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<span style="color: red;">What's new in version 6.12 Final Build 26?</span><br /><br />(Released: Nov 21, 2012)<br /><br />~ Added support for Firefox 19<br />~ Improved IE 10 integration<br />~ Improved Google Chrome integration<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">How to install?</span><br /><br />1. Uninstall oldest version – restart<br />2. Unrar and run exe file (just double click)<br />3. Have fun! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335649266579513792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386679521559154537.post-79418639236409039532012-11-25T20:50:00.002-08:002012-11-25T20:50:43.143-08:00Download Windows 8 Professional release preview version With Product Key by mahaar92<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="border: 0px; color: navy; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows 8 Professional </strong></span>- Microsoft has already released Windows 8 beta version for developers but of course you can also download and install it absolutely free on your very own PC to test and taste the latest operating system from Microsoft. You may have already downloaded and install windows 8 themes or Windows 8 transformation pack like Omnimo but this is real windows 8 with full features and GUI designs. Microsoft is giving away an ISO image so you need to burn it using DVD burner via DVD image burner software.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows 8 Profesional </strong>(32 bit / 64 bit) <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">|| 2.44 GB / 3.27 GB</strong></div>
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Windows 8 RC free Product Key and you will find inside this package Windows OS, internet explorer 10, windows applications and new touch screen interface. Microsoft knows that the future is all about touch devices so they shifted their windows mode to touch screen for both regular computing as well as touch devices.</div>
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The new start up screen is completely redesigned and now you will only see application which you are using most of the time on your main screen. The icons are now called apps and not only it will show your the icon of the program but the important information as well.</div>
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Fastest Windows 8 RC free Product Keys ever as it boots from DOS to Main Screen in just 5 seconds which is really fast. I think that now Microsoft have left behind the Mac for speed and performance with its so rich features.<br /><br /><img alt="windows 8 main screenwwwproinfozonecom Download Windows 8 Professional Full Version With Product Key" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s475/msishovon/operating%20system/windows-8-main-screenwwwproinfozonecom.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Download Windows 8 Professional Full Version With Product Key" /><br /><br />Main interface now contains tiles which are called Metro tiles by Microsoft. These are very similar to the touch screen devices thumbnails for easy navigation and usage.</div>
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Forget your traditional keyboard and mouse when you can use both these functionalities with your touch device. Much like a smart phone screen it enables you to use your computer any where in the world with so much ease.</div>
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Internet Explorer 10 has shipped with all the functionalities which were missing in the previous versions. CSS3 and HTML5 support makes this browser one of the top used browser in the world. Its so fast and beautiful that you will surly love it. With its tab features you can easily switch between websites with just one click of a button.</div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: navy; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows 8 Features</span></h3>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are following the release of windows from its first version than you may have noticed that Microsoft gives its customers one hit version and other flop version. As we all know that Windows 7 was a big hit so this time for a flop show by Microsoft.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Well we all hope that this will not happen and free product keys of Windows 8 RC will be a great hit and provide us the functionality which fulfills all our demands. Windows 8 is available in more than 14 languages so that it can be used by all round the world.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It has lots of new applications like Bing Travel app, Gaming feature and Music Xbox apps for Microsoft’s Zune music service. Now you can directly download songs and movies from Microsoft store and connect your PC with the HD console.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Behind the beautiful looks of windows 8 you will find the functionalities and base of windows 7 which is a truly hit by Microsoft. Its has very few security loop holes and works perfectly with each and every device manager.</li>
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Microsoft has just introduced a new features in this version which allows you to connect your device from your main PC at home via internet. This means that all your files and folders can be accessed from any where in the world which means that you don’t need to carry your files with you all the time.</div>
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Cloud computing is the future of personal computing which will really revolutionize the way we use laptops. Now you will be connected to your personal computers 24/7 which means more productivity and more profits.</div>
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Stay connected to your beloved ones and reduce the costs of phone billing by using social media websites like Facebook and Skype.</div>
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✔ Processor - 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster</div>
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✔ RAM - 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335649266579513792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386679521559154537.post-44837880548548130022012-11-25T09:10:00.000-08:002012-11-25T09:10:56.047-08:00How to use BitTorrent or uTorrent to send files from one pc to other pc on same network or on different network by mahaar92<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How to use BitTorrent to send files</h1>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note:</strong> If you are new to uTorrent and don’t know how to download files, see <a href="http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/bittorrent/download" style="border: 0px; color: #dd6d68; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">this tutorial.</a></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another note:</strong> It appears that some users (probably only Azureus) are being asked for a username/password for authentication when opening the torrent. Just clicking “Cancel” on that window seems to work fine.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yet another note:</strong> Please don’t post support issues here, this is not the official troubleshooting forum. Support requests here will be ignored/deleted, only post issues about the actual walkthrough. You can post problems at <a href="http://forum.utorrent.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #dd6d68; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">the official uTorrent forums.</a></div>
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Being a computer engineer, I have a lot of files to transfer. Usually we are able to use IM to send/receive files, but they clients’ transfer functions aren’t very good, so usually the files are slow, they stop transferring, you can’t stop them or resume them, and they’re generally very cumbersome.</div>
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Seeing how everyone these days has a BitTorrent client, I thought “why not use it to send files to people? That’s what it’s made for!” It’s very easy to send a file via BitTorrent, and you can send it to many people at once and the speed will still be very good, so I decided to write a small tutorial to show people how easy it is and how well it works.</div>
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The tutorial is focused on <a href="http://www.utorrent.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #dd6d68; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="new">uTorrent</a>, a popular BitTorrent client, but it’s about the same with other clients. This introduction served only to distract you while the tutorial is loading (and it should have loaded by now), so watch it and you should be able to send any file anywhere in just minutes!</div>
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By the way, if you’re going to send something to many people, you could enable “Super seeding” in the torrent creation dialog. That sends the whole file to those people with the fastest connections first so they can redistribute it even if you leave.</div>
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Here is the tutorial (you need to have Flash installed to watch it, if the window appears cut off, <a href="http://www.korokithakis.net/files/upload.html" style="border: 0px; color: #dd6d68; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">visit the standalone version</a>.):</div>
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If you want to know what all these settings you just changed did, here’s a quick rundown on how BitTorrent works: The .torrent file you create contains a bit of information about the files you want to send, the address of the tracker computer, etc. When you send this file to someone (by email, IM, or any other way) and they open it, their client connects to the tracker and asks it to tell them who else has this file. The tracker does this, and they connect to other people and download the parts of the file they don’t have and upload the parts they have.</div>
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The information in the torrent file make sure that the data you download is correct and not corrupt somehow, and the tracker’s job is to tell the people who are downloading who all is in the “swarm”. The port number you changed is where on your computer people will connect to “talk” to your client and the advanced setting was to allow uTorrent to become a tracker (otherwise noone would know that you had the file). In this case you are both the tracker and the seed (the person who has the file), but there is no reason why these can’t be (and usually are) on different computers. As a sidenote, if you have a dynamic IP, you should use a service like <a href="http://www.dyndns.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #dd6d68; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">DynDNS</a> to get a permanent hostname or make sure that your IP doesn’t change for as long as you want to remain a tracker.</div>
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A little sidenote on trackerless torrents: The programs who support them (they will say they have <span class="caps" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DHT</span> support) no longer need a tracker, but they do a search that is similar to how you search p2p networks like eMule, Gnutella, etc to find the torrent. They do that if the tracker is not accessible, so theoretically you could just skip all these steps and directly create the torrent without any tracker address in it, and (if all the people use compatible programs) the torrent would still work.</div>
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Creating a [Private] Torrent using uTorrent (Guide / Tutorial)<br />Version 0.522</h2>
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<strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></div>
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Proceed at your own risk! The information here is accurate to the best of our knowledge. We will not be held responsible if this document causes your computer to explode or burst into flames. In real serious terms, if any corruption of data, hardware damage or <b>any</b> other kind of damage/losses/etc. arises from the use of this document, We will not be responsible for it. If you don't like this, please don't read any further.</div>
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Introduction</h3>
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<strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;"></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">What are the options when you want to send a 4.3GB DVD folder to your family, relatives and friends? Rapidshare? Megaupload? Or</span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;"><gulp>...</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;"> MSN? Free media file hosts have some limits either in the maximum data you can download per day, or the constant nagging to buy their premium service. And MSN is not designed for sending such large files - just imagine if the file stalled at the 97% mark - You will need to resend the entire file! MSN's Shared Folders had some promise but it was later replaced by SkyDrive, which limits each file to 50MB, although it gives 25GB of space.</span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">
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So what other alternative is there? There's FTP. Or you can take a risk and send it via MSN. Or you can split the file in segments and upload it to a SkyDrive, RapidShare, MegaUpload or other file hosting server.</div>
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If you have a web hosting server, you can upload it to there. But chances are your web host will not be too happy about it as their terms of service do not allow you to share resource intensive files. Except perhaps our web host, <a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?329721/hosting.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999;">DreamHost</a> - they offer a huge 50GB of space just for backups, along with their normal webspace so you can use it as a convenient file storage centre.</div>
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So what else?</div>
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Enter Bittorrent - a very efficient peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing protocol to share your files with anyone, anywhere. You can share files privately within only people you choose, or publicly with anyone on the Internet. The only requirement is a internet connection.</div>
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Starting off...</h3>
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You will first need to <a href="http://bootstrike.com/Articles/BitTorrentGuide/" style="color: #999999;">install and optimize utorrent</a> for maximum speed. This has already been covered in another guide. Please follow it first.</div>
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A tracker is needed for all peers to connect to for a updated list of peers. Fortunately, utorrent comes with a built-in tracker function that we will utilize for this guide. If you want to use an external tracker such as <a href="http://openbittorrent.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999;">OpenBitTorrent</a>, obtain the announcer URL from the site. It will look something like this: <em>http://site.com/announce</em> or <em>udp://site.com:1111</em>. In OpenBitTorrent's case, it will be <em>http://tracker.openbittorrent.com/announce</em> and <em>udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80/announce</em> .</div>
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For torrents you intend to share with everyone, you will also need to upload the torrent to a tracker site (such as legaltorrents.com) with an appropriate title and description for others to find and download.</div>
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Otherwise, you can simply use uTorrent's built-in tracker and upload it to a personal website. In any case, for everyone to be able to download your files, they will need to obtain the torrent file from somewhere such as an online site, via e-mail, via MSN or via file sharing sites such as RapidShare. Without it, they will not be able to download your files.</div>
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Pros and Cons of Using uTorrent's Built-In Embedded Tracker</h4>
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<tr><th align="center" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Pros<br /></b></th><th align="center" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Cons<br /></b></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><strong>Private. </strong>Only you and the people you send the torrent to know about your torrent.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Your IP address must not change. IP addresses can change if you use a dial-up connection and need to manually reconnect to the Internet every time you switch on the computer.<br />
If you are using a broadband router such as 2Wire, Linksys, DLink, Belkin, etc, chances are that your IP address never changes unless you restart your router. If it does, it can be somewhat subverted with services like <a href="http://www.no-ip.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999;">No-ip</a> but the downloaders will be need to be told specifically to refresh their DNS when your IP changes</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><strong>Simple.</strong> Just an on/off switch - not much fuss needed</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">No control over who can connect to the tracker (unless a firewall is used, advanced). Anyone can connect to your tracker and share their torrent <b>IF and only IF </b>they know your IP address and port number. And you wouldn't know - as uTorrent has no interface to show what is going on in the tracker!<br />
However, the occurrence of this is<b> very rare </b>as the person would need to know your IP address and port. Also, the person can only use your tracker to share files from his own PC so it is a very very minor con.</td></tr>
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So which one should you use? If you are creating a torrent only to share with people you know, go with uTorrent's built-in tracker. Else, for torrents that you want anyone to be able to download, go with public trackers.</div>
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Using uTorrent's Built-In Tracker</h3>
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This step is only necessary if you are using uTorrent's built in embedded tracker. If you are using public trackers, it is not needed and you can skip to the next section.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Start uTorrent (if it is already not running)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Check that your port is opened properly by entering your port number below and clicking <b>Submit</b>. Ensure that uTorrent is running before submitting.<br /><br /><fieldset>
<legend>uTorrent Port Checker</legend><form action="http://www.utorrent.com:16000/testport.php" method="get" target="_blank">
Enter the port number in this box <input maxlength="6" name="port" size="7" type="text" /> and click <input type="submit" value="submit" /> .</form>
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<br />Your port number can be found in <b>uTorrent</b> > <b>Options</b> > <b>Preferences</b> > <b>Connection</b> > <b>'Port used for incoming connections:'</b>.<br /><br />When you click Submit, there should be a <span style="background-color: #66ff66;"><b>OK!</b></span> word with a green background as shown in the screen shot below. If not, please <a href="http://bootstrike.com/Articles/BitTorrentGuide/#port_forward" style="color: #999999;">read the guide</a> on how to port forward as port forwarding is important for downloaders to be able to connect to you. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Note down the IP address mentioned in the line<br /><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
Checking port<b> ..(Port Number)...</b> on <b>...(IP Address)...</b></blockquote>
Here is a screen shot to better explain (the IP address is blurred for privacy reasons):<br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
<img alt="Port Checker Results and how to obtain your IP" height="184" src="http://bootstrike.com/Articles/CreateTorrent/images/porttracker.gif" style="border: 0px;" width="356" /><br /><i>Port Checker Results and how to obtain your IP address, numbers in the dark blue box shows your IP address</i></blockquote>
With the information, you can now form the tracker URL. Your tracker URL will be<br /><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
<i>http://(IP Address):(Port Number)/announce</i></blockquote>
For example, if your port number is <b>55641</b> and your IP address is <b>209.85.171.100</b>, your tracker URL will be:<br /><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
http://209.85.171.100:55641<b></b>/announce</blockquote>
The above is just <b>an example</b>. You will need to substitute it with your IP address and port number you obtained above.<br /><br /><strong>NOTE:</strong> Your IP address must also NOT change until you finish sending the files to your friend. This means you should not restart your router or disconnect your dial-up session until you finish sending the files. If your IP address changes, no one can connect to you and the torrent will stall as the peers will not know your new IP. However, activity between peers will continue, just that new peers will not be able to join the torrent. If no one other peer has the complete file when you change IP or disconnect, the torrent will stall.<br /><br />We will need this tracker URL later, so note it down somewhere for now.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">In utorrent, go to <b>Options</b> > <b>Preferences</b> > <b>Advanced</b></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Change the <b>Value</b> of <b>bt.enable_tracker</b> to <b>true</b><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
<img alt="Setting bt.enable_tracker to true" height="323" src="http://bootstrike.com/Articles/CreateTorrent/images/enable_tracker.gif" style="border: 0px;" width="432" /><br /><i>Setting bt.enable_tracker to true</i></blockquote>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">On the left, click <b>Bittorrent</b></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Set the <b>IP/Hostname to report to tracker</b> to your IP address we identified just now. You only need the IP address, do not include the port number. In our example, it would be:<br /><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
209.85.171.100</blockquote>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">You're set! Click <b>OK</b>.</li>
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Creating the Torrent</h3>
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You cannot change any part of the download once it is created. For example, if you create a torrent from a folder named 'WEDDING', you must not modify the contents of the folder by adding any new files to the folder as those will not get sent.</div>
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Lets start to create a torrent.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Place all your files that you want to share in one folder.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Start uTorrent (if it is already not running)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Click <b>File</b> and then <b>Create New Torrent...</b></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Under <b>Select Source</b>, select the folder containing the files you want to share by clicking on <b>Add directory</b></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Under <b>Trackers:</b> add your tracker server. If you are using utorrent's built-in tracker, follow the format stated above. For example, if your port number is <b>55641</b> and IP address is <b>209.85.171.100</b>, your tracker server will be:<br /><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
http://<b>209.85.171.100</b>:<b>55641</b>/announce</blockquote>
Otherwise, if you are using public trackers, simply add the tracker address into the Trackers box.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">If you are using utorrent's built-in tracker, under <b>Trackers</b>, add another line with an entry replacing your IP address with 'localhost' but leaving the port as the same value. For example, if your port number is <b>55641</b>, the new line will be:<br /><br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
http://localhost:<b>55641</b>/announce</blockquote>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Add a comment to describe your torrent under <b>Comment</b>. This is optional and only helps for torrents in public trackers so that people can easily identify the contents of the torrent</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Tick the boxes labeled <b>Start seeding</b> and <b>Private torrent</b>. If you are going to upload this torrent in a public network for *anyone* to download (e.g. ISOHunt or OpenBitTorrent), do <span class="dangerSpan" style="color: red;"><b>NOT</b></span> tick <b>Private Torrent</b>.<br /><br />It should now look something like this:<br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
<img alt="Create New Torrent" height="336" src="http://bootstrike.com/Articles/CreateTorrent/images/newtorrent.gif" style="border: 0px;" width="284" /><br /><i>Create New Torrent, with the boxes filled in. If you are not using utorrent's built in embedded tracker, you don't need to have the 2nd line under Trackers</i></blockquote>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">You're almost set! To make the torrent, click '<b>Create and save as...'. </b>uTorrent will begin hashing the files and then asks you where to save the resulting torrent file. Put it in a location you can remember. You will need this file later.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Click <b>Close</b>.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">You should see the torrent in your list with a green up arrow (like this: <img height="13" src="http://bootstrike.com/Articles/CreateTorrent/images/greenarrow.gif" style="border: 0px;" width="13" />) with the status <b>Seeding</b>.<ol>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><b>If the arrow is red and you are using the built-in tracker</b>,<ol>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Did you set the port correctly?</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Did you add the localhost entry as stated above?</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Did you set <b>bt.enable_tracker</b> to <b>true</b>?</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Double-click the torrent row and check the list of Trackers. If it is wrong, delete and recreate the torrent again following the steps outlined above.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Double-click the torrent and check the list of Trackers to ensure it matches the value provided by the tracker operator. If it is wrong, delete and recreate the torrent again</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">If you are using another computer to host the tracker, make sure that computer is setup for port forwarding correctly.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">You may need to upload your torrent at the tracker website and download it back again. After downloading it back, open the torrent in uTorrent and set the <strong>Save</strong>folder as the same folder you selected when you created the torrent. uTorrent will recheck and automatically begin seeding the file.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">The tracker may require registration or some other action from you. Check the tab <strong>Trackers</strong> > <strong>Status</strong> column for the details of the error.</li>
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Getting your Friend to Download</h3>
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It's simple - just send the torrent to your friend and your friend simply has to add it to his favorite bittorrent software (such as uTorrent). Just like downloading any other torrent!</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Send (via email or any other method you prefer) the torrent file that you saved in the previous step to all the people you want to share the files with.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Your friends simply need to add the torrent to their favorite bittorrent software such as uTorrent, Bit Comet, Azureus, etc..</li>
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Checking For Activity</h4>
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Give it some time (up to a minute) for your friend to connect to you. You should see your upload rate start to increase with every peer that begins to download from you. Activity can be monitored in the Peers tab, after you select the torrent row.</div>
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Some public trackers may request utorrent to update trackers at only a certain interval (e.g. 30 minutes). If you are not able to right-click the torrent and click 'Update Tracker', the only thing you can do is wait till utorrent gets a new list of peers from the tracker. uTorrent's embedded tracker updates every 5 minutes.</div>
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</h3>
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<tr valign="top"><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>1)</b></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>Must my friend use a torrent client to download my files?</b><br />Yes, but you don't really have to install any software to download it. Sites such as <a href="http://www.torrelay.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999;">Torrent Relay</a> and <a href="http://www.bitlet.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #999999;">BitLet</a> allow a user to download the torrent without installing any software. However, when you use such sites, you are letting those sites know information about the torrent you are downloading.</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>2)</b></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>My internet is slow / online gaming is full of lag / how do I control how much upload bandwidth I use for a particular torrent?</b><br />You need to slow down your upload rate. Right-click the utorrent icon in the bottom right at the system tray > <b>Upload Limit</b> > (set a lower rate).</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>3)</b></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>My peers are receiving the error messages "invalid http reply" or "connection closed by peer"?</b><br />Most likely your ISP is interfering with the utorrent server. The workaround is to tell your peers to manually add your IP to the peer list. Assuming your peers are using uTorrent,<br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Click on the torrent row</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Click on the <b>Peers</b> tab at the bottom area</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Right-click anywhere on a blank area in the list that appears for that tab</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Click "<b>Add Peer...</b>"</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Enter the IP address and port number of the person hosting the file. For example, following my example above, we would tell our peers to add<br /><blockquote style="margin-left: 1em;">
209.85.171.100:55641</blockquote>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">Click <b>OK</b></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;">You should see a new peer appear on the list. The tracker errors will continue and can be ignored.</li>
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Another alternative would be to use public trackers instead. Note that using public trackers can end in people you don't know downloading your torrent.</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><strong>4)</strong></td><td style="padding-bottom: 1em;"><b>What solutions are there if I am not able to perform port forwarding? </b><br />If you still can't get the green port forward to work, you will manually need to add peers as none of the peers can connect directly to your tracker. Note that those peers must be able to perform port forward successfully i.e. get the green mark when testing the port forward function above. To add peers manually, you will need their ip address and port number for each peer in the following format: <ip address>:<port>. For example<br />
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209.85.171.100:55641</blockquote>
Once the torrent is seeding, go to the Peers tab, right click on a blank area, click 'Add Peer...' and enter the string above for each peer in the seeding computer.<br />
