For what it is worth, old XPS 420 Desktop upgraded easily from Vista 32 bit...
Although not officially a Dell supported update, our old XPS 420 easily updated from shaky and failing Windows Vista Home to Windows 10 Professional without any need for seeking out special...
View ArticleRunning out of disc space on RECOVERY D
I have a Dell Inspiron 3647, that came from the factory with Windows 7 installed. When windows 10 came out and was free, I upgraded to Windows 10. After numerous compatibility problems with my older...
View ArticleInspiron 3050 Windows 10 1511 Update
The update won't install due to space... and it wanted 5 GB which I managed to do but now it says 9 or 10 GB it needs free. There's nothing else to delete application wise to free up that much...
View ArticleWindows Vista - Laptop Will NOT Boot Properly
I'm trying to fix my friend's laptop and I've run into a dead end trying to get this thing to boot properly. It's a refurbished Dell Inspirion laptop (Model pp26L).Starting it normally results in a...
View Articleneed help please dell latitude d820
Ok I am kind of new to all this so please have a heart and refrain from making me look stupid cause i might make it easy by being a easy target . I have a dell laptop latitude d820 and my goodness...
View Articlewindows 8.1. Inspiron 3531. crucial Bx100 SSD clean install problem
Hello everyone,I own a Dell Inspiron 15 3531 w/ Intel Pentium N3530 bay trail cpu with windows 8.1 w/ Bing, Bios version a03. Recently, I have been attempting to install windows 8.1 to a Crucial Bx100...
View ArticleWindows 10 upgrade resulted in SD Card reader not working on my Latitude E6430u
After upgrading to Windows 10 my SD card reader does not work.Anyone else have this experience? Any solutions for this and I would be very grateful.I tried to update all the drivers for Win 10 but do...
View ArticleInspiron 14z upgrade to Windows 10 - device issues
In the newly deployed GetWindows10 app, there's an option to "Check your PC" - when I choose this option on my Inspiron 14z, I get:Windows 10 will work on this PCThis PC can be upgraded but there may...
View ArticleWindows 10 Bluetooth Problem
I see that everyone that upgraded to Windows 10 are having issues with either WLAN or Bluetooth wireless or both. My computer is a Studio 1735 with an upgraded network card and was running Windows 7,...
View Articleretrieving windows vista password
I purchased a used inspiron 531s with vista basic only to find the log on password is still active. And the place i got it from has no idea whos it was. I'm not sure why they didnt figure that out...
View ArticleAdding a boot option for Inspiron 3521
I an trying to change the boot source priority in the UEFI of my windows 8.1 Inspiron 3521, as I wish to be able to have a dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu Linux) I managed to reach the settings a...
View ArticleWindows 10 bricked my 14Z any advice?
It was late, I was tired and not thinking when I ran the Windows 10 upgrade (I fell like an idiot for not researching before trying it).Long story short, there were some brief error messages during the...
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Inspiron 7548 trackpad critical failure
I love the new Inspiron 7548, except for the trackpad. The trackpad just doesn't work, since day 1. Half the time, it skips, clicks in the wrong places, and there is no configuration app (Alps...
View Articlerecover activation key windows 8.1
hello, I have an inspiron 5547 and my hdd just crashed. i want to know how can i to obtain the activation windows key in the aim to resintal windows. Thanks
View ArticleNo internet access on a Dell Studio 1555 qfter new hard drive install
Looking for some help on getting internet access back onto my Dell studio 1555 after installing new hard drive and Windows 7 64Bit. Everything seems to be working but can not get access to internet....
View ArticleWindows 10 error for Dell Stage
I have a Dell Inspiron 1550 Laptop and recently installed Windows 10. At start up an error message for Dell Stage comes up "Dell Stage requires Windows 7".After spending hours trying to find a...
View ArticleE5510 will not boot.
Hello guys,I have a Dell Latitude E5510 that will not boot up. A friend was carrying it around and shut the laptop down while it was performing Windows updates. The next day I tried to boot it up and...
View ArticleDell Factory Recovery vs Windows 10 Recovery Drive
Hi,Just upgraded my new Inspiron do Windows 10. Eveyrhing is now up-to-date (Windows updates, drivers, Dell updates, etc...).Windows 10 has the ability to create a "Recovery USB Drive"... as well as...
View ArticleWin HP not working Pls Help install new Windows
My Dimension 8200 is OK after 14 uninterrupted years (an amazing workhorse). But the original HP HOME gave me suddenly a Blue 0x0000007E dead notice. Safe mode still works somehow but the Restore (to a...
View ArticleDell direct USB recovery key Win7 Home Premium 64bit
USB recovery fails.After following the directions supplied with the USB key i.e. (Boot PC hit F12 select Boot from USB) the boot process begins but I get the following message "Protection Error......
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