7 Home Prem OA" but the HDD crashed.I bought a new one but impossible to find the Windows' version that matches the key I have..On Microsoft...
View ArticleWill my Dell product ID for windows work if I reinstall windows with a repair...
Just want to make sure, because Microsoft wont allow OEM product keys to download the Windows image from their page.But if I find the install/repair disc, I won't have problems with my product ID and...
View ArticleMissing Ethernet Drivers
Hello,I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. One day it got stuck in airplane mode and would not change. After this I decided to revert back to Windows 7 through CD installation. The reboot...
View ArticleXPS 8300 & Windows 10 - NIC & Intel RST problems
One day I found myself looking at a notification in the task bar tray telling my I was on my way to a free upgrade to Windows 10 from Win 7. I later came to realize that Windows was making changes...
View ArticleInspiron 15 5100 - I am having trouble instaling Win 7 on my new machine...
I have just bought a new Inspiron 15 5100 with running Ubuntu with the plan of installing Win 7 which I have a DVD for.I found that my new machine has no DVD drive so I made a USB with the Win 7 .isoI...
View ArticleWarranty void question and also hardware issue
Hi there, I have an Inspiron 15R SE. Bought it in 2013, been great.I've decided to downgrade it to win7 back then as win8 really was annoying to deal with. But I'm scared, does that void my HARDWARE...
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