If even other peers are not able to port forward, you should either use a public tracker or find another computer who can host the tracker (not the actual download). Then when you create the torrent, specify the tracker as the other computer's IP. No 'localhost' tracker is required in this case. Ensure that all parties are using at least uTorrent v2 to take advantage of the UDP hole punching feature.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335649266579513792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386679521559154537.post-21420342751616384082012-11-24T06:09:00.002-08:002012-11-24T06:09:52.299-08:00OEM logo Dell - Blue and White by mahaar92<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Download and extract this zip file.<br />
Copy the OEM folder to C:\Windows\System32<br />
You will need to accept the UAC prompt and have administrator rights.<br />
Run the registry file.Accept the UAC prompt and then select yes.<br />
The Dell logos and Dell Online Support will be added to system properties.<br />
This will work in all versions of Windows 7.<br />
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Download and extract this zip file.<br />
Copy the OEM folder to C:\Windows\System32<br />
You will need to accept the UAC prompt and have administrator rights.<br />
Run the registry file.Accept the UAC prompt and then select yes.<br />
The Dell logos and Dell Online Support will be added to system properties.<br />
This will work in all versions of Windows 7.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">How to downgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to Professional or Home Premium?</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">I hope this tutorial will help for those who wants to downgrade from your Windows 7 Ultimate to Professional or Home Premium. Normally this option is not possible. We are going to do a small hack in registry to allow the downgrade option. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/Downgrade-refused.png" style="border: 0px; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">* Open the Registry Editor and locate the following path</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><pre class="prettyprint" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 1px solid rgb(201, 201, 201); font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; margin-left: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px;"><span class="pln" style="color: black;">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</span><span class="pun" style="color: #666600;">\</span><span class="pln" style="color: black;">SOFTWARE</span><span class="pun" style="color: #666600;">\</span><span class="typ" style="color: #660066;">Microsoft</span><span class="pun" style="color: #666600;">\</span><span class="typ" style="color: #660066;">Windows</span><span class="pln" style="color: black;"> NT</span><span class="pun" style="color: #666600;">\</span><span class="typ" style="color: #660066;">CurrentVersion</span></pre>
</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">and change the data of "<strong class="bbc">EditionID</strong>" and "<strong class="bbc">ProductName</strong>" like below</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong class="bbc">EditionID : Ultimate -------><span style="color: red;">Professional</span> or <span style="color: red;">HOMEPREMIUM</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong class="bbc"><strong class="bbc">ProductName: Windows 7 Ultimate ---------> <span style="color: red;">Windows 7 Professional</span> (or) <span style="color: red;">Windows 7 HOMEPREMIUM</span></strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><strong class="bbc"><br /></strong></span><span style="font-size: 10px;">See the below screenshots</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/ulti-down.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: blue;">TO</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/prof-down.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/home-down.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">* For downgrading do not boot from Windows 7 installation DVD. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/Downgrade-booting-from-DVD.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">* Boot to your running windows desktop and start the installation from DVD by running "<strong class="bbc">setup.exe</strong>". While configuring you will be asked two options "<strong class="bbc">Upgrade</strong>" or "<strong class="bbc">Custom</strong>". Click <strong class="bbc">Upgrade</strong> option and it will start the progress. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/Downgrade-select-Upgrade.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/Downgrade-Report.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/Downgrade-Process.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">* After successful downgrading, You can see your downgraded Windows Home Premium or Professional.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://www.rtwincustomize.net/images/Downgrade-welcome-Home-Premium.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-height: 600px !important; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;">* That's it! </span><br /><br /></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335649266579513792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386679521559154537.post-80898059736132078282012-11-22T22:12:00.001-08:002012-11-22T22:13:57.341-08:00How to Verify and Check Windows 8, Windows 7 or Vista Activation Status (Retail, KMS or MAK) by mahaar92<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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All versions and editions of <a href="http://www.mydigitallife.info/download-windows-7-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/" style="color: #1fa2e1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 7</a> , windows 8 and Windows Vista has to be activated, including copies of Windows 7 and Windows Vista licenses acquired through either retail or volume licensing channels. Although by default the Windows operating system can run for free for 30 days (<a href="http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-rearm-and-extend-free-usage-activation-grace-period-of-windows-7-to-120-days/" style="color: #1fa2e1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;">extendable to 120 days with rearm</a>) as evaluation or trial period, however without proper activation, end-users will be kept reminded with frequent messages to activate the system, and the system may be unusable if not activated post activation-free period expiry date.<br />
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Thus, it’s important to ensure that the Windows 7 or Vista is activated, especially for machine that requires repetitive activation tokens at regular interval, such as Windows operating system activated with KMS (Key Management Server) for large corporations on volume licensing agreements.</div>
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In case you want to check and verify the activation status of Windows 7 or Windows Vista, here’s the way to check and see the Windows Vista or Windows 7 activation status. The trick works on any versions of Windows 7 and Vista, regardless of activation method, including retail product key, KMS or MAK (Multiple Activation Key).</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Type <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">cmd</strong> or <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Command Prompt</strong> in Start Menu, then right click on the first result (cmd.exe or Command Prompt) and select <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Run as administrator</strong> to open a Command Prompt window in elevated privilege mode.<div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">
Alternatively, go to <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Start Menu</strong> -> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Accessories</strong> and locate <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Command Prompt</strong>.</div>
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Click on “Yes” if the User Account Control prompts for confirmation.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Enter one of the following commands, and hit Enter to execute:<div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">
<code style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">slmgr -xpr</code></div>
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<code style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">slmgr -dli</code></div>
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<code style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">slmgr -dlv</code></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The resulting dialog box will display the activation status of the system, with either a text description such as “The machine is permanently activated” or via License Status entry, where “Licensed” means activated.<div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">
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<img alt="Windows 7 License Status" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-59676" height="217" src="http://www.mydigitallife.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/windows-licensed.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="windows-licensed" width="448" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.mydigitallife.info/slmgr-commands-and-options-with-windows-vista-product-key-activation/" style="color: #1fa2e1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;">SLMgr (or SLMgr.vbs)</a> is a VBscript built-in with Windows 7 and Vista as Software Licensing Manager, a tool that manages product activation, license and product key. It’s a command line utility, and hence the need of DOS console. Alternatively, user can just check on the System Properties in Windows’s GUI (graphical user interface) by following these steps:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Open <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Start Menu</strong>, and right click on <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Computer</strong>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Select <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Properties</strong> on the right click context menu.<div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">
<img alt="Windows 7 System Properties" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-59682" height="207" src="http://www.mydigitallife.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/system-properties.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="system-properties" width="297" /></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and the Windows activation status together with Product ID are listed under <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Windows activation</strong> section.</li>
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<br />Activating Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with media center for free with legitimate key!<br /><br />Yes you heard it right, its possible now just follow some of these simple steps:<br /><br />1). Activate your copy of windows with a MAK or KMS method (Since MAK keys are harder to find and are used up early so i will tell you only KMS method!).<br /><br />2). To activate windows using KMS server, run Command Prompt (CMD) as Admin and enter the following in the given order:<br />slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX<br />slmgr /skms fourdeltaone.net:1688<br />slmgr.vbs -ato<br />slmgr /ckms<br /><br />NOTE:<br />1). XXXXX is the Generic Volume key for Windows 8 Pro.<br />2). If the server is running then you will be activated for 180 days.<br /><br />More working KMS servers:<br />lunar21.no-ip.org<br />kmsz1.no-ip.org:1688<br />kms.columbia.edu:1688<br /><br />For "lunar21.no-ip.org" server, set the time zone at GMT+02.00 Cairo or something no further than 4 hours away from the Cairo timing, then synchronize the time.<br /><br />3). Visit this <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs">official site</a> and get your legit free key for an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro withWindows Media Center.<br /><br />4). Now right click on extreme lower left corner of your screen and go to "System".<br /><br />5). Click on "Get more features with a new edition of Windows" and select "I already have a product key", enter the key and follow the online procedure to make your Windows legitimatelyactivated!<br /><br />Requirement: RTM Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (x86/x64)<br /><br />NOTE: Free upgrade offer is valid till 31 January 2013, so hurry up!<br /><br />Help Notes:<br /><br />1). To check key PID use <a href="http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20816-The-Ultimate-PID-Checker">The Ultimate PID Checker</a> or visit this <a href="http://d-fault.nl/PidCheck.aspx">site</a><br /><br />2). For license management use <a href="http://www.joshcellsoftwares.com/2011/09/AdvancedTokensManager.html">Advanced Tokens Manager</a> or <a href="http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/28669-Microsoft-Toolkit-Official-KMS-Solution-for-Windows-and-Office-2010">Microsoft Toolkit</a><br /><br />3). If you install windows again then you have to follow these procedures again or backup your license using license management software!<br /><br />4). After this activation your copy of windows becomes retail edition.<br /><br />5). To be on the legal side and avoid all these hassels, buy yourself a Genuine copy ofWindows 8 Pro at $14.99 (<a href="http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/38524-Windows-8-14-99-Upgrade-Code-is-Now-available?p=658188&viewfull=1#post658188">See here</a>).<br /><br />If you liked the software then please purchase it to support its developers!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335649266579513792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386679521559154537.post-46349340512956234822012-11-22T12:20:00.000-08:002012-11-22T12:20:44.089-08:00 Microsoft Office 2010 Official Download Links (Digital River) by mahaar92<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you have an Office 2010 Product key, you may download Office 2010. Use your product key with the correct installer. If you do not know your product key and have Microsoft Office installed use <a href="http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Belarc Advisor</a> to obtain it.</div>
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• <a href="http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/office2010/X17-75058.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Office 2010 Home and Student x86</a> (English) - X17-75058</div>
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• <a href="http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/office2010/X17-75161.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Office 2010 Home and Student x64</a> (English) - X17-75161</div>
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• <a href="http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/office2010/X17-75058.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Office 2010 Professional x86</a> (English) - X17-75058</div>
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• <a href="http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/office2010/X17-75161.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Office 2010 Professional x64</a> (English) - X17-75161</div>
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• <a href="http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/office2010/X17-75238.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Office 2010 Professional Plus x86</a> (English) - X17-75238</div>
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• <a href="http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/office2010/X17-75612.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Office 2010 Professional Plus x64</a> (English) - X17-75612</div>
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<strong><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4066.2-2-1-microsoft-office-2010-lanuage-packs.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">For Office 2010 Language Packs see here</a>.</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/18-office-2010-direct-download-links" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">For other languages and setup files see here</a></strong>. These links were found by Jan Krohn.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Note: If referred to this Wiki from the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> Answers forum. Note that none of these downloads are specific to Dell systems; these downloads are provided by <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_River" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Digital River">Digital River</a> or direct from Microsoft</strong> <span style="color: black;">The Non-Microsoft/Additional Recommended Software wiki has software that I recommend available from a variety of safe locations.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Thus the files listed below may be used on any PC (that has a readable Windows Vista/7 COA) and/or a Microsoft Office 2007/2010 license. Ensure you have product keys for both Windows and Office at hand when using these files.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">If looking for a "<span style="color: red;"><em>Dell Windows Reinstallation DVD</em></span>" see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/476.2-0-requesting-a-microsoft-windows-reinstallation-cddvd-from-dell.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1452.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1452.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6518.600x400px_2D00_LL_2D00_d9da04f1_5F00_windows8logo.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/250x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6518.600x400px_2D00_LL_2D00_d9da04f1_5F00_windows8logo.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6518.600x400px_2D00_LL_2D00_d9da04f1_5F00_windows8logo.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6136.windows_2D00_8_2D00_fish.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/100x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6136.windows_2D00_8_2D00_fish.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3805.2-7-1-windows-8-professional-upgrade-offer-for-new-pcs.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows 8 Upgrade Offer for New PCs</a> ($15 until February 23rd 2013)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/buy" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Upgrade</a> ($40 until January 31st 2013)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/feature-packs" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 8 Media Centre Pack</a> (free until January 31st 2013)</span></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7242.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7242.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5428.ArticleIcon.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5428.ArticleIcon.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8715.2012_2D00_03_2D00_30_5F00_182906_5F00_orb.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8715.2012_2D00_03_2D00_30_5F00_182906_5F00_orb.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5861.Internet_2D00_Explorer_2D00_9.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5861.Internet_2D00_Explorer_2D00_9.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></h2>
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">• <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3316.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows 7 Official .iso Download Links (Digital River)</a></span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3806.2-1-2-convert-your-windows-7-reinstallation-dvd-to-a-dell-windows-7-reinstallation-usb.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Convert your Windows 7 Reinstallation DVD to a Windows 7 Bootable USB</a></span></div>
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• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/microsoft-windows-7-standalone-updates-download-links.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack and Standalone Updates</a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6136.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6136.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3718.Windows-Vista.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3718.Windows-Vista.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7455.Windows_2D00_Vista_2D00_Start_2D00_Button.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7455.Windows_2D00_Vista_2D00_Start_2D00_Button.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1738.Internet_2D00_Explorer_2D00_9.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1738.Internet_2D00_Explorer_2D00_9.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">• <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows Vista Official .iso Download Links (Digital River)</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">•<strong> <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3639.2-3-2-make-a-dell-windows-vista-service-pack-1-reinstallation-dvd-or-usb.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Convert your Windows Vista Reinstallation DVD to a Windows Vista Bootable USB with Service Pack 1</a></strong></span></div>
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• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/microsoft-windows-vista-standalone-updates-download-links.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack and Standalone Updates</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6661.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6661.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0675.winXP.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0675.winXP.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2055.start.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/100x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2055.start.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3618.related_2D00_posts_2D00_part3_2D00_082.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3618.related_2D00_posts_2D00_part3_2D00_082.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3639.2-3-2-make-a-dell-windows-vista-service-pack-1-reinstallation-dvd-or-usb.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><br /></a></strong></span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Note: There are no free official or trusted unofficial download links for Windows XP. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3324.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">nlite: Make a XP Service Pack 3 Reinstallation Disc</a></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3324.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack and Standalone Updates</a></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">• <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PageDefrag</a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (For defragging files in XP which can't normally be defragged because Windows XP is running)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">• <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/xp-downloads#2TC=powertoys" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PowerTools for Windows XP</a></span></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Microsoft Office</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/officepreview" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Office 2013 Consumer Preview</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://visio.microsoft.com/en-us/preview/default.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Visio 2013 Consumer Preview</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1884.MS_2D00_Office_2D00_2010_2D00_Security_2D00_Suite.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1884.MS_2D00_Office_2D00_2010_2D00_Security_2D00_Suite.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1537.Word.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1537.Word.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4276.Excel.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="'220" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4276.Excel.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4428.PowerPoint.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4428.PowerPoint.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5707.Outlook.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5707.Outlook.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5355.Publisher.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5355.Publisher.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6378.Access.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6378.Access.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8182.Visio.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8182.Visio.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8764.OneNote.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8764.OneNote.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7484.InfoPath.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7484.InfoPath.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3107.Project.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3107.Project.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></h2>
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3322.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Office 2010 Official Downloads (Digital River)</a></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3784.2-2-microsoft-office-2010-starter-unofficial.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Unofficial Downloads</a></span></strong></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1220.Office-2007.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1220.Office-2007.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7167.word.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7167.word.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3884.excel.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3884.excel.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8463.powerpoint.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8463.powerpoint.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4064.outlook.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4064.outlook.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1362.publisher.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1362.publisher.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2313.access.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2313.access.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3652.visio.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3652.visio.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4628.onenote.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4628.onenote.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1273.infopath.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1273.infopath.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5672.project.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5672.project.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></h2>
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3321.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Office 2007 Official Downloads (Digital River)</a></span></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4213.Works.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/75x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4213.Works.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3323.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Works 9.0 Official Downloads (Digital River)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Microsoft Security Essentials</span></h1>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8372.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8372.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4111.Microsoft_5F00_Security_5F00_Essentials_5F00_icon.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4111.Microsoft_5F00_Security_5F00_Essentials_5F00_icon.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/security-essentials-all-versions" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials (XP/Vista/7 - select language)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/HowToMSE.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials Latest Definition</a></span></div>
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<strong>Security Essentials is included as a part of Windows 8 so there is no need to install it.</strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Microsoft Windows Live SkyDrive</span></h1>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8372.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8372.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0131.skydrive.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/150x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0131.skydrive.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4744.FileWinLive_2D00_sync.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4744.FileWinLive_2D00_sync.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1884.Windows-Live.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/75x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1884.Windows-Live.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8255.skype_2D00_logo_2D00_placeholder.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/75x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8255.skype_2D00_logo_2D00_placeholder.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4721.skype_2D00_logo_2D00_placeholder.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0245.skype_2D00_logo_2D00_placeholder.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a></h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: medium;">• <a href="https://skydrive.live.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows Live SkyDrive</a> </span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Online storage (7 GB free can purchase an additional 100 GB) highly recommended.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: medium;">• <a href="https://apps.live.com/skydrive/app/9a65e47d-606a-4816-a246-90f54bf7a3ea" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows Live SkyDrive for Windows</a></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Add SkyDrive as a synced folder in Windows Vista, 7 or 8.</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home?intcmp=wlogo" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Skype</a> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Instant Messaging Software for Microsoft Windows</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: x-large;">Microsoft Mathematics</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;">• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=15702" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Mathematics</a> </span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Scientific Calculator for Microsoft Windows.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: x-large;">Microsoft Student Programs</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: medium;">• <a href="https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft DreamSpark</a></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span> <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2500.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/300x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2500.microsoft_2D00_logo.jpg" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0820.AskGenMS_2D00_EN.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/200x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0820.AskGenMS_2D00_EN.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Additional Recommended Software </span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Software I like and recommend; this is not official Dell documentation. This is written by Philip Yip, Dell Community Rockstar natakuc4.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Security</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I recommend Malwarebytes' Antimalware, Windows 7 Firewall Control and Microsoft Security Essentials. Although I will mention other security software, don't install everything unless you want a really slow computer. The end user will need to pick software that they like and trust.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_pro/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Malwarebytes' Antimalware</a> </span></div>
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<span class="Asple-style*span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I recommend installation of the free version of Malwarebytes' Antimalware on all systems as it is an excellent antimalware program. The free version will only run and update when prompted so is fine to run with other security software. The pro version offers real-time protection and is a one off payment for ~$25, I would recommend it. There is no expiry once purchased.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 7 Firewall Control (XP, Vista, 7 & 8)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">Windows 7 Firewall Control is a stringent firewall. There is a free and a plus version.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://www.superantispyware.com/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">SuperAntiSpyware</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://www.safer-networking.org/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Spybot Search and Destroy</a></span></div>
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max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2555.GIMP_2D00_logo.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2555.GIMP_2D00_logo.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></h2>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Productivity Software</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <strong><a href="http://www.mendeley.com/download-mendeley-desktop/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Mendeley Desktop</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>A must have reference manager. Extremely useful for students and academics. Add your pdf files to Mendeley, it will manage them. In most cases it will extract all the information required for referencing. It will allow you to quickly search to find a paper via author, keywords, or notes you have left. A useful Word plugin allows you to insert the reference in your word document. Free online storage of papers to 0.5 GB which will automatically sync from computer to computer. If you wish more then you can select one of their plans.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">MathType</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>A must have for typing mathematics in Word, Excel, Visio and Powerpoint. Much better then Microsoft's native equation editor. There is a free version called MathType lite which comes along with a 30 day free trial of the full MathType. MathType lite does most purpose, for coloured equations and additional shortcuts full MathType is required.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://bkchem.zirael.org/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">BKChem</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Free software for drawing chemical structure. There are many superior paid packages out there but this free software is quite useful.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Adobe Reader 11</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>The standard reader for opening pdfs. Adobe Reader was getting quite buggy of late but version 11 seems better. Adobe have a suite of pdf editing products.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Foxit PDF Reader</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Another pdf reader. This is much lighter than Adobe Reader but cannot open all the secured pdfs that Adobe Reader can.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer/download" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PDF-XChange Viewer</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Another pdf reader. This software has a useful inbuilt OCR mechanism, if you have scanned in a document with text then you can use this software to perform OCR to make the pdf searchable.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Cute PDF Writer</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Prints to pdf. This is useful if you want to save a receipt or something. Note the pdf prints from this printer will just be as images. There will be no OCR for printed text or bookmarks. To get OCR from a printed webpage for example, open in PDF-XChange viewer.<br />If using a Microsoft Office Product you are better to use save as > pdf. The file size will be lower and the pdf searchable. There is also CutePDF professional but there are other free pdf software which duplicate most of the functions of CutePDF Professional.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PDF Creator</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Equivalent to Cute PDF Writer, some slight differences e.g. merging of files but there are better software for merging files. I prefer CutePDF Writer.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PDFill</a> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>An assortment of free tool for merging pdf files, deleting pages, rotating and reordering pages. This company also has an editor.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://download.cnet.com/PDFTK-Builder/3000-18497_4-198814.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PDFTK Builder</a> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Carries out a similar function to PDFill free tools.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.7-zip.org/download.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">7zip</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Want to make a file smaller to send by email, then compress it with 7zip. In addition 7zip can open and extract .rar, .iso, .7z and .tar files. This is extremely easy to have installed.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://peazip.sourceforge.net/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Peazip</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Like 7zip but a different user interface, install te one you prefer out of the two. I prefer 7zip.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">StarDock</a> (fences, ObjectDock, Start8)</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Create fences on your Desktop so your icons are always aligned the way you wish and so you can group desktop icons together in a way you see fit. There is a free and a paid version. ObjectDock is a Desktop Dock, there is a free version and a paid version. Although for Dell users they should see <a href="http://www.delldock.com/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">DellDock</a>. This is made by the same company although there are some slight differences. Start8 gives Windows 8 the Start button and classic Start Menu back for Windows 8. There is a small price tag.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">ClassicShell</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Carries out the same function as Start8 but is free.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.startisback.com/#home-tab" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">StartIsBack</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Menu to get the Start button and classic Start Menu back for Windows 8. There is a small price tag. Not tried it yet.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/products/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">ActualTools</a> (Multiple Monitors, Windows manager)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Multiple Monitor Taskbar, there is a free (very limited version) and a paid version. It gives a taskbar for each monitor you attach to your system. You can pin items to the taskbar, you can select to have the clock and start button on each taskbar if you wish. You can also set it so the program will open in the window that has the mouse. Windows manager, highly recommended for power users. It has enabled me t be far more productive.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;">• <a href="http://students.autodesk.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Autodesk Student Community</a> </span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Autodesk products free for non-commercial use.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.gimp.org/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">GIMP</a> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">GIMP is a useful image editing software.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>• <strong><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/files/inkscape/0.48.2/Inkscape-0.48.2-1-win32.exe/download" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Inkscape</a></strong></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Drawing software.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">• <a href="http://portableapps.com/apps" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PortableApps</a> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">• <a href="http://www.pendriveapps.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">PenDriveApps</a></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A variety of usable portable USB software may be found here.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6052.logmein_5F00_logo.gif" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/150x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6052.logmein_5F00_logo.gif" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4532.vbox_5F00_logo2_5F00_gradient.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/50x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4532.vbox_5F00_logo2_5F00_gradient.png" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3201.vbox_5F00_logo2_5F00_gradient.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0027.vbox_5F00_logo2_5F00_gradient.png" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a></span></strong></h2>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Remote Connection & Virtual Machines</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="https://secure.logmein.com/UK/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">LogMeIn</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Set up all your PCs with LogMeIn to allow you to remote control them via the web browser. There is a free and professional version. </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">VirtualBox</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Use VirtualBox to install other Operating Systems as virtual machines, its useful for testing software.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <strong><a href="http://www.piriform.com/products" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Piriform</a> </strong>(CCleaner, Defraggler, Speccy and Recuva)</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The four products by Piriform. CCleaner, allows cleaning of temporary files, which can greatly improve system performance. It has an inbuilt registry cleaner, which in my case has always worked fine but you should back up the registry when using it (it will prompt you to). Defraggler defrags the files on your hard drive also increasing system performance. Speccy quickly looks at your system specifications and Recuva is for file recovery.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/xp-downloads#2TC=powertoys" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">• <a href="http://www.pandorarecovery.com/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Pandora Recovery</a></span></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pandora Recovery software.</span></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">• <a href="http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Belarc Advisor</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">Belarc Advisor scans your computer and generates in depth system information on a page of your web browser.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.revouninstaller.com/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Revo uninstaller</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This program is an advanced uninstallation program, it is often useful if you are having issues uninstalling a program. It has a 30 day free trial which you can use if you have problems with a program. If you have problems regularly you will need to purchase the pro version.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">EaseUS Partition Manager</a></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Wanted to repartition your hard drive within Windows without performing a clean install, EaseUS partition Manager is a free utility which you can use to do this. For instructions on using this tool see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/disk-drives/w/disk_drives/1452.repartitioning-hard-drive-with-easeus-partition-manager.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. Note the Dell DataSafe factory restore won't work after use of this tool.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">HP Format Tool</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Simple and easy to use tool for formatting media cards and USB sticks. Ensure to run the tool as an administrator.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Unlocker</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Simple tool which will force deletion or movement of a file. This is useful when Windows won't let you. Although it should be noted there is usually a reason why Windows won't let you and care should be taken using this tool.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.dban.org/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN)</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Use this utility to completely format your computer for instructions in use See Step 7a of <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3326.01-a-clean-install-of-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">A Clean Install of Windows</a></span>.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://eraser.heidi.ie/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Eraser</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Securely erase files within Windows. If there is really something you want to wipe, I would recommend to use DBAN although more work is required with DBAN as a full installation of Windows is required with DBAN.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">• <a href="http://www.freemake.com/downloads/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Freemake</a> (Video Downloader, Audio Convertor, Video Convertor)</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Freemake video downloader, download and convert online video files e.g. youtube files. The video convertor and audio convertor are extremely useful.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">VLC Player</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Free DVD and Video player.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong><strong>• <a href="http://mirillis.com/en/products/products.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Mirillis</a></strong></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">SplashLite HD video player, in addition there is a paid version and screen capturing software.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">• <a href="http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4090069&cid=catalog20038&segid=4400002&storeKey=us&languageCode=en" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Corel WinDVD</a></span></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">HD video software free trial and then paid version.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">• <a href="http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/features_en_GB.html?&r=1" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Cyberlink PowerDVD</a></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">HD video software free trial and then paid version.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>• <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_windows#recdown" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Audacity</a> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Audacity free audio recording software.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.cfs-technologies.com/home/?id=1.4" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Speaktonia</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Free text to speech software, development is discontinued.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_codec_pack.htm" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">KLite Codec Pack</a></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://matthew.malensek.net/software/" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">3RVX</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Onscreen volume meter, Dell Quickset is better but this one is quite useful for XP, Vista and 7 for systems without Dell Quickset.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>• <a href="http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Slysoft AnyDVD</a> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Use this software to make your computer multiregional and to prevent the annoying adverts from displaying.</strong></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335649266579513792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386679521559154537.post-82926206348300684782012-11-22T02:53:00.000-08:002012-11-22T02:53:55.824-08:00A Clean Install of Windows Vista on Dell Systems by mahaar92<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Note: This guide takes you through almost every screen of the install and is hence quite long, it is nowhere as daunting as it looks on first glance.</div>
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If you are considering upgrading some parts in your computer see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4091.8-upgrading-your-dell-before-installing-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> before beginning the installation.</div>
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Before reading this guide for completeness I will refer you to the<strong> <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?docid=DSN_353562&isLegacy=true" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Factory Restore</a> </strong>which will restore your computer to factory settings. This is generally the fastest method to restore your system to a working state. However in all cases, the systems that I have done a clean install on have vastly superior performance, than when restored to the factory install/factory settings. I am very disappointed in the factory settings...</div>
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If you are upgrading a system to Vista, planning to install <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> on a new hard drive, plan on <span style="color: red;"><strong>changing from 32 bit to 64 bit Windows Vista</strong></span>, experiencing problems installing <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Windows service">Windows Service</a> Packs and finally experiencing significantly reduced performance after installing Windows Service Packs or just generally prefer a cleaner install then carry out a clean install.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Note if you are preparing to perform A Clean Install of Windows Vista. I would strongly suggest you to instead purchase <a class="zem_slink" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> and install that instead.</strong></span> Details about installing Windows 8 can be found in my wiki <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4160.1-6-a-clean-install-of-windows-8-on-dell-systems.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">A Clean Install of Windows 8</a> and at present an upgrade license is quite cheap.</div>
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<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USMLE_Step_1" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="USMLE Step 1">Step 1</a>. <strong>Back up your data.</strong> </h4>
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An <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Hard disk drive">external hard drive</a> is a great device to back ones data up on. Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos in particular. A standard user should make regular back ups in case of hard drive failure.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>If you decide to skip Step 1 then ensure that you don't carry out Step 7 or format/delete the partition in step 8. Carry out Step 15 to recover your data.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>I recommend carrying out Step 1 in all cases and formatting the drive.</strong></span></div>
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Step 2. <strong>Using</strong><b> Belarc Advisor and Obtaining your Product Keys</b></h4>
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<a href="http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Belarc Advisor</a> will obtain details about your system. It is free for home use and gives you a print out of your computers hardware and software. It also gives you your product keys. This is particularly useful for obtaining your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Microsoft Office">Microsoft Office</a> product keys. It is handy to keep a print out of this data. <a href="http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">CutePDF Writer</a> may be used to create a pdf print out of it. Save this in a folder in the external harddrive e.g. called Computer Software.</div>
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Note the Windows Vista Product Key obtained by Belarc Advisor is a Dell <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Locked_Preinstallation" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="System Locked Preinstallation">SLP</a> key, this is not the same as the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_key" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Product key">product key</a> printed on your COA. </div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0042.COA.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0042.COA.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0042.COA.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>You should take a note of the 25 character key on your COA. This sticker is usually found on the base of laptops, although some people have reported them to be present under the battery. On a desktop they are usually on the top or side.</div>
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The sticker for the Dell Service Tag should be located in a similar area. You should take note of it. You only need to know the Service Tag (7 digit code) and not the Express Service Code.</div>
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Step 3. <strong>Obtaining Windows Vista Reinstallation Media - Notes</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red;">Ideally if reinstalling Windows Vista on a system that came with Windows Vista preinstalled by Dell you should use a Dell Reinstallation <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="DVD">DVD</a> wherever possible (Step 3a). </span><span style="color: red;">If you cannot get a Dell Reinstallation DVD it is possible to use retail media and phone activation for a system that came with Windows Vista preinstalled (Step 3b) but these will not work when using downgrade rights.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">If Windows Vista was purchased as a full or upgrade license, you should either download a .iso image from Digital River (step 3b) or use the DVD you purchased. The .iso file is recommended if the DVD doesn't have Service Pack 1.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">If using downgrade rights from Windows 7 professional or Windows 8 professional to Windows Vista Business or downgrade rights from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows Vista Ultimate, a Dell Reinstallation DVD must be used (see Step 3b).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Obtaining the Media</strong></span></div>
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As of current the OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer media must be obtained from Dell (see Step 3a). It unfortunately can't be downloaded. The Dell (OEM) Reinstallation DVD or USB will automatically activate when installed through a Dell BIOS (as explained in this wiki). Thus no additional activation should be required (Step 11).</div>
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Retail Media can be downloaded from Digital River (Step 3b) and when used with a Retail or Upgrade Product Key can be activated via Internet (Step 11).</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Can I use my Dell OEM Product Key (Step 2) with Retail Media (Step 3b)?</strong></span></div>
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Yes but you will need to activate via automated phone activation (Step 11). You will need the 25 digit product key (Step 2), If its faded you will need the Dell Reinstallation DVD.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Can I use my Retail Full/Upgrade with OEM Media?</strong></span></div>
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No. However <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=windows+7+anytime+upgrade&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-Address&ie=&oe=&redir_esc=&ei=00BiUNaECZS6hAeM3IDIBQ" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows Anytime Upgrade</a> can be used for the following cases:</div>
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Home Premium OEM → Retail Business (Upgrade/Full)</div>
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Home Premium OEM → Retail Ultimate (Upgrade/Full)</div>
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Business OEM → Retail Ultimate (Upgrade/Full)</div>
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This will give you a retail product key with an original install with OEM media. You do not need to reinstall anything when using Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>I have a 32 bit version of Windows Vista can I install the 64 bit version instead and vice versa?</strong></span></div>
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Yes, the product keys for the 32 bit and 64 bit version of Windows Vista are the same. i.e. if product key xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx works with Windows Vista 32 bit Home Premium it will also work with Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium.</div>
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You may use your OEM product key (Step 2) with the correct 64 bit retail .iso (Step 3b) and phone activation (Step 11).</div>
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For the Retail product keys again internet activation will work (Step 11).</div>
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You should however run the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=20" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor</a> to check if your system is 64 bit capable before running the 64 bit version of Windows Vista. In addition check the Dell Drivers and Downloads Page (Step 5a), Dell FTP Website (Step 5b), Unofficial Driver Sets (Step 5c) and the Dell Community Forums for Drivers before proceeding with the install.</div>
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Should you wish to switch from the 64 bit version to the 32 bit version, note that you will not be able to use more than 4 GB of RAM. For this reason Dell tend to have only 64 bit drivers for their newer systems on the Dell Drivers and Downloads Page (Step 5a) but the 32 bit drivers often exist on the Dell ftp website (Step 5b).</div>
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You should only have 32 bit or 64 bit installed. Technically you should have 2 licenses if you have both the 32 and the 64 bit installed simultaneously.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>My system came with Windows 7 or 8 can I install Windows Vista without purchasing a separate license?</strong></span></div>
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Downgrade rights to Windows Vista Business Edition are applicable to systems shipped with Windows 8 professional or Windows 7 Professional. Downgrade rights to Windows Vista Ultimate are only applicable with Windows Vista Ultimate.<span style="color: red;"> I cannot see why anyone would want to downgrade from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows Vista however. Windows 7 is superior to Windows Vista in all ways.</span></div>
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In the case of a system which came with Windows 7 Professional or Windows 8 Professional, the user may downgrade to Windows Vista Business but must do so using a Dell Windows Vista Business Reinstallation DVD (step 3a). The user must use a Dell Windows Vista Ultimate Reinstallation DVD to downgrade from a system which came with Windows 7 Ultimate preinstalled.</div>
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Retail media (Step 3b) cannot be used as the user won't have a Windows 8 Product Key to downgrade with.</div>
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Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8 and Windows 8 RT don't have any downgrade rights and the user must purchase a separate license in this case.</div>
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=zIWc7FsSkgz" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=zIWc7FsSkgz</a></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Can I Transfer My License?</strong></span></div>
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The Retail Full product key can be transferred from one computer to another provided it is uninstalled, ideally completely formatted (Step 7a).</div>
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The Retail Upgrade Key can be transferred from one computer to another provided the new computer has a qualifying earlier version of Windows to Upgrade. Again it should be completely uninstalled, ideally completely formatted (Step 7a).</div>
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The OEM product key is tied to the original computer. It cannot be transferred.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Should I Use Retail or OEM Media for my Product Key?</strong></span></div>
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If your computer came with Windows Vista preinstalled then ideally for activation purposes you should use the Dell Reinstallation DVD wherever possible. However for convenience you can use the Digital River retail media if you can't get your hands on a Dell Reinstallation DVD. You can also use the retail media if you decide to switch from the 32 to the 64 bit version of Windows Vista or vice versa.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Is there any significant difference features missing from OEM Media?</strong></span></div>
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No they are identical. There is some Dell branding in the OEM media at the system properties (Step 12.)</div>
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Step 3a. <strong>Obtaining Windows Vista Reinstallation Media - Dell (OEM) Reinstallation DVD</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>If you have a Dell Windows Vista Reinstallation DVD provided with your system then proceed to step 4</strong></span> (unless you are switching from 32 bit to 64 bit). The Reinstallation DVD should look like the following:</div>
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Dell unfortunately are currently shipping almost all of their systems without Reinstallation DVDs. For US customers there is an <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">online request form for Reinstallation Media</a>. For those customers not in the US you will need to contact Dell technical support and ask for one. The customer numbers are available <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/adapter_recall/regional_support?c=us&l=en&s=gen" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. This is the most recommended route.</div>
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To improve the experience for customers from the rest of the world. Please vote on my idea <a href="http://www.ideastorm.com/idea2ReadIdea?Id=087700000008lKJAAY&v=1353335269630" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Request a Reinstallation DVD form [Rest of the World]</a>. Also see my poll <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/t/19476992.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Note: For netbooks or systems without an optical drive or a damaged optical drive you will have to convert the Reinstallation DVD into a Reinstallation USB as instructed <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3639.2-3-2-make-a-dell-windows-vista-service-pack-1-reinstallation-dvd-or-usb.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. You should then use the Reinstallation USB for Reinstalling Windows Vista.</div>
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Step 3b. <strong>Obtaining Windows Vista Reinstallation Media - Digital River (Retail) Media</strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong></strong></span></h4>
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Download the correct setup files from <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows Vista Official Downloads [Digital River]</a> and create a .iso as instructed. To create media you will need either a blank DVD or a bootable USB stick which requires a USB stick of 4 GB or greater (For USB flash drive recommendations see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4091.8-upgrading-your-dell-before-installing-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>). USB flash drives are recommended as many users run into installation issues with home burnt DVDs.</div>
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Use the <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool</a> to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive</div>
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Step 4. <strong>Obtaining Service Packs/The Latest Build of Internet Explorer</strong></h4>
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If using a Dell Windows Vista Reinstallation DVD or a purchased Windows Vista Upgrade/Retail DVD it will tell you on the label if any Service Packs are included (if they are present then you don't need to download them). </div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>Currently the latest Service Pack for Windows Vista is Service Pack 2</strong></span>. Note in order to install Service Pack 2 on Vista, Service Pack 1 must already be installed. The standalone download links are as found here:</div>
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<tr><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/C/3/7C3BA535-1D8C-4A87-9F1D-163BBA971CA9/IE9-WindowsVista-x64-enu.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Internet Explorer 9</a></td><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/8/7/08768091-35BC-48E0-9F7F-B9802A0EE2D6/IE9-WindowsVista-x86-enu.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Internet Explorer 9</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/amd64/mseinstall.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a></td><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/x86/mseinstall.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a></td><td><a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/products/security-essentials/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a></td><td><a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/products/security-essentials/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87341" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition</a></td><td><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87342" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition</a></td><td><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87341" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition</a></td><td><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87342" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition</a></td></tr>
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If you are using your Dell Reinstallation DVD or own upgrade/retail DVD media you will need to download all standalone Service Packs that aren't included.</div>
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The Windows Vista setup files include Service Pack 1 but you will standalone Service Pack 2 update and standalone Internet Explorer 9 update.</div>
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Note: Use only the 32 bit SP1, SP2, IE9 and MSE for Windows Vista 32 bit. Likewise use only the 64 bit SP1, SP2, IE9 and MSE for Windows Vista 64 bit. 64 bit updates won't install on a 32 bit system and vice versa.</div>
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* Microsoft Security Essentials with the latest definition is installed immediately after the Service Packs and Internet Explorer 9 to ensure your system is protected upon first connection to the internet. If you plan on using other Security Software instead of Microsoft Security Essentials, do not install Microsoft Security Essentials.</div>
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Step 5a.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell Drivers and Downloads Page)</strong></h4>
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Ensure it looks the same as before (number of categories and number of drivers under each category), if not change the OS to BIOS and back to Windows 7 64 bit. For me drivers were disappearing earlier.</div>
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See Step 5c for more details about the recommended driver install order. I recommend saving each driver in an appropriately labeled folder and adding a numeric prefix to the folder. This will ensure that you install the drivers in the recommended order. e.g. here are the drivers I downloaded for a Latitude E6520:</div>
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Step 5b.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell FTP Website)</strong></h4>
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The Drivers may also be found on the <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/Browse_For_Drivers/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell ftp website</a>. This has been reorganised recently so drivers are listed by model.</div>
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The Dell FTP Website has all versions of each driver released by Dell for a particular model. Select your type and then model number. We will take the Inspiron 1501 laptop and install Windows Vista 32 bit for example.</div>
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<br />However ensure that the OS you wish to install is under the supported OS in this case we would want revision A09 for Windows Vista 32 bit and not revision A11 for Windows XP.</div>
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Finally one thing to note is that certain categories, in particular Network (Wireless Card) and Video (Graphics Card) were customisable and have several variants, you must select the correct ones for your system.</div>
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Downloading from the ftp website is faster but designed for advanced users. However due to the sorry state of the drivers and downloads page I recommend all users to use the ftp website. Pay attention to driver install order (Step 5c).</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>All the drivers should be downloaded and saved to a USB stick. The way this guide is intended Steps 1-6 are preparation for installing Windows so the user has everything they need when installing Windows. This is why Step 5 (downloading drivers) and Step 10 (installing drivers) are independent.</strong></span></div>
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When downloading drivers for a clean install I recommend using the same folder structure as me to prevent confusion and to ensure that you install all the drivers in the correct order. Although this guide is based on installing/reinstalling Windows Vista on laptops, installation on Dell desktops will be very similar. Naturally some of these drivers/applications such as Dell Quickset for power/mobility are designed for Laptops only and are thus not needed for Desktops.</div>
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Not present for some of the newer systems, if its not there don't worry, it is not needed/included .<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;">S<span class="Apple-tab-span">ee <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/installing-dell-system-software.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> for more information about Dell Desktop Software.</span></span></div>
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Generally there are several variants for Video Driver e.g. Intel/ATI(AMD)/nVidea and different variants of ATI(AMD) and nVidea. Ignore any for TV tuners at this moment.</div>
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In desktop if there is a dedicated graphics card in the card slot then generally it is the ATI(AMD) or nVidea driver). Generally there are several variants of graphics card per desktop model and you need to pick the correct one.The latest driver from the ATI/nVidea websites generally offers more functionality.</div>
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This usually mentions Ethernet/LAN/Broadcom/Realtek in the description. Sometimes Intel, Atheros but the later two can be the wireless card.</div>
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Not present for all Desktops but most that come with Windows Vista or later will have a wireless card included. There are generally several variants of Wireless Cards and you will need to pick the correct one. For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 8. Touchpad (usually mentions Synaptics or Alps) - <span style="color: #3366ff;">Input</span></div>
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Generally for laptops only. There may be additional drivers if you purchased a non-standard keyboard for a desktop e.g. a wireless or bluetooth keyboard.</div>
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Ensure you install any drivers before Audio Applications. Generally the drivers have the name SigmaTel/IDT/Realtek. Again pick the correct one for your system, there is generally not that many variants in the Audio. This is for the standard onboard Audio which 90 % of the systems use. For the other 10 % usually the higher end systems a Creative Soundblaster may be installed. This is a dedicated soundcard. There will be a driver available but you may be able to get a later driver from the Creative Website. There is sometimes also Creative Applications available for the onboard Audio.</div>
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For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same and the driver will be installed alongside the wireless driver.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 12. Dell Quickset or Dell ControlPoint - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Applications</span></div>
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This is for the power settings and Fn keys. Usually this is for laptops only. These include the onscreen volume/brighness meters.</div>
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Most desktops won't have a webcam driver or will use a dedicated Logitech or Creative webcam which can be downloaded from the perspective vendors. Note for desktop systems with a webcam integrated into the monitor, the webcam driver may be found bundled with the monitor driver. Installation of the monitor driver will install the webcam.</div>
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Most users don't have these but the drivers are there for users that do.</div>
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These are the main drivers and I have tried to give a basic guide to cover all systems. There will of course be some other variants from model to model and customisations within the same model such as mobile broadband cards, TV tuners and other drivers depending on your systems configuration. There may also be security drivers for Latitude and Optiplex series. The check for any missing drivers is via the Device Manager (Step 12) and you should post on the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/default.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft OS forum</a> if you run into problems there.</div>
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There are a number of other drivers such as the CD/DVD firmware. These can be updated if you wish but I would recommend leaving these well alone. Sometimes if these updates go wrong, things seriously break. If you have no problems with any of these devices then leave them be. You may look through Applications to see if you find anything else useful.</div>
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The BIOs can also be updated if there is a later version but be extremely careful with a BIOs update - A failed one will brick the system but this is very rare 99.9% of the time it is fine. I tend to update my BIOs when an update is available but many of the others will recommend to stay clear of BIOs updates. This is mentioned in Step 17 further.</div>
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Step 6.<strong> Preparing SATA Drivers</strong> </h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">For many systems this step won't be necessary, it is less likely to be required for an AMD system for example. I recommend skipping this step unless you run into one of the following errors below:</span></strong></div>
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To do this you will need to extract the file with 7zip as shown. First download and install 7zip; get 7zip from<a href="http://www.7-zip.org/download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>, selecting the 32 bit .msi or 64 bit .msi depending on your OS. Once 7zip is installed, right click the Dell driver and select extract all.</div>
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The 2 Applications should be installed at the end of the installation while the two drivers should be loaded onto the USB stick. The 2 Firmware may be installed at the end of the installation if desired.</div>
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Step 7a. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (DBAN)</strong></h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Step 7a is for advanced users, most regular users should skip it. However for users that are planning on selling/giving away their system or reinstalling due to a viral/malware infection this step is highly recommended as it permanently erases data and is more through than the standards Windows format.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Download</span> <a href="http://www.dban.org/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">DBAN</a> <span style="color: black;">and burn it to a blank CD/DVD using </span><a href="http://www.imgburn.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">ImgBurn</a> <span style="color: black;">(on XP/Vista) no additional Software neededfor Windows 7 or alternatively make a bootable USB using </span><a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Universal USB Installer</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Before using DBAN any card readers need to be disabled in the BIOs setup. </span></span>For instructions on how to do this see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4024.card-reader.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader">Card Reader BIOS settings A</a> or <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4074.card-reader-b.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader B">Card Reader BIOS Settings B</a> depending on your BIOS. Not all systems have card readers,</div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Insert the DBAN CD/DVD or USB and power down your system. Press F12 at the Dell BIOs screen and select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">The easiest way to use DBAN is by typing autonuke and then pressing enter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN will then begin to securely format your hard drive. Note </span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN can take a very long time to securely format a large capacity hard drive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">When completed you should get a screen like this. Hopefully it will say DBAN succeeded although sometimes it mentions an error. Most of the times that it has mentioned an error to me it has actually fully formatted the drive and ran for the same length of time as it should (i.e. the same time for a system of the same model where no error cropped up).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Once the DBAN format is done, re-enable any card reader within the BIOs setup.</span></span></div>
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"3Cp style="text-align: justify;">Some people have reported that a double install of Windows Vista will work in this case (see <a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>). Others reinstall the old operating system, activate it and then proceed with a clean install Windows Vista.</div>
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Step 7b. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (Media Direct)</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>This step is only for systems shipped with Media Direct. These systems will have a MediaDirect button in close proximty to the power button as shown below. If your system doesn't have this button skip this step.</strong></span></div>
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Media Direct is for selected systems such as the Inspiron 6000, 6400, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705, XPS Gen 2, XPS M170, M1270, M1710, M2010.</div>
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The partitions for Media Direct must be set up before the installation of Microsoft Windows otherwise pressing the Media Direct Button while the system is powered down can corrupt your Operating System.</div>
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Insert the Media Direct DVD supplied with your system. It should look like the following:</div>
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Power down your computer. Hold F12 while powering up your computer (at the Dell BIOs screen).</div>
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Select boot from CD/DVD. Select option 1 (recommended) or option 2. (if you want 2 partitions).</div>
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Note: The application must be installed after the system drivers while on the Windows Desktop (Step 14).</div>
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Step 8. <strong>Installing Windows</strong></h4>
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Ensure everything (documents and the downloads listed above) is copied over onto the external hard drive.</div>
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Insert the DVD you have created or Dell reinstallation DVD or the bootable USB flash stick. Also insert the SATA Drivers USB stick if applicable. Power down your computer. Hold F12 while powering up your computer (at the Dell BIOs screen).</div>
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Select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively.</div>
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Press any key when prompted such as "h" when it says Press any Key to boot from CD/DVD.</div>
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You will get a black screen that says "Windows is Starting Files" then one that says Microsoft Corporation. These should disappear pretty quickly. Next one that says Starting Windows</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/64816.1.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/64816.1.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4214.0.-Vista.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4214.0.-Vista.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4747.Capture1.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a> You will then be prompted for your language, time and currency format and keyboard settings. Mine are all set to U.K. as shown below, amend for your preference.</div>
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If using retail media you will be prompted for a product key. Use your product key found on the COA sticker found at the base of your system or your purchased upgrade key/retail key/OEM key.</div>
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A Dell OEM disc should not require you to input this key and this screen should not display. </div>
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Once you have input your key select Next. The following screen will display if you have input the wrong key.</div>
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Alternatively you may skip this step and get a trial of Windows Vista for 30 days. If you do this, it will explicitly ask you what version of Windows Vista you wish to install</div>
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Read the license, check to select and then select Next.</div>
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Next select Custom (Advanced).</div>
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Note select Custom (advanced) even/especially if you are "upgrading". There are always some bugs when selecting "Upgrade" on this screen and this seriously hinders your systems performance.</div>
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When you get to this screen select Load Driver and select your SATA drivers USB stick.</div>
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Ensure that "Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer is ticked" (it should be set like this by default). Select all the drivers listed and then click next. It will take you back to this screen. Select "Drive Options".</div>
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When you have an existing Windows partition you have a few options:</div>
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• 1. To delete it and then must create a new partition or partitions if you want multiple partitions e.g. for dual boot or for other reasons; this will remove all data and factory partition. Once you have created your partitions; select the partition you wish to install Windows on and select Next. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service.<br /><br />• 2. To format it, leave the partition intact but remove all data and factory partition. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.</div>
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• 3. To install Windows on the partition but not format it (in this case all old files will be found in the Windows.old folder). Again you might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.</div>
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The Dell Factory setting won't work in either case.<span style="color: red;"> <strong>I recommend deleting or formatting but you must take the 3rd option if you have not carried out Step 1 and wish to keep your data. </strong> </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Note: if you have not backed up all your data onto an external hard drive. Do not select any of the drive options particularly format or delete. In this scenario all your files will be saved in a folder called windows.old</strong>.</span></div>
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You will then a screen telling you the progress of the install.</div>
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Note some parts may be very fast and some steps may be very slow.</div>
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However it should not take any more than a few hours; if it is stuck on the same % for a few hours on one part then it has likely froze and you must start again (this rarely happens) by holding down the power button until the machine powers off and then reattempting the install. Eventually you will get to here.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6102.Capture-12.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Type in your "username". Next type in your password, retype it and leave yourself a hint. Alternatively just select next (to have no password - not recommended but optional).</div>
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Now name the computer, by default the PC name will be "username-PC" but you can change this as desired. Next you will get the Windows Update options, I generally select Use recommended settings.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Then select your time and date settings.</span><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7635.21_2E00_.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Set up Network settings and or connect to a wireless network. Note you may not get this or be able to do this if the wireless and/or ethernet drivers are not installed. You may ignore this step and connect later.</span><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2262.23_2E00_.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a></div>
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Finally the setup will Finalise.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">When you first login, Vista may assess your hardware after this which will take a few minutes.</span></div>
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Step 9. <strong>Install the Service Packs/Internet Explorer 9</strong></h4>
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Now that you have Windows Vista installed. Ensure that you have the latest Service Pack installed. It often works out better installing the latest Service Pack and Internet Explorer before installing the system drivers. Doing so in this order prevents a great deal of problems with Windows Update and conflicts with system drivers. You should have downloaded these onto a USB stick at Step 4 if your installation media didn't include them and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive.</div>
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Insert the USB stick and run the .exe installers. Note Service Pack 1 takes longer to install than Windows Vista (normally).</div>
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Step 10. <strong>Install the System Drivers</strong></h4>
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Ensure you keep to the order listed above for best results. You should again have downloaded these at Step 4 and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive.</div>
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Running the .exe file Rxxxxxx should extract the driver to C:\Dell\Drivers\Rxxxxxx and then run the installer automatically.</div>
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Newer systems no location adopt the R# notation but should still extract to C:\Dell\Drivers\"Subfolder" where "Subfolder" is variable.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Unfortunately often no installer runs and the file just extracts. To actually install the driver you will need to navigate to the folder where the driver extracted to and run any setup.exe files. Many users think they have installed the driver when they haven't.</strong></span></div>
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We will take for example R143625 the Dell Notebook Software for my Inspiron 6400:</div>
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Double clicking the file, you should get a run prompt select yes.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6837.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6837.Capture.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0143.4.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Select Ok. At this stage the setup should start and you should start the installation. <span style="color: red;"><strong>If it does not the driver is not installed</strong></span>. In my XPS 8300 (and I suspect many other systems) the installers do not automatically run. Therefore in this case I have to go to C:\Dell\Drivers\R284334 (you will have to go to the number of your driver) and click setup.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5824.Capturee.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt="'22" border="0" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Usually a series of clicking next, next, finish and then rebooting. I usually tell it not to reboot until I install all the drivers it is faster this way and always worked for me however it is probably best to reboot when prompted.</div>
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Step 11. <strong>Activation</strong></h4>
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Press the [Windows] and [Pause|Break] or go to start, right click computer and click properties.</div>
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If it says (at the bottom) Windows is activated then you are fine. This will happen automatically if you use the Dell disk.</div>
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If it says activate Windows Now, click the link to activate. If you used the .isos with a OEM key likely you will have to do this.</div>
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Enter the product key if prompted.</div>
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If you get the following screen, don't worry.</div>
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Use the phone activation. It is a quick automated call, follow the onscreen instructions. <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940315" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">See here for more details on activation</a>.</div>
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You should now have Windows is now activated in the screen below.</div>
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Step 12. <strong>Ensure there are no Errors in Device Manager</strong></h4>
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On this screen next select Device manager.<strong><br /></strong></div>
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Hopefully it should look something like mine.</div>
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If you have an error, yellow ? or ! then you probably haven't installed a system driver correctly. You should quickly check that you haven't missed installation of a driver and check to see that something hasn't installed correctly. If you still can't find out what it is. Right click the device with the error and select properties:</div>
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Go to details and select Hardware ids.</div>
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You should make a new post on the Microsoft OS Forum starting your model of Dell, the hardware ids and whether you have installed Windows Vista 32 bit or 64 bit.</div>
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Ask on the forums for details if you get stuck at this stage.</div>
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Next after the drivers are installed you should rate your system. Click the link "system rating is not available".</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Note at this stage I would re-rate the system even a number is displayed there. Although people may not care so much for the system rating it is best to perform. Several unrated systems will revert to the Windows Vista Basic Theme even if they are capable of the Aero Interface and will not allow the user to change to the Windows Vista Theme until the system is rated.</strong></span></div>
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Select rate this computer and leave it be for 5 minutes to rate it.</div>
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You should get the rating now.</div>
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Step 13a. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (Security)</strong></h4>
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For Security I recommend use of <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> (I have mentioned installing this at step 4 of the wiki) and <a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Malwarebytes' Antimalware</a>.</div>
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However this is an area where almost everyone has a different opinion/their own favourites. So I am not going to argue or force my opinion here.</div>
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My personal recommendation for security programs and many other programs may be found in my <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3328.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Useful Software for Microsoft Windows [Free]</a> wiki where I list download links and then give an explanation to what most of the programs do. If you know of any other free high quality software please feel free to post in the comments at the bottom of the software wiki.</div>
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Step 13b. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (</strong><strong>Microsoft Office)</strong></h4>
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The full version of Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office 2007/2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 Starter installation files may be found in my <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/1439.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Downloads wiki</a>.</div>
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Use your product key obtained by Belarc advisor (Step 1.) and/or found with the Microsoft Product Identification card on your system with the correct installer. For more details about the Microsoft Product Identification Card see <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&cs=19&docid=266613&l=en&s=dhs" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Note Microsoft Works or Microsoft Office 2010 Starter does not require any product key.</div>
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Step 14a. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Media Direct)</strong></h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Skip Step 14a if your system doesn't have Media Direct.</span></strong> For the systems with Dell Media Direct, once on the windows desktop, insert the media direct disc It should autorun, install the application, if it doesn't you should navigate to the WindowsMD3 folder and click setup.exe. Use the updater within Media Direct to get it to the latest version.</div>
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Step 14b. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Webcam Central)</strong></h4>
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For some unknown reason Dell does not provide Dell Webcam Software under the drivers and downloads page for most systems. Here is the download link <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/monitors/Dell_SX2210-Monitor_Webcam%20SW%20RC1.1_%20R230103.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Webcam Software R230103</a>. You may wish to download the latest version of <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Skype</a> before installing the webcam driver. Note for newer systems Dell Webcam Central may be supplied in My Dell Downloads (Step 14e).</div>
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Step 14c. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Dell Support Centre)</strong></h4>
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Dell Support Centre may be downloaded and installed from <a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=enhere" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. It only works on home systems and does not work on Precision, Latitude or Optiplex systems. Here is the standalone download link <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3804.3-1-dell-support-centre.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Support Centre</a>.</div>
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Step 14d. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Dell Dock)</strong></h4>
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<a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=en" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Dell Dock is also not provided on the drivers and downloads page. Here is the download link <a href="http://www.delldock.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Dock</a>.</div>
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You may not need or want Dell Dock if you have Dell Stage (this is for newer systems) and can be found in My Dell Downloads (Step 14e).</div>
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Step 15.<strong> Copy old files from Windows.old</strong></h4>
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If you have everything on the external hard drive then ignore this step. If not go to computer, then to C then to C:\Windows.old look through the users folder, move all the items (you want to keep) from "documents" to "documents", "desktop" to "desktop", "music" to "music", "pictures" to "pictures", "downloads" to "downloads". Look about in this folder for anything else, has old windows files you won't need, old program files probably won't need. It is very large. Delete it when you have moved whatever you need as it is a very large folder and unnecessary once you have your new windows installed. Note there is more information and an automated tool <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Step 16. <strong>Visit Windows Update</strong></h4>
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Go to start > Windows Update</div>
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This will open up Windows Update</div>
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Click on the optional updates, check each optional date you want.</div>
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Select ok. You can review the important updates also.</div>
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These will be installed by default on your system. Should you decided not to install an important update not generally recommended), uncheck the box for the update then right click then select Hide Update.</div>
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The update I decided to disable is the browser choice update which is an unnecessary and annoying update in my opinion.</div>
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Select okay when done. Not the 116 important updates is now 115 as 1 update was disabled. I won't be prompted to install that annoying update again.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2605.g.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2605.g.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />Click install updates. The updates should download and install (this may take a while) you may be prompted to restart your computer a few times.</div>
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You should check Windows Update again after logging on until it tells you Windows is up to date.</div>
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Step 17. <strong>Notes on Updating the BIOs</strong> </h4>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Dell recommend updating the BIOs to the latest version as there are often enhancements/fixes in the updates.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Know the risks however caution should be taken when updating the BIOs as a failed BIOs = a dead system. Therefore many users opt to stay clear of BIOs updates completely. </span></strong></span>I personally tend to update the BIOs if available after a clean install.</div>
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When you power up your Dell system, you will get the Dell BIOs screen:</div>
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On this screen is the model number and the BIOs revision. The BIOs revision typically this of either 2 formats:</div>
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• Axx, i.e. A01, A02, ..., A12 etc.</div>
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• x.x.xx, i.e. 1.0.0, 1.0.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.1.10, 1.1.11 etc.</div>
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The higher the number the later the revision.</div>
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To reduce the probably of fatal BIOs updates save the BIOS update file to the desktop and close down all programs.</div>
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Remove any USB device from your computer except for keyboard and mouse and also remove any CD/DVDs and media cards. Restart computer.</div>
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Then double click the file and run it as an administrator. Don't touch the computer until the BIOs update is complete. It should automatically log you off, update the BIOs and restart the computer.</div>
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Don't power down the computer during the BIOs update as this will ensure your system is rendered completely useless. Ensure both the battery is at full charge and the AC adaptor is plugged in when updating the BIOs on a laptop.</div>
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Step 18. <strong>MultiMonitor Software</strong> </h4>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Skip this step unless you are using 2 or monitors.</strong></span> For those that are using 2 monitors I recommend downloading and installing <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/products/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Actual Windows Manager or Actual Multiple Monitors</a>. This will give you a taskbar on each monitor completing your Windows experience.</div>
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Note you get a 30 day free trial of each product; for the Actual Multiple Monitors after 30 days this will revert to the free version (its worth having around)</div>
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The professional version is of course better and I recommend using it or Actual Windows Manager. See <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/multiplemonitors/compare/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>for a comparison between the professional and free version. I wrote a small wiki on thier software <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/peripherals/w/monitors/getting-the-most-out-of-your-multi-monitors-with-actual-windows-manager.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> (it needs updated however).</div>
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Step 19. <strong>Use Your computer</strong> </h4>
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That's everything done, you should have a fully functional system with peak performance.☺ </div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Any ideas/suggestions for improvements are always welcome. Please leave these in the comments below.</strong></span></div>
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If you are experiencing any further problems, post on the correct forum (ensure that you provide basic information such as what Operating System you are trying to install or have installed e.g. Windows 7 64 bit and the model of the Dell e.g. Dell XPS 8300).</div>
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Feedback for these wikies and your overall forum experience is welcome in the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/new-to-community/f/3511/t/19436501.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Has the Forum Helped You?</a> thread.</div>
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Note: This guide takes you through almost every screen of the install and is hence quite long, it is nowhere as daunting as it looks on first glance.</div>
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If you are considering upgrading some parts in your computer see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4091.8-upgrading-your-dell-before-installing-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> before beginning the installation.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Before reading this guide for completeness I will refer you to the</span><strong> <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?docid=DSN_353562&isLegacy=true" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Factory Restore</a> </strong><span style="color: black;">which will restore your computer to factory settings. </span></span>This is generally the fastest method to restore your system to a working state. However in all cases, the systems that I have done a clean install on have vastly superior performance, than when restored to the factory install/factory settings. I am very disappointed in the factory settings...</div>
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If you are upgrading a Vista system to 7 (requires purchase of a product key), planning to install a new hard drive, plan on <strong>changing from 32 bit to 64 bit 7</strong>, experiencing problems installing <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> Service Packs and finally experiencing significantly reduced performance after installing Windows Service Packs or just generally prefer a cleaner install then carry out a clean install.</div>
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Note: If upgrading your operating system from XP or Vista and not to sure whether to go 32 or 64 bit. Run the<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=20" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor</a>. I recommend using the 64 bit version if the system is compatible. Refer to Step 5 to see if there are any available system drivers before committing to the install. </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>If you wish to upgrade to Windows 8 at present an upgrade license is quite cheap.</strong></span> Details about purchasing, downloading and installing Windows 8 can be found in my wiki <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4160.1-6-a-clean-install-of-windows-8-on-dell-systems.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">A Clean Install of Windows 8</a>.</div>
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Step 1. <span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>Back up your data.</strong> </span></h4>
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An external hard drive is a great device to back ones data up on. Documents, Music, Pictures and<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Videos in particular. A standard user should make regular back ups in case of hard drive failure.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>If you decide to skip Step 1 then ensure that you don't carry out Step 7 or format/delete the partition in step 8. Carry out Step 15 to recover your data.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>I recommend carrying out Step 1 in all cases and formatting the drive.</strong></span></div>
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Step 2. <span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>Use</strong><b> Belarc Advisor</b></span></h4>
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<a href="http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Belarc Advisor</a> will obtain details about your system. It is free for home use and gives you a print out of your computers hardware and software. It also gives you your product keys. This is particularly useful for obtaining your Windows 7 and Microsoft Office product keys. It is handy to keep a print out of this data. <a href="http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">CutePDF Writer</a>may be used to create a pdf print out of it. Save this in a folder in the external harddrive e.g. called Computer Software.</div>
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Note the Windows 7 Product Key obtained by Belarc Advisor is a Dell SLP key, this is not the same as the product key printed on your COA. <span style="color: red;"><strong>You need the key on the COA and not the Dell SLP key.</strong></span></div>
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However if you purchased a retail/upgrade media i.e. purchased Windows 7 separately from your Dell system or later upgraded to Windows 7 Belarc Advisor should give you our Windows 7 product key.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0042.COA.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0042.COA.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0042.COA.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>You should take a note of the 25 character key on your COA. This sticker is usually found on the base of laptops, although some people have reported them to be present under the battery. On a desktop they are usually on the top or side.</div>
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If you purchased Windows 7 separately from your system e.g. from a store or online you should have the product key printed on a label inside the DVD case or emailed to you.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Note Windows Vista/Windows 7 COAS are prone to fading because of the papery texture the sticker is made from.</strong></span><strong> If you cannot read the COA then you must use a Dell Reinstallation DVD (Step 3).</strong> If the COA is exposed on the outside, especially if it is on the base of laptops, it is advisable to cover it up with <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scotch-19mm-Desktop-Tape-Dispenser/dp/B001IVX6T2" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Scotch Magic Tape</a></strong> to prevent any fading. <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Dell are taking preventive measures to protect the COA on newer models.</strong></span></div>
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The sticker for the Dell Service Tag should be located in a similar area. You should take note of it. You only need to know the Service Tag (7 digit code) and not the Express Service Code.</div>
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Step 3. <strong>Obtaining Windows 7 Reinstallation Media - Notes</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red;">Ideally if reinstalling Windows 7 on a system that came with Windows 7preinstalled by Dell you should use a Dell Reinstallation DVD wherever possible (Step 3a). </span><span style="color: red;">If you cannot get a Dell Reinstallation DVD it is possible to use retail media and phone activation for a system that came with Windows Vista preinstalled (Step 3b) but these will not work when using downgrade rights.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">If Windows 7 was purchased as a full or upgrade license, you should either download a .iso image from Digital River (step 3b) or use the DVD you purchased. The .iso file is recommended if the DVD doesn't have Service Pack 1.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">If using downgrade rights from Windows 8 professional to Windows 7 professional a Dell Reinstallation DVD must be used (see Step 3b).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Obtaining the Media</strong></span></div>
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As of current the OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer media must be obtained from Dell (see Step 3a). It unfortunately can't be downloaded. The Dell (OEM) Reinstallation DVD or USB will automatically activate when installed through a Dell BIOS (as explained in this wiki). Thus no additional activation should be required (Step 11).</div>
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Retail Media can be downloaded from Digital River (Step 3b) and when used with a Retail or Upgrade Product Key can be activated via Internet (Step 11).</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Can I use my Dell OEM Product Key (Step 2) with Retail Media (Step 3b)?</strong></span></div>
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Yes but you will need to activate via automated phone activation (Step 11). You will need the 25 digit product key (Step 2), If its faded you will need the Dell Reinstallation DVD.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Can I use my Retail Full/Upgrade with OEM Media?</strong></span></div>
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No. However <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=windows+7+anytime+upgrade&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-Address&ie=&oe=&redir_esc=&ei=00BiUNaECZS6hAeM3IDIBQ" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows Anytime Upgrade</a> can be used for the following cases:</div>
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Home Premium OEM → Retail Professional (Upgrade/Full)</div>
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Home Premium OEM → Retail Ultimate (Upgrade/Full)</div>
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Professional OEM → Retail Ultimate (Upgrade/Full)</div>
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This will give you a retail product key with an original install with OEM media. You do not need to reinstall anything when using Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>I have a 32 bit version of Windows 7 can I install the 64 bit version instead and vice versa?</strong></span></div>
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Yes, the product keys for the 32 bit and 64 bit version of Windows 7 are the same. i.e. if product key xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx works with Windows 7 32 bit Home Premium it will also work with Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium.</div>
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You may use your OEM product key (Step 2) with the correct 64 bit retail .iso (Step 3b) and phone activation (Step 11).</div>
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For the Retail product keys again internet activation will work (Step 11).</div>
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You should however run the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=20" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor</a> to check if your system is 64 bit capable before running the 64 bit version of Windows 7. In addition check the Dell Drivers and Downloads Page (Step 5a), Dell FTP Website (Step 5b), Unofficial Driver Sets (Step 5c) and the Dell Community Forums for Drivers before proceeding with the install.</div>
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Should you wish to switch from the 64 bit version to the 32 bit version, note that you will not be able to use more than 4 GB of RAM. For this reason Dell tend to have only 64 bit drivers for their newer systems on the Dell Drivers and Downloads Page (Step 5a) but the 32 bit drivers often exist on the Dell ftp website (Step 5b).</div>
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You should only have 32 bit or 64 bit installed. Technically you should have 2 licenses if you have both the 32 and the 64 bit installed simultaneously.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>My system came with Windows 8 can I install Windows 7 without purchasing a separate license?</strong></span></div>
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Downgrade rights are applicable only if Windows 8 Professional was installed on your system. In the case of a system which came with Windows 8 Professional, the user may downgrade to Windows 7 Professional but must do so using a Dell Reinstallation DVD (step 3a). Retail media (Step 3b) cannot be used as the user won't have a Windows 8 Product Key to downgrade with.</div>
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Windows 8 and Windows 8 RT don't have any downgrade rights and the user must purchase a separate license in this case.</div>
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=zIWc7FsSkgz" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=zIWc7FsSkgz</a></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Can I Transfer My License?</strong></span></div>
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The Retail Full product key can be transferred from one computer to another provided it is uninstalled, ideally completely formatted (Step 7a).</div>
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The Retail Upgrade Key can be transferred from one computer to another provided the new computer has a qualifying earlier version of Windows to Upgrade. Again it should be completely uninstalled, ideally completely formatted (Step 7a).</div>
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The OEM product key is tied to the original computer. It cannot be transferred.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Should I Use Retail or OEM Media for my Product Key?</strong></span></div>
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If your computer came with Windows 7 preinstalled then ideally for activation purposes you should use the Dell Reinstallation DVD wherever possible. However for convenience you can use the Digital River retail media if you can't get your hands on a Dell Reinstallation DVD. You can also use the retail media if you decide to switch from the 32 to the 64 bit version of Windows 7 or vice versa.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Is there any significant difference features missing from OEM Media?</strong></span></div>
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No they are identical. There is some Dell branding in the OEM media at the system properties (Step 12.)</div>
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Step 3a. <strong>Obtaining Windows 7 Reinstallation Media - Dell (OEM) Reinstallation DVD</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>If you have a Dell Windows 7 Reinstallation DVD provided with your system then proceed to step 4</strong></span> (unless you are switching from 32 bit to 64 bit). The Reinstallation DVD should look like the following:</div>
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Dell unfortunately are currently shipping almost all of their systems without Reinstallation DVDs. For US customers there is an <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">online request form for Reinstallation Media</a>. For those customers not in the US you will need to contact Dell technical support and ask for one. The customer numbers are available <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/adapter_recall/regional_support?c=us&l=en&s=gen" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. This is the most recommended route.</div>
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To improve the experience for customers from the rest of the world. Please vote on my idea <a href="http://www.ideastorm.com/idea2ReadIdea?Id=087700000008lKJAAY&v=1353335269630" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Request a Reinstallation DVD form [Rest of the World]</a>. Also see my poll <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/t/19476992.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Note: For netbooks or systems without an optical drive or a damaged optical drive you will have to convert the Reinstallation DVD into a Reinstallation USB as instructed <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3806.2-1-2-convert-your-windows-7-reinstallation-dvd-to-a-dell-windows-7-reinstallation-usb.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. You should then use the Reinstallation USB for Reinstalling Windows 7.</div>
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If upgrading from Windows Vista or Windows 7 you must purchase an Upgrade License. Once you have the Upgrade product key use the Media in Step 3b. If you are a student be sure to look for a heavily discounted Student license of both Windows 7 Upgrade and Office 2010 Professional plus. </div>
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Step 3b. <strong>Obtaining Windows 7 Reinstallation Media - Digital River (Retail) Media</strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong></strong></span></h4>
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Download the correct .iso file from <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3316.2-1-microsoft-windows-7-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows 7 Official Downloads [Digital River]</a>. To create media you will need either a blank DVD or a bootable USB stick which requires a USB stick of 4 GB or greater (For USB flash drive recommendations see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4091.8-upgrading-your-dell-before-installing-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>). USB flash drives are recommended as many users run into installation issues with home burnt DVDs.</div>
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Use the <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool</a> to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive</div>
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Step 4. <strong>Obtaining Service Packs/The Latest Build of Internet Explorer</strong></h4>
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If using a Dell Reinstallation DVD (Step 3a) or a purchased Windows 7 Upgrade/Retail DVD it will tell you on the label if Service Pack 1 is included (if it is present then you don't need to download them).<span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><span style="color: red;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span>If using retail media the .isos (Step 3b) already have Service Pack 1. If however you plan to use a store bought DVD you will need to check if Service Pack 1 is present.</div>
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If Service Pack 1 is included the user will need to download Service Pack 1, Internet Explorer 9 and Microsoft Security Essentials ensuring they are using the 32 bit files for 32 bit installation media and 64 bit files for 64 bit installation media.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';"><strong>Currently the latest Service Pack for Windows 7 is Service Pack 1.</strong></span></div>
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<tr><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/F/0AFB5316-3062-494A-AB78-7FB0D4461357/windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Service Pack 1</a> </td><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/F/0AFB5316-3062-494A-AB78-7FB0D4461357/windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Service Pack 1</a></td><td><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5842" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Service Pack 1</a> </td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/1/6/C167B427-722E-4665-9A40-A37BC5222B0A/IE9-Windows7-x64-enu.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Internet Explorer 9</a></td><td><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/3/B/C3BF2EF4-E764-430C-BDCE-479F2142FC81/IE9-Windows7-x86-enu.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Internet Explorer 9</a></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/amd64/mseinstall.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> </td><td><a href="http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/x86/mseinstall.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> </td><td><a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/products/security-essentials/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> </td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="color: #0066cc;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121721&arch=x64" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition (MSE)</a></span></span></td><td><span style="color: #0066cc;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121721&arch=x86" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition (MSE)</a></span></span></td><td><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/HowToMSE.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Latest Definition (MSE)</a></td></tr>
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I recommend installing Microsoft Security Essentials with the latest definition immediately after the Service Packs and Internet Explorer 9 to ensure your system is protected upon first connection to the internet. If you plan on using other Security Software instead of Microsoft Security Essentials, do not install Microsoft Security Essentials or the latest definition for Microsoft Security Essentials.</div>
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Step 5a.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell Drivers and Downloads Page)</strong></h4>
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Go to the Dell Support page and select <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Drivers and Downloads</a>. Select your model and Operating system.</div>
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Avoid inputting the Service Tag (its not working correctly for many systems omitting critical drivers).</div>
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Click the category to expand it e.g. we will take the video one</div>
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Click download file, this will take you to this page</div>
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Do not select Download Manager, select single-file download and press next. If you get the following error message:</div>
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Change the last <span style="color: red;"><strong>false</strong></span> to<span style="color: green;"><strong> true.</strong></span></div>
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This time select Single-File download and it should now work. Once done press back several times to return here:</div>
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Ensure it looks the same as before (number of categories and number of drivers under each category), if not change the OS to BIOS and back to Windows 7 64 bit. For me drivers were disappearing earlier.</div>
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See Step 5c for more details about the recommended driver install order. I recommend saving each driver in an appropriately labeled folder and adding a numeric prefix to the folder. This will ensure that you install the drivers in the recommended order. e.g. here are the drivers I downloaded for a Latitude E6520:</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Dell Drivers and Downloads Page is currently under maintenance so post <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/p/19473753/20218203.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> if you experience some issues downloading the drivers.</span></div>
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Step 5b.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell FTP Website)</strong></h4>
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If you have obtained all the drivers from Step 5a then proceed to Step 5c. The Drivers may also be found on the <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/Browse_For_Drivers/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell ftp website</a>. This has been reorganised recently so drivers are listed by model the ftp website has direct links and tends to be less buggy than the drivers and downloads page but isn't updated as frequently. Look here if you are having issues with the Drivers and Downloads page.</div>
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The Dell FTP Website has all versions of each driver released by Dell for a particular model. Select your type and then model number. We will take the Inspiron 560 desktop and install Windows 7 64 bit for example.</div>
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On the Dell ftp website the user should ignore Legacy Drivers.</div>
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The user should download only the latest drivers for their system which correspond to their Operating System.</div>
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i.e. when a driver is listed with version A0X, ..., A01 and A00 you should only use the A0X version where X is the highest number.</div>
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However ensure that the OS you wish to install is under the supported OS in this case we would want revision A00 for Windows 7 64 bit and not revision A04 for Windows Vista 64 bit.</div>
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Finally one thing to note is that certain categories, in particular Network (Wireless Card) and Video (Graphics Card) were customisable and have several variants, you must select the correct ones for your system.</div>
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Downloading from the ftp website is faster but designed for advanced users. However due to the sorry state of the drivers and downloads page I recommend all users to use the ftp website. Pay attention to driver install order (Step 5c).</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>All the drivers should be downloaded and saved to a USB stick. The way this guide is intended Steps 1-6 are preparation for installing Windows so the user has everything they need when installing Windows. This is why Step 5 (downloading drivers) and Step 10 (installing drivers) are independent.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>If however the user has already attempted to install Windows likely they won't be able to access the internet to get the drivers and will need to use a working system to download them.</strong></span></div>
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Step 5c.<strong> Driver Install Order and Notes </strong></h4>
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If you are planning to install Windows 7 and see that there are no listed Windows 7 drivers available for your system. Note that:</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 32 bit Vista drivers may be used in conjunction with Windows 7 32 bit.<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 64 bit Vista drivers may likewise be used in conjunction with Windows 7 64 bit.</div>
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i.e. you may use the Windows Vista drivers with Windows 7. There are few exceptions to this rulein particular bluetooth which integrates with Windows Explorer.</div>
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If you only have XP drivers listed then ask on the forums for assistance; however if Vista or 7 drivers are unavailable for your system it is likely you will get a low Windows Experience Index running these operating systems on your hardware, so I would not recommend switching in this case.</div>
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There are a couple of unofficial driver sets listed for selected <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/w/laptop/3670.unofficial-or-retrieved-driver-sets-for-selected-dell-laptops.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">laptops</a> and <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/w/desktop/3701.unofficial-or-retrieved-driver-sets-for-selected-dell-desktops.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">desktops</a> provided by me. These are likely to work but theres no g<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px;">uarantee</span>.</div>
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When downloading drivers for a clean install I recommend using the same folder structure as me to prevent confusion and to ensure that you install all the drivers in the correct order. Although this guide is based on installing/reinstalling Windows 7 on laptops, installation on Dell desktops will be very similar. Naturally some of these drivers/applications such as Dell Quickset for power/mobility are designed for Laptops only and are thus not needed for Desktops.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 1. Dell System (Notebook/Desktop) Software - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">System Utilities</span>.</div>
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Not present for some of the newer systems, if its not there don't worry, it is not needed/included .<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;">S<span class="Apple-tab-span">ee <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/installing-dell-system-software.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> for more information about Dell Desktop Software.</span></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 2. Chipset Drivers (Intel then Ricoh/Realtek/Any other ones) - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Chipset</span>.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 3. Intel Matrix Storage Manager/Intel Rapid Storage Technology - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">SATA Drives</span> and/or <span style="color: #3366ff;">CPU</span></div>
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Not all systems will have this. Note there are the drivers and the applications. The applications should increase system performance. If a full installer isn't present then it is likely the preinstallation drivers (see Step 6).</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 4. Video Driver - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Video</span>. </div>
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Generally there are several variants for Video Driver e.g. Intel/ATI(AMD)/nVidea and different variants of ATI(AMD) and nVidea. Ignore any for TV tuners at this moment.</div>
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Some of the newer laptops have switchable graphics and require the Intel driver to be installed first then the corresponding nVidea/ATI video driver for full performance. There may be a few variants of graphics cards for a laptop and you must select the correct ones.</div>
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In desktops if there is no dedicated graphics card in the card slot, then they have the onboard (generally Intel driver).</div>
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In desktop if there is a dedicated graphics card in the card slot then generally it is the ATI(AMD) or nVidea driver). Generally there are several variants of graphics card per desktop model and you need to pick the correct one.The latest driver from the ATI/nVidea websites generally offers more functionality.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 5. Conexant Drivers - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Communications</span></div>
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Drivers for Modems are often natively included in Windows 7 if its not there don't worry. Modems are becoming obsolete also. For newer systems if modem drivers exist, they may fail to install as a modem is not present. As modems are becoming obsolete the modem is not always installed as default for a Windows 7 laptop.</div>
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This usually mentions Ethernet/LAN/Broadcom/Realtek in the description. Sometimes Intel, Atheros but the later two can be the wireless card.</div>
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• 7. Wireless Card - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Network</span></div>
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Not present for all Desktops but most that come with Windows Vista or later will have a wireless card included. There are generally several variants of Wireless Cards and you will need to pick the correct one. For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 8. Touchpad (usually mentions Synaptics or Alps) - <span style="color: #3366ff;">Input</span></div>
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Generally for laptops only. There may be additional drivers if you purchased a non-standard keyboard for a desktop e.g. a wireless or bluetooth keyboard.</div>
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Ensure you install any drivers before Audio Applications. Generally the drivers have the name SigmaTel/IDT/Realtek. Again pick the correct one for your system, there is generally not that many variants in the Audio. This is for the standard onboard Audio which 90 % of the systems use. For the other 10 % usually the higher end systems a Creative Soundblaster may be installed. This is a dedicated soundcard. There will be a driver available but you may be able to get a later driver from the Creative Website. There is sometimes also Creative Applications available for the onboard Audio.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 10. TV Tuners/Other Video (If applicable) - Under<span style="color: #3366ff;"> Video</span></div>
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Many systems don't have these and are only added via customisation.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 11. Bluetooth (If applicable) - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Network</span>.</div>
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For systems with only Windows Vista Drivers available: Latitude systems use <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/network/R231570.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">R231570</a> and for Inspiron systems use <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/network/R226750.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">R226750</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>DO NOT INSTALL THE VISTA BLUETOOTH DRIVER ON WINDOWS 7.</strong></span></div>
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For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same and the driver will be installed alongside the wireless driver.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 12. Dell Quickset or Dell ControlPoint - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Applications</span></div>
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This is for the power settings and Fn keys. Usually this is for laptops only. These include the onscreen volume/brighness meters.</div>
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For many laptop systems the Webcam Driver is included in Windows 7.</div>
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Most desktops won't have a webcam driver or will use a dedicated Logitech or Creative webcam which can be downloaded from the perspective vendors. Note for desktop systems with a webcam integrated into the monitor, the webcam driver may be found bundled with the monitor driver. Installation of the monitor driver will install the webcam.</div>
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• 14. Mobile Broadband Drivers - under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Communications</span></div>
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Most users don't have these but the drivers are there for users that do.</div>
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These are the main drivers and I have tried to give a basic guide to cover all systems. There will of course be some other variants from model to model and customisations within the same model such as mobile broadband cards, TV tuners and other drivers depending on your systems configuration. There may also be security drivers for Latitude and Optiplex series. The check for any missing drivers is via the Device Manager (Step 12) and you should post on the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/default.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft OS forum</a> if you run into problems there. </div>
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There are a number of other drivers such as the CD/DVD firmware. These can be updated if you wish but I would recommend leaving these well alone. Sometimes if these updates go wrong, things seriously break. If you have no problems with any of these devices then leave them be. You may look through Applications to see if you find anything else useful.</div>
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The BIOs can also be updated if there is a later version but be extremely careful with a BIOs update - A failed one will brick the system but this is very rare 99.9% of the time it is fine. I tend to update my BIOs when an update is available but many of the others will recommend to stay clear of BIOs updates. This is mentioned in Step 17 further.</div>
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Step 6.<strong> Preparing SATA Drivers</strong> </h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">For many systems this step won't be necessary, it is less likely to be required for an AMD system for example. I recommend skipping this step unless you run into one of the following errors below:</span></strong></div>
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• Errors which state there is no hard drive.<br />• A CD/DVD device is missing.<br />• Windows Setup could not configure Windows on this computer’s hardware.</div>
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To prevent these errors it is necessary to download SATA drivers such as the "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver" and load it during the Windows setup.</div>
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To do this you will need to extract the file with 7zip as shown. First download and install 7zip; get 7zip from<a href="http://www.7-zip.org/download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>, selecting the 32 bit .msi or 64 bit .msi depending on your OS. Once 7zip is installed, right click the Dell driver and select extract all.</div>
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This leads you to a folder with the same name Rxxxxxx as the driver, copy all the contents of this folder onto a USB stick/DVD/CD.</div>
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Note for some systems there will be a subfolder called x86 (32 bit) and a folder called x64 (64 bit). Select the correct ones to match the version of Windows you are installing.</div>
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Repeat for the extracted contents of all the <strong>SATA drivers</strong> on this USB/DVD. Note some of the items under "SATA Drivers" are applications these should be installed alongside the system drivers. See the downloads page below for example.</div>
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The 2 Applications should be installed at the end of the installation while the two drivers should be loaded onto the USB stick. The 2 Firmware may be installed at the end of the installation if desired. </div>
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Step 7a. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (DBAN)</strong></h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Step 7a is for advanced users, most regular users should skip it. However for users that are planning on selling/giving away their system or reinstalling due to a viral/malware infection this step is highly recommended as it permanently erases data and is more through than the standards Windows format.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Download</span> <a href="http://www.dban.org/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">DBAN</a> <span style="color: black;">and burn it to a blank CD/DVD using </span><a href="http://www.imgburn.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">ImgBurn</a> <span style="color: black;">(on XP/Vista) no additional Software neededfor Windows 7 or alternatively make a bootable USB using </span><a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Universal USB Installer</a><span style="color: black;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Before using DBAN any card readers need to be disabled in the BIOs setup. </span></span>For instructions on how to do this see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4024.card-reader.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader">Card Reader BIOS settings A</a> or <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4074.card-reader-b.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader B">Card Reader BIOS Settings B</a> depending on your BIOS. Not all systems have card readers,</div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Insert the DBAN CD/DVD or USB and power down your system. Press F12 at the Dell BIOs screen and select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">The easiest way to use DBAN is by typing autonuke and then pressing enter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">You should get these two screens</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN will then begin to securely format your hard drive. Note </span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN can take a very long time to securely format a large capacity hard drive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">When completed you should get a screen like this. Hopefully it will say DBAN succeeded although sometimes it mentions an error. Most of the times that it has mentioned an error to me it has actually fully formatted the drive and ran for the same length of time as it should (i.e. the same time for a system of the same model where no error cropped up).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Once the DBAN format is done, re-enable any card reader within the BIOs setup.</span></span></div>
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Note using DBAN may sometimes cause some issues with product activation if using upgrade product keys as the original version of Windows is not there.</div>
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Some people have reported that a double install of Windows 7 will work in this case (see <a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>). Others reinstall the old operating system, activate it and then proceed with a clean install Windows 7.</div>
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Step 7b. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (Media Direct)</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>This step is only for systems shipped with Media Direct. These systems will have a MediaDirect button in close proximty to the power button as shown below. If your system doesn't have this button skip this step.</strong></span></div>
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Media Direct is for selected systems such as the Inspiron 6000, 6400, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705, XPS Gen 2, XPS M170, M1270, M1710, M2010.</div>
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The partitions for Media Direct must be set up before the installation of Microsoft Windows otherwise pressing the Media Direct Button while the system is powered down can corrupt your Operating System.</div>
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Insert the Media Direct DVD supplied with your system. It should look like the following:</div>
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Power down your computer. Hold F12 while powering up your computer (at the Dell BIOs screen).</div>
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Select boot from CD/DVD. Select option 1 (recommended) or option 2. (if you want 2 partitions).</div>
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Note: The application must be installed after the system drivers while on the Windows Desktop (Step 14).</div>
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Step 8. <strong>Installing Windows</strong></h4>
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Ensure everything (documents and the downloads listed above) is copied over onto the external hard drive.</div>
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Insert the DVD you have created or Dell reinstallation DVD or the bootable USB flash stick. Also insert the SATA Drivers USB stick if applicable.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Note: It is recommended to unplug any unecessary peripherals (You need keyboard and mouse).</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Note: Where possible use USB 2.0 ports when booting from USB; users have reported that when using USB 3.0 ports the USB stick doesn't boot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Note: Ensure that the keyboard and mouse are plugged in USB 2.0 ports as use of USB 3.0 ports can cause the installer to freeze at the language select screen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: red;">Note: For systems with only USB 3.0 ports follow the instructions </span><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4265.disable-usb-3-0-functionality-to-install-windows-7-from-a-usb-flash-drive.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</span></div>
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Power down your computer. Hold F12 while powering up your computer (at the Dell BIOs screen).</div>
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Select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively.</div>
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Press any key when prompted such as "h" when it says Press any Key to boot from CD/DVD.</div>
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You will get a black screen that says "Windows is Starting Files" then one that says "Windows is Loading Files." These should disappear pretty quickly. Next one that says Starting Windows</div>
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You will then be prompted for your language, time and currency format and keyboard settings. Mine are all set to U.K. as shown below, amend for your preference.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 0px;">Read the license, check to select and then select Next.</span></div>
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Next select Custom (Advanced).</div>
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Note select Custom (advanced) even/especially if you are "upgrading" from Vista to 7. There are always some bugs when selecting "Upgrade" on this screen and this seriously hinders your systems performance.</div>
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When you get to this screen select Load Driver and select your SATA drivers USB stick.</div>
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Ensure that "Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer is ticked" (it should be set like this by default). Select all the drivers listed and then click next. It will take you back to this screen. Select "Drive Options".</div>
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You should get a message saying some space must be "System Reserved" and a System Reserved Partition is made, don't worry about it, it is very small.</div>
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When you have an existing Windows partition you have a few options:</div>
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'3Cp style#3D"text-align: justify;">• 1. To delete it and then must create a new partition or partitions if you want multiple partitions e.g. for dual boot or for other reasons; this will remove all data and factory partition. Once you have created your partitions; select the partition you wish to install Windows on and select Next. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service.<br /><br />• 2. To format it, leave the partition intact but remove all data and factory partition. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.</div>
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• 3. To install Windows on the partition but not format it (in this case all old files will be found in the Windows.old folder). Again you might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.</div>
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The Dell Factory setting won't work in either case. <strong>I recommend deleting or formatting but you must take the 3rd option if you have not carried out Step 1 and wish to keep your data. </strong> </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Note: if you have not backed up all your data onto an external hard drive. Do not select any of the drive options particularly format or delete. In this scenario all your files will be saved in a folder called windows.old</strong>.</span></div>
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You will then a screen telling you the progress of the install.</div>
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Note some parts may be very fast and some steps may be very slow.</div>
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However it should not take any more than a few hours; if it is stuck on the same % for a few hours on one part then it has likely froze and you must start again (this rarely happens) by holding down the power button until the machine powers off and then reattempting the install.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6102.Capture-12.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Type in your "username", by default the PC name will be "username-PC" but you can change this as desired.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5164.Capture13.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Next type in your password, retype it and leave yourself a hint. Alternatively just select next (to have no password - not recommended but optional).</div>
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If using retail media you will be prompted for a product key. Use your product key found on the COA sticker found at the base of your system or your purchased upgrade key/retail key/OEM key.</div>
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A Dell OEM disc should not require you to input this key and this screen should not display. </div>
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Once you have input your key select Next. The following screen will display if you have input the wrong key.</div>
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Alternatively you may skip this step and get a trial of Windows 7 (I believe its 3 days). Once you have input the correct key, this should lead you to here, I generally select Use recommended settings.</div>
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Then select your time and date settings.</div>
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The next screen(s) should be about connecting to the internet and/or connecting to a wireless network. In this case the system is a home desktop connected to a router via an Ethernet cable.</div>
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So I click Home network.<br /><br />You may alternatively be asked about connecting to a wireless network.</div>
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Note the above screen should show only if your system can connect to the internet. Often the network drivers are needed to be installed before connecting to a network so skip this step if you cannot connect.</div>
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Finally the setup will Finalise.</div>
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Step 9. <strong>Install the Service Packs/Internet Explorer 9</strong></h4>
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Now that you have Windows 7 installed. Ensure that you have the latest Service Pack installed. It often works out better installing the latest Service Pack and Internet Explorer before installing the system drivers. Doing so in this order prevents a great deal of problems with Windows Update and conflicts with system drivers. You should have downloaded these onto a USB stick at Step 4 if your installation media didn't include them and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive.</div>
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Insert the USB stick and run the .exe installers.</div>
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Step 10. <strong>Install the System Drivers</strong></h4>
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Ensure you keep to the order listed above for best results. You should again have downloaded these at Step 4 and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive.</div>
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Running the .exe file Rxxxxxx should extract the driver to C:\Dell\Drivers\Rxxxxxx and then run the installer automatically.</div>
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Newer systems no location adopt the R# notation but should still extract to C:\Dell\Drivers\"Subfolder" where "Subfolder" is variable.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Unfortunately often no installer runs and the file just extracts. To actually install the driver you will need to navigate to the folder where the driver extracted to and run any setup.exe files. Many users think they have installed the driver when they haven't.</strong></span></div>
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We will take for example R284334 the chipset driver for my XPS 8300 and look at it in detail:</div>
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Double clicking the file, you should get a run prompt select yes.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0143.4.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Select Ok. At this stage the setup should start and you should start the installation. <strong>If it does not the driver is not installed</strong>. In my XPS 8300 (and I suspect many other systems) the installers do not automatically run. Therefore in this case I have to go to C:\Dell\Drivers\R284334 (you will have to go to the number of your driver) and click setup.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5265.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Accept the UAC prompt and install via the setup program.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Usually a series of clicking next, next, finish and then rebooting. I usually tell it not to reboot until I install all the drivers it is faster this way and always worked for me however it is probably best to reboot when prompted.</div>
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Step 11. <strong>Activation</strong></h4>
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Press the [Windows] and [Pause|Break] or go to start, right click computer and click properties.</div>
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If it says (at the bottom) Windows is activated then you are fine. This will happen automatically if you use the Dell disk.</div>
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If it says activate Windows Now, click the link to activate. If you used the .isos I referred to you may (probably) will get a screen like this:</div>
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Enter the Windows 7 product key on your COA or Retail/Upgrade product key.</div>
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Use the automated phone activation. It is a quick automated called, follow the onscreen instructions.</div>
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You should now have Windows is now activated in the screen below.</div>
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For more details on activation see <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/activate-windows-7-on-this-computer" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Step 12. <strong>Ensure there are no Errors in Device Manager and run the Windows Experience Index Rating</strong></h4>
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On this screen next select Device manager.<strong><br /></strong></div>
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Hopefully it should look something like mine.</div>
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If you have an error, yellow ? or ! then you probably haven't installed a system driver correctly. You should quickly check that you haven't missed installation of a driver and check to see that something hasn't installed correctly. If you still can't find out what it is. Right click the device with the error and select properties:</div>
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Go to details and select Hardware ids.</div>
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You should make a new post on the Microsoft OS Forum starting your model of Dell, the hardware ids and whether you have installed Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit.</div>
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Ask on the forums for details if you get stuck at this stage.</div>
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Next after the drivers are installed you should rate your system. Click the link "system rating is not available".</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Note at this stage I would re-rate the system even a number is displayed there. Although people may not care so much for the system rating it is best to perform. Several unrated systems will revert to the Windows 7 Basic Theme even if they are capable of the Aero Interface and will not allow the user to change to the Windows 7 Theme until the system is rated.</strong></span></div>
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Select rate this computer and leave it be for 5 minutes to rate it.</div>
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You should get the rating now. Here are the scores on my Desktop for example:</div>
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Note if you are using retail media and want the Dell logos and information in the above screens, you may download and follow the instructions for<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/m/microsoft_os/20143100.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"> Dell White and Black logo</a> or <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/m/microsoft_os/20143074.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Blue and White Logo</a>. The 3 screens above have the White and Black, no logo and the Blue and White logo respectively.</div>
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Step 13a. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (Security)</strong></h4>
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For Security I recommend use of <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> (I have mentioned installing this at step 4 of the wiki) and <a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Malwarebytes' Antimalware</a>. </div>
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However this is an area where almost everyone has a different opinion/their own favourites. So I am not going to argue or force my opinion here.</div>
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My personal recommendation for security programs and many other programs may be found in my <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3328.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Useful Software for Microsoft Windows [Free]</a> wiki where I list download links and then give an explanation to what most of the programs do. If you know of any other free high quality software please feel free to post in the comments at the bottom of the software wiki. </div>
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Step 13b. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (</strong><strong>Microsoft Office)</strong></h4>
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The full version of Microsoft Office 2007/2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 Starter installation files may be found in my <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/1439.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Downloads wiki</a>.</div>
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Use your product key obtained by Belarc advisor (Step 1.) and/or found with the Microsoft Product Identification card on your system with the correct installer. For more details about the Microsoft Product Identification Card see <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&cs=19&docid=266613&l=en&s=dhs" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Note Microsoft Office 2010 Starter does not require any product key.</div>
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Step 14a. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Media Direct)</strong></h4>
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Skip Step 14a if your system doesn't have Media Direct. For the systems with Dell Media Direct, once on the windows desktop, insert the media direct disc It should autorun, install the application, if it doesn't you should navigate to the WindowsMD3 folder and click setup.exe. Use the updater within Media Direct to get it to the latest version.</div>
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Step 14b. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Webcam Central)</strong></h4>
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For some unknown reason Dell does not provide Dell Webcam Software under the drivers and downloads page for most systems. Here is the download link <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/monitors/Dell_SX2210-Monitor_Webcam%20SW%20RC1.1_%20R230103.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Webcam Software R230103</a>. You may wish to download the latest version of <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Skype</a> before installing the webcam driver. Note for newer systems Dell Webcam Central may be supplied in My Dell Downloads (Step 14e).</div>
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Step 14c. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Dell Support Centre)</strong></h4>
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Dell Support Centre may be downloaded and installed from <a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=enhere" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. It only works on home systems and does not work on Precision, Latitude or Optiplex systems. Here is the standalone download link <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3804.3-1-dell-support-centre.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Support Centre</a>.</div>
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Step 14d. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Dell Dock)</strong></h4>
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<a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=en" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Dell Dock is also not provided on the drivers and downloads page. Here is the download link <a href="http://www.delldock.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Dock</a>.</div>
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You may not need or want Dell Dock if you have Dell Stage (this is for newer systems) and can be found in My Dell Downloads (Step 14e).</div>
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Step 14e. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (My Dell Downloads)</strong></h4>
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See my wiki <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3832.3-2-registering-with-my-dell-downloads.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Instructions on using My Dell Downloads</a>. Here the user should find the preinstalled <strong>Dell Stage, Roxio Creator Starter, McAfee</strong>. What other software you have available here will depend on your specific system. Save any downloaded items to an external hard drive for backup purposes as there is a download quota.</div>
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Step 15.<strong> Copy old files from Windows.old</strong></h4>
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If you have everything on the external hard drive then ignore this step. If not go to computer, then to C then to C:\Windows.old look through the users folder, move all the items (you want to keep) from "documents" to "documents", "desktop" to "desktop", "music" to "music", "pictures" to "pictures", "downloads" to "downloads". Look about in this folder for anything else, has old windows files you won't need, old program files probably won't need. It is very large. Delete it when you have moved whatever you need as it is a very large folder and unnecessary once you have your new windows installed. Note there is more information and an automated tool <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Step 16. <strong>Visit Windows Update</strong></h4>
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Go to start > Windows Update</div>
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This will open up Windows Update</div>
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Click on the optional updates, check each optional date you want.</div>
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Select ok. You can review the important updates also.</div>
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These will be installed by default on your system. Should you decided not to install an important update not generally recommended), uncheck the box for the update then right click then select Hide Update.</div>
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The update I decided to disable is the browser choice update which is an unecessary and annoying update in my opinion.</div>
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Select okay when done. Not the 116 important updates is now 115 as 1 update was disabled. I won't be prompted to install that annoying update again.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2605.g.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2605.g.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />Click install updates. The updates should download and install (this may take a while) you may be prompted to restart your computer a few times.</div>
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You should check Windows Update again after logging on until it tells you Windows is up to date.</div>
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Step 17. <strong>Notes on Updating the BIOs</strong> </h4>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Dell recommend updating the BIOs to the latest version as there are often enhancements/fixes in the updates.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Know the risks however caution should be taken when updating the BIOs as a failed BIOs = a dead system. Therefore many users opt to stay clear of BIOs updates completely. </span></strong></span>I personally tend to update the BIOs if available after a clean install.</div>
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When you power up your Dell system, you will get the Dell BIOs screen:</div>
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On this screen is the model number and the BIOs revision. The BIOs revision typically this of either 2 formats:</div>
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• Axx, i.e. A01, A02, ..., A12 etc.</div>
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• x.x.xx, i.e. 1.0.0, 1.0.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.1.10, 1.1.11 etc.</div>
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The higher the number the later the revision.</div>
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To reduce the probably of fatal BIOs updates save the BIOS update file to the desktop and close down all programs.</div>
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Remove any USB device from your computer except for keyboard and mouse and also remove any CD/DVDs and media cards. Restart computer.</div>
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Then double click the file and run it as an administrator. Don't touch the computer until the BIOs update is complete. It should automatically log you off, update the BIOs and restart the computer.</div>
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Don't power down the computer during the BIOs update as this will ensure your system is rendered completely useless. Ensure both the battery is at full charge and the AC adaptor is plugged in when updating the BIOs on a laptop.</div>
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Step 18. <strong>MultiMonitor Software</strong> </h4>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Skip this step unless you are using 2 or monitors.</strong></span> For those that are using 2 monitors I recommend downloading and installing <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/products/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Actual Windows Manager or Actual Multiple Monitors</a>. This will give you a taskbar on each monitor completing your Windows experience.</div>
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Note you get a 30 day free trial of each product; for the Actual Multiple Monitors after 30 days this will revert to the free version (its worth having around)</div>
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The professional version is of course better and I recommend using it or Actual Windows Manager. See <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/multiplemonitors/compare/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>for a comparison between the professional and free version. I wrote a small wiki on thier software <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/peripherals/w/monitors/getting-the-most-out-of-your-multi-monitors-with-actual-windows-manager.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> (it needs updated however).</div>
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Step 19. <strong>Use Your computer</strong> </h4>
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That's everything done, you should have a fully functional system with peak performance.☺ </div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Any ideas/suggestions for improvements are always welcome. Please leave these in the comments below.</strong></span></div>
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If you are experiencing any further problems, post on the correct forum (ensure that you provide basic information such as what Operating System you are trying to install or have installed e.g. Windows 7 64 bit and the model of the Dell e.g. Dell XPS 8300).</div>
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Feedback for these wikies and your overall forum experience is welcome in the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/new-to-community/f/3511/t/19436501.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Has the Forum Helped You?</a>thread.</div>
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Step 1. <strong>Back up your data.</strong></h4>
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An external hard drive is a great device to back ones data up on. Documents, Music, Pictures<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and Videos in particular. A standard user should make regular back ups in case of hard drive failure.</div>
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Step 2. <strong>Use</strong><b> Belarc Advisor</b></h4>
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<a href="http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Belarc Advisor</a> will obtain details about your system. It is free for home use and gives you a print out of your computers hardware and software. It also gives you your product keys. This is particularly useful for obtaining your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.microsoft.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> Office product keys. It is handy to keep a print out of this data. <a href="http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">CutePDF Writer</a> may be used to create a pdf print out of it. Save this in a folder in the external harddrive e.g. called Computer Software.</div>
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Step 3. <strong>Creating a Windows XP Reinstallation USB.</strong></h4>
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Prepare your XP USB by following Steps 1 and Steps 2b in my wiki <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3324.2-5-upgrade-your-dell-xp-reinstallation-disc-with-service-pack-3-internet-explorer-8-and-windows-media-player-11.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Upgrading your XP Reinstallation Media with SP3, WMP11 and IE8</a>.</div>
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Step 4. <strong>Obtaining Microsoft Updates</strong></h4>
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• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0</a></div>
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• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=31" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.0</a></div>
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• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5</a></div>
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• <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17851" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0</a></div>
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• <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/products/security-essentials/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a>*</div>
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• <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87342" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials Latest Definition (32 bit)</a>*</div>
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* Microsoft Security Essentials with the latest definition is installed immediately after the Service Packs and Internet Explorer 9 to ensure your system is protected upon first connection to the internet. If you plan on using other Security Software instead of Microsoft Security Essentials, do not install Microsoft Security Essentials.</div>
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Step 5a.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell Drivers and Downloads Page)</strong></h4>
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Dell System Drivers may be found on the <a href="http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/uk/en/ukbsdt1/DriversHome/NeedProductSelection" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Drivers and Downloads page</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>You can input your service tag. This is the 7 digit code found at the base or side of your unit. Alternatively you can select your product model.</strong></span></div>
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Ideally you should input your service tag as your service tag is meant to give you the full set of drivers specific to your system. However for many systems inputting the service tag is giving the wrong drivers and/or neglecting critical drivers such as the chipset.</div>
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I hence recommend selecting the system by model type.</div>
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This will take you to the Product Support page. Select drivers and downloads:</div>
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For some reason the default OS is listed as BIOs, you should change this to WIndows XP otherwise you won't get all the drivers you need:</div>
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Dell are upgrading their website at the moment so you may get the following (older) interface instead of the above (newer) interface.</div>
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<span style="color: grey;">Select Drivers and Downloads (if you have a random picture of a box like I did, then select "select a different product" then "Drivers and Downloads).</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;">Switch to the OS that you plan to install.</span></div>
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When downloading the drivers, I recommend downloading via the browser as many users have experienced problems with the Dell Driver Download Manager.</div>
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Step 5b.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell FTP Website)</strong></h4>
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The Drivers may also be found on the <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/Browse_For_Drivers/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell ftp website</a>. This has been reorganised recently so drivers are listed by model.</div>
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The Dell FTP Website has all versions of each driver released by Dell for a particular model. The user should download only the correct drivers for their system.</div>
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Downloading from the ftp website is faster but designed for advanced users. Other users should follow 5a and skip 5b however if a download link is broken in 5a the ftp website is the best place to look.</div>
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Step 5c.<strong> Driver Install Order and Notes</strong></h4>
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There are a couple of unofficial driver sets listed for selected <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/w/laptop/3670.unofficial-or-retrieved-driver-sets-for-selected-dell-laptops.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">laptops</a> and <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/w/desktop/3701.unofficial-or-retrieved-driver-sets-for-selected-dell-desktops.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">desktops</a> provided by me. These are likely to work but theres no g<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px;">uarantee</span>.</div>
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When downloading drivers for a clean install I recommend using the same folder structure as me to prevent confusion and to ensure that you install all the drivers in the correct order. Although this guide is based on installing/reinstalling Windows XP on laptops, installation on Dell desktops will be very similar. Naturally some of these drivers/applications such as Dell Quickset for power/mobility are designed for Laptops only and are thus not needed for Desktops.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 1. Dell System (Notebook/Desktop) Software - Under System Utilities.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;">S<span class="Apple-tab-span">ee <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/installing-dell-system-software.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> for more information about Dell Desktop Software.</span></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 2. Chipset Drivers (Intel then Ricoh/Realtek/Any other ones) - Under Chipset.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 3. Video Driver (Look only for Intel/ATI/nVidea ones applicable) - Under Video. Some of the newer laptops have switchable graphics and require the Intel driver to be installed first then the corresponding nVidea/ATI video driver for full performance. In desktops the user can instead download the latest driver from the ATI/nVidea websites.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 4. Conexant Drivers - Under Communications</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 5. Network Ethernet Driver (Usually mentions Ethernet/Broadcom) - Under Network</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 6. Wireless Card - Under Network</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 7. Touchpad - Under Mouse & Keyboard</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 8. Audio (SigmaTel/IDT/Realtek/Creative; any drivers installed before applications) - Under Audio. If you have a Creative Soundblaster you may be able to get a later driver from the Creative Website.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 9. Intel Matrix Storage Manager (If applicable) - Under SATA Drives*</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 10. TV Tuners/Other Video (If applicable) - Under Video</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 11. Bluetooth (If applicable) - Under Network.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 12. Dell Quickset or Dell ControlPoint (laptops only) - Under Applications</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 13. Webcam Driver found Under Mouse & Keyboards*</div>
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These are the main drivers, there will of course be some other variants such as mobile broadband cards, TV tuners and other drivers depending on your systems configuration. There may also be security drivers for Latitude and Optiplex series. The check for any missing drivers is via the Device Manager (Step 12) and you should post on the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/default.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft OS forum</a> if you run into problems there.</div>
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There are a number of other drivers such as the CD/DVD firmware. These can be updated if you wish but I would recommend leaving these well alone. Sometimes if these updates go wrong, things seriously break. If you have no problems with any of these devices then leave them be. You may look through Applications to see if you find anything else useful.</div>
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The BIOs can also be updated if there is a later version but be extremely careful with a BIOs update - A failed one will brick the system but this is very rare 99.9% of the time it is fine. I tend to update my BIOs when an update is available but many of the others will recommend to stay clear of BIOs updates.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* I usually only bother installing the Intel applications. See Step 6 for preparing the Intel SATA drivers for <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>use during the Windows installation.</div>
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Step 6. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (DBAN)</strong></h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Step 6 is for advanced users, most regular users should skip it. However for users that are planning on selling/giving away their system or reinstalling due to a viral/malware infection this step is highly recommended as it permanently erases data and is more through than the standards Windows format.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Download</span> <a href="http://www.dban.org/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">DBAN</a> <span style="color: black;">and</span><span style="color: black;"> make a bootable USB using </span><a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Universal USB Installer</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Before using DBAN any card readers need to be disabled in the BIOs setup. </span></span>For instructions on how to do this see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4024.card-reader.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader">Card Reader BIOS settings A</a> or <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4074.card-reader-b.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader B">Card Reader BIOS Settings B</a> depending on your BIOS. Not all systems have card readers.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Remove any USB devices in particular external hard drives! which you don't want to securely erase.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Insert the DBAN USB and power down your system. Press F12 at the Dell BIOs screen and select boot from USB.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN will then load</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8037.DBAN-1.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8037.DBAN-1.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">The easiest way to use DBAN is by typing autonuke and then pressing enter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5635.DBAN2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5635.DBAN2.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">You should get these two screens</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN3.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN3.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3122.DBAN6.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3122.DBAN6.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN will then begin to securely format your hard drive. Note </span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN can take a very long time to securely format a large capacity hard drive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">When completed you should get a screen like this. Hopefully it will say DBAN succeeded although sometimes it mentions an error. Most of the times that it has mentioned an error to me it has actually fully formatted the drive and ran for the same length of time as it should (i.e. the same time for a system of the same model where no error cropped up).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN7.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN7.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Once the DBAN format is done, re-enable any card reader within the BIOs setup.</span></span></div>
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Note using DBAN may sometimes cause some issues with product activation using upgrade product keys as the original version of Windows is not there.</div>
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To get around this reinstall the old operating system, activate it and then proceed with the clean install of Windows XP.</div>
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Step 7.<strong> Installing Windows XP</strong></h4>
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Insert bootable USB flash stick. Power down your computer. Hold F12 while powering up your computer (at the Dell BIOs screen).</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6787.DellBiosScreen_5F00_thumb.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6787.DellBiosScreen_5F00_thumb.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Select boot from USB. You will get the following screen:</div>
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Select the 0 Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup. This screen will quickly display.</div>
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Then the following screen will display, select First part of XPpSP3 Setup from partition 0.</div>
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This will begin the Windows setup.</div>
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The first 2 screens will quickly flash ignore them.</div>
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When you get this screen press Enter, you do not want to repair.</div>
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You then get the EULA, read it and then press F8 to agree and continue with the setup.</div>
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This will take you to this screen.</div>
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Press esc and continue with a clean install.</div>
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The next screen is important. Here you may create a partition, or delete any existing partitions. The way you do this is optional. I am just going to select the largest partition and select Enter.</div>
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This warning comes up but I just press c.</div>
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Then I select format the partition with the NTFS system (use NTFS and not FAT).</div>
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You will get a warning, press f to continue with the format.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6607.Capture6.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8103.Capturee.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8103.Capturee.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8103.Capturee.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>It will then begin to format.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7624.Capturee.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="color: black;"></span></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8664.Capture8.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8664.Capture8.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Once it is formatted Windows will begin to copy files to the partition.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3005.Capture9.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3005.Capture9.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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The computer will restart after all the files are copied. You will be presented with this screen. Select 3 Second part of XPpSP3 setup Boot first internal disk and press enter. This should be selected and automatically continue in 10 seconds if you don't press anything.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8468.9-Boot-from-USB-4.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8468.9-Boot-from-USB-4.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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The setup then continues.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8712.Capture10.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8712.Capture10.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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There will be a small command window to the bottom keeping the USB active (don't close it - it tells you not to).</div>
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You will be asked to input your Regional and Language options (American is usually default).</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1538.Captureq.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1538.Captureq.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Select customise and change to your own preferences (I have selected U.K.).</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6366.Capturer.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6366.Capturer.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Click OK and then select details to ensure the keyboard is also set to as your desired.</div>
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Select Add</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3348.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3348.Capture.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Select the correct one from your list.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4062.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4062.Capture.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1050.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1050.Capture.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Select OK and finally change the top from US to your personal preference (or the American Keyboard layout will still selected).</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5100.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5100.Capture.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: #e9e9e9; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5100.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Select OK. In the next screen enter your name and organisation.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3157.Capture11.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3157.Capture11.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Enter the computer name and administrator password (optional).</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5504.Captures.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5504.Captures.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Select time zone, again mines is set to the U.K.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6712.Capturet.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6712.Capturet.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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You will then be asked for network settings, choose typical unless you want to configure everything yourself.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1323.Capturegg.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1323.Capturegg.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Choose a Workgroup, just make one up of your own and put all your home computers on it or choose a Domain if you have a large organisation.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8475.Capture15.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8475.Capture15.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Wait for the setup to finish.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8030.Capture17.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8030.Capture17.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Click okay to change the screen resolution.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4405.Capture9.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5226.Capture18.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5226.Capture18.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Select OK again.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7080.Capture20.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7080.Capture20.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Don't worry if it looks bad, likely the Video drivers aren't installed yet. The setup is almost finished.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6675.Capture21.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6675.Capture21.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Here the Welcome to Windows XP Theme starts playing (unfortunately most people don't hear it as the sound drivers aren't installed at this point...). Click next.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5706.Capture21a.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5706.Capture21a.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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You will be asked for network settings, most people won't have their network drivers isntalled so i recommend just selecting skip.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4426.Capture23.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4426.Capture23.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Register with Microsoft if you wish.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0763.Capture24.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0763.Capture24.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Enter all the usernames and then select next.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5618.Capture25.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5618.Capture25.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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This takes you to the final screen of the setup. Click Finish.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0880.Capture26.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0880.Capture26.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></div>
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Note for non-Dell Media you will likely have to input a product key. For Dell media this and activation should be sorted out automatically in the BIOs.</div>
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Note for XP Media Centre Edition there will be a few additional steps, it will install the Media Centre Edition programs, you shouldn't touch your computer at this point.</div>
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Step 8. <strong>Install the System Drivers</strong></h4>
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Ensure you keep to the order listed above for best results. You should again have downloaded these at Step 5 and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive.</div>
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Running the .exe file Rxxxxxx should extract the driver to C:\Dell\Drivers\Rxxxxxx and then run the installer automatically. If no installer runs, you will need to navigate to this folder and click on any setup.exe files.</div>
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We will take for example R114079 the chipset driver for my Latitude D820. Double click the downloaded .exe file.</div>
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Follow through with the setup.</div>
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Usually a series of clicking next, next, finish and then rebooting.</div>
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Step 9. <strong>Activation</strong></h4>
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You will get a prompt if you need to activate. If using a Dell disc on a Dell system in the method described above, then this shouldn't happen.</div>
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Step 10. <strong>Ensure there are no Errors in Device Manager</strong></h4>
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Press the [Windows] and [Pause|Break] or go to start, right click computer and click properties.</div>
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Select the hardware tab and then click on device manager.</div>
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If you have an error, you likely have not installed a system driver and should quickly check that you haven't missed downloading or installing something.</div>
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Right click the device with the error and select properties. Go to the driver tab and select Hardware IDs. If you wish you can check the <a href="http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Faq.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Windows Update Catalogue</a> with this information. In order to help us assist you with driver issues on the forums, start a new post in the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3524.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft OS forum</a>, include the above information alongside the model of Dell and the Operating System.</div>
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Note restart your computer after installing all the drivers and then recheck for an error</div>
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Step 11a. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (Security)</strong></h4>
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For Security I recommend use of <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> (I have mentioned installing this at step 4 of the wiki) and <a href="">Malw_rebytes' Antimalware</a>.</div>
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However this is an area where almost everyone has a different opinion/their own favourites. So I am not going to argue or force my opinion here.</div>
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My personal recommendation for security programs and many other programs may be found in my <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3328.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Useful Software for Microsoft Windows [Free]</a> wiki where I list download links and then give an explanation to what most of the programs do. If you know of any other free high quality software please feel free to post in the comments at the bottom of the software wiki.</div>
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Step 11b. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (</strong><strong>Microsoft Office)</strong></h4>
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The full version of Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office 2007/2010 and Microsoft Works installation files may be found in my <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/1439.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Downloads wiki</a>.</div>
<span style="background-color: #e9e9e9; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">'3Cp style#3D"text-align: justify;">Microsoft Office 2003 is not downloadable and you should have a separate installation CD and Product Key for it.</span><div style="background-color: #e9e9e9; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">
For Office 2010 use your product key obtained by Belarc advisor (Step 1.) and/or found with the Microsoft Product Identification card on your system with the correct installer. For more details about the Microsoft Product Identification Card see <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&cs=19&docid=266613&l=en&s=dhs" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Microsoft Office will require a product key, you will need to purchase one if you don't have one. Microsoft Works does not require any product key.</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Any ideas/suggestions for improvements are always welcome. Please leave these in the comments below.</strong></span></div>
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Step 12a. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Webcam Central)</strong></h4>
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For some unknown reason Dell does not provide Dell Webcam Software under the drivers and downloads page for most systems. Here is the download link <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/monitors/Dell_SX2210-Monitor_Webcam%20SW%20RC1.1_%20R230103.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Webcam Software R230103</a>. You may wish to download the latest version of <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Skype</a> before installing the webcam driver. Note for newer systems Dell Webcam Central may be supplied in My Dell Downloads (Step 14e).</div>
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Step 12b. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Dell Support Centre)</strong></h4>
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Dell Support Centre may be downloaded and installed from <a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=enhere" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. It only works on home systems and does not work on Precision, Latitude or Optiplex systems. Here is the standalone download link <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3804.3-1-dell-support-centre.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Support Centre</a>.</div>
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Step 12c. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Dell Dock)</strong></h4>
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<a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=en" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Dell Dock is also not provided on the drivers and downloads page. Here is the download link <a href="http://www.delldock.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Dock</a>.</div>
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Step 13. <strong>Installing the Royale/Royale Noir Theme</strong></h4>
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To install the Royale (Media Centre Edition energy blue theme) and Royale Noir (black theme) on any version of Windows XP. Follow the instructions <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3824.2-5-2-installing-the-royale-noir-theme.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Step 14. <strong>MultiMonitor Software</strong></h4>
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For those that are using 2 monitors I recommend downloading and installing <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/products/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Actual Windows Manager or Actual Multiple Monitors</a>. This will give you a taskbar on each monitor completing your Windows experience.</div>
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Note you get a 30 day free trial of each product; for the Actual Multiple Monitors after 30 days this will revert to the free version (its worth having around)</div>
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The professional version is of course better and I recommend using it or Actual Windows Manager. See <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/multiplemonitors/compare/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>for a comparison between the professional and free version. I wrote a small wiki on their software <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/peripherals/w/monitors/getting-the-most-out-of-your-multi-monitors-with-actual-windows-manager.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> (it needs updated however).</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Actual Windows Manager or Actual Multiple Monitors (Professional Version) will give Windows XP AeroSnap capabilities.</strong>#3C/p></span></div>
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Step 15. <strong>Notes on Updating the BIOs</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Dell recommend updating the BIOs to the latest version as there are often enhancements/fixes in the updates.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Know the risks however caution should be taken when updating the BIOs as a failed BIOs = a dead system. Therefore many users opt to stay clear of BIOs updates completely. </span></strong></span>I personally tend to update the BIOs if available after a clean install.</div>
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When you power up your Dell system, you will get the Dell BIOs screen:</div>
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On this screen is the model number and the BIOs revision. The BIOs revision typically this of either 2 formats:</div>
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• Axx, i.e. A01, A02, ..., A12 etc.</div>
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• x.x.xx, i.e. 1.0.0, 1.0.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.1.10, 1.1.11 etc.</div>
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The higher the number the later the revision.</div>
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To reduce the probably of fatal BIOs updates save the BIOS update file to the desktop and close down all programs.</div>
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Remove any USB device from your computer except for keyboard and mouse and also remove any CD/DVDs and media cards. Restart computer.</div>
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Then double click the file and run it as an administrator. Don't touch the computer until the BIOs update is complete. It should automatically log you off, update the BIOs and restart the computer.</div>
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Don't power down the computer during the BIOs update as this will ensure your system is rendered completely useless. Ensure both the battery is at full charge and the AC adaptor is plugged in when updating the BIOs on a laptop.</div>
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That's everything done, you should have a fully functional system with peak performance.☺</div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Any ideas/suggestions for improvements are always welcome. Please leave these in the comments below.</strong></span></div>
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If you are experiencing any further problems, post on the correct forum (ensure that you provide basic information such as what Operating System you are trying to install or have installed e.g. Windows XP 32 bit and the model of the Dell e.g. Dell Latitude D630).</div>
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Feedback for these wikies and your overall forum experience is welcome in the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/new-to-community/f/3511/t/19436501.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Has the Forum Helped You?</a>thread.</div>
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For this you need an external hard drive and a USB flash drive (for USB flash drive recommendations see<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4091.8-upgrading-your-dell-before-installing-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>) or alternatively a blank CD/DVD. You will need to prepare the bootable USB/DVD on another computer.</div>
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You will need the <a href="http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">FEDORA .iso</a> (probably the 32 bit one will do for these purposes). For the bootable USB you will need the <a href="http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php?p=186578&t=5&i=1" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Universal USB installer</a>. You can alternatively use <a href="http://download.imgburn.com/SetupImgBurn_2.5.7.0.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">imgburn</a> to create a bootable CD/DVD</div>
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To create a bootable USB launch the universal USB installer. Select Fedora 17, the fedora 17 32 bit .iso and the USB drive, opt to format the USB flash drive and click create. Then select yes.</div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Insert the Fedora CD/DVD or USB and external hard drive to your problem system.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Power down your system if it isn't already powered down. Power up your Dell system and press F12 at the Dell BIOs screen and select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively. Power up your system. At the Dell BIOS screen press F12</span></span></div>
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Select try fedora</div>
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Select close at the welcome to Fedora menu.</div>
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Select files to the menu on the left (filing cabinet icon)</div>
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Locate your OS drive in the upper left menu (in this case a 27 GB volume in VirtualBox).</div>
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Go to the Users folder and select your Windows username in this case "test"</div>
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Within this folder (On Windows Vista/7) are Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Favourites, Music and Videos.</div>
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Now to open a second folder. Go to the filing cabinet, as before but this time right click it and select New Window.</div>
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Next drag one window to the far left and the other window to the far right (Fedora has AeroSnap) so that you can view the two folders side by side. Navigate the other folder to your external hard drive.</div>
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Drag and drop, copy and paste files/folders as you normally would. Have a look throughout your drive to see if there is anything else you need to copy over.</div>
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You should use an external hard drive (preferably more than 1) to periodically backup your files/folders. You should also consider using an online service such as SkyDrive for really important files. For Windows Vista/7 you can install <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/download-skydrive" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">SkyDrive for Windows</a> and for Windows XP you can visit <a href="https://skydrive.live.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">SkyDrive Live</a> and manually add files to the SkyDrive via your web browser.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;">English: USB Flash Drive SuperTalent Pico-C 8 GB. Stainless steel casing, waterproof. Deutsch: USB-Stick SuperTalent Pico-C 8 GB. Wasserdichtes Edelstahlgehäuse. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supertalent_USB-Stick.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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OVERVIEW</h2>
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When you choose to download most software from the Microsoft Store, you have the option of using Download Manager or downloading from your browser. However, when you purchase <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.symantec.com/cmp/theme/?cmp_id=windows7&theme_id=win7_migrate" rel="symantec" target="_blank" title="Windows 7">Microsoft Windows 7</a> from Microsoft Store, you have an additional choice to make: whether to download a collection of compressed files or to download an <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="ISO image">ISO file</a>. An ISO file combines all the Windows 7 installation files into a single uncompressed file.</div>
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These instructions are for Windows 7 only. If you're looking for instructions about downloading Windows 8, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div>
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If you choose to download an ISO file (so that you can create a bootable file from a DVD or <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="USB flash drive">USB flash drive</a>), copy your Windows 7 ISO file onto your media and, run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. After you do this, you can install Windows 7 onto your computer directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE: </b>When you download the ISO file, you <i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">must</i> copy the file onto a USB flash drive or a DVD to install Windows 7. When you're ready to install Windows 7, insert the USB flash drive into your USB port or insert your DVD into your DVD drive, and then run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.</div>
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The advantage to following this process and creating bootable media is that it allows you to install Windows 7 without having to first run an existing operating system on your machine. If you change the boot order of drives in your computer's BIOS, you can run the Windows 7 installation directly from your USB flash drive or from a DVD when you first turn your computer on. (Please see the documentation for your computer for information about how to change the BIOS boot order of drives.)</div>
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Copies</h3>
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To install the software, you may make one copy of the ISO file on a disc, USB flash drive, or other media.</div>
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After you’ve installed the software and accepted the license terms that accompany the software, those license terms apply to your use of the software. The license terms for Windows 7 permit you to make one copy of the software as a back-up copy for re-installation on the licensed computer. If you do not delete your copy of the ISO file after installing the Windows 7 software, the copy of the ISO file counts as your one back-up copy.</div>
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If you need to download the software again, you can go to your Download Purchase History in your Microsoft Store account and access the download there.</div>
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INSTALLATION</h2>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click to open the <a class="highlight" href="http://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/en-us/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe" style="border: 0px; color: rgb(210, 72, 14) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool">Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool</a> installation file.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">When you are prompted to either save the file to disk or run it, choose <b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Run</b>.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Follow the steps in the setup dialogs. You'll have the option to specify where to install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.</li>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NOTE: </b>You need to be an administrator on the computer you are installing the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool on. The tool requires the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or higher.</div>
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<a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-xp/default.aspx" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Windows XP">Windows XP SP2</a>, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)</div>
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Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)</div>
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50MB of free space on your hard drive</div>
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DVD-R drive or 4GB removable USB flash drive</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title=".NET Framework">Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0</a> must be installed. It can be downloaded <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1639" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Download Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework 2.0">here.</a></li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Microsoft Image Mastering API v2 must be installed. It can be downloaded <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B5F726F1-4ACE-455D-BAD7-ABC4DD2F147B&displaylang=en" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Download Microsoft Image Mastering API v2">here.</a></li>
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USING THE WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL</h2>
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Before you run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, make sure you have already purchased the Windows 7 ISO download from Microsoft Store and have downloaded the Windows 7 ISO file to your hard drive. If you have purchased Windows 7 but have not yet downloaded the ISO file, you can download the file from your Microsoft Store Account.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_menu" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Start menu">Windows START button</a>, and click WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL in the ALL PROGRAMS list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the SOURCE FILE box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click BROWSE and select the file from the OPEN dialog box. Click NEXT.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Select USB DEVICE to create a copy on a USB flash drive or select DVD disk to create a copy on a DVD disk.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="USB">USB device</a> in the drop-down list and click BEGIN COPYING. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click BEGIN BURNING.</li>
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<br />When your Windows 7 ISO file is copied onto your chosen media, install Windows 7 by moving to the root folder of your DVD or USB flash drive, and then double-click Setup.exe.</div>
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS</h2>
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The following are frequently asked questions about using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool:</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD .NET FRAMEWORK 2.0?</b><br /><br />The .NET framework can be downloaded <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1639" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Download .NET framework">here.</a></div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Mastering_API" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Image Mastering API">IMAGE MASTERING API</a> 2.0?</b><br /><br />The Image Mastering API can be downloaded <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B5F726F1-4ACE-455D-BAD7-ABC4DD2F147B&displaylang=en" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Download Image Mastering API">here.</a></div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WHAT SIZE USB FLASH DRIVE IS REQUIRED?</b><br /><br />You need a USB flash drive with a minimum of 4 GB of free space.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN I USE MY NEWLY CREATED USB DRIVE TO INSTALL WINDOWS 7 ON SOMEONE ELSE'S COMPUTER?</b><br /><br />No. The Windows 7 ISO file on the USB flash drive is only intended to be used to install Windows 7 on the licensed user’s own computer.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN I BACKUP TO A CD-ROM?</b><br /><br />No. The Windows 7 ISO file is too large to fit on a CD.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN I BACKUP TO A <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Blu-ray Disc">BLU-RAY DVD</a> DISK?</b><br /><br />Yes, as long as your DVD drive can write to a Blu-Ray DVD.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">IF I HAVE OTHER FILES ON THE USB FLASH DRIVE WILL THE WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL DELETE THEM?</b><br /><br />This tool requires the USB flash drive to be completely blank before the Windows 7 files are copied. This helps ensure that the device is bootable after the copying has completed.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN I BACKUP TO AN IPOD,CAMERA,OR OTHER DEVICE WITH ENOUGH FREE DISK SPACE?</b><br /><br />Yes, but this is not recommended.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN I USE THE WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL TO BACKUP OTHER FILES ?</b><br /><br />No. This tool is only for use with the Windows 7 ISO file purchased from Microsoft Store.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DOES THE TOOL SUPPORT <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="DVD">DUAL-LAYER DVD</a> DISCS FOR BURNING?</b><br /><br />No. Currently, the tool does not support dual-layer DVD discs.</div>
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TROUBLESHOOTING</h2>
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The following tips might help if you run into a problem using this tool.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">THE TOOL IS REQUESTED THAT I INSTALL THE .NET FRAMEWORK AND IMAGE MASTERING API BEFORE I INSTALL THE TOOL</b><br /><br />For users running Windows XP, you must install the .NET Framework 2.0 and the Image Mastering API 2.0 before installing the tool. You can download .NET framework <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1639" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Download .NET framework">here</a> and you can download the Image Mastering API <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B5F726F1-4ACE-455D-BAD7-ABC4DD2F147B&displaylang=en" style="border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Download Image Mastering API">here</a>.<br /><br />Please note that a restart may be required after installing the .NET framework and the Image Mastering API.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WHEN CREATING A BOOTABLE USB DEVICE,I AM GETTING AN ERROR ABOUT BOOTSECT</b><br /><br />To make the USB device bootable, you need to run a tool named bootsect.exe. In some cases, this tool needs to be downloaded from your Microsoft Store account. This may happen if you're trying to create a 64-bit bootable USB device from a 32-bit version of Windows. To download bootsect:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Login to your Microsoft Store account to view your purchase history</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Look for your Windows 7 purchase.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Next to Windows 7, there is an "Additional download options" drop-down menu.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the drop-down menu, select "32-bit ISO."</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Right-click the link, and then save the bootsect.exe file to the location where you installed the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (e.g. C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Apps\Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool).</li>
<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once the file has been saved, go back to the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool to create your bootable USB device.</li>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MY USB DEVICE IS NOT IN THE LIST OF AVAILABLE DEVICES</b><br /><br />If you don't see your USB flash drive in the list of available devices, please make sure the drive is inserted in the USB port, and then click the Refresh button beside the list of available drives.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I INSERTED A BLANK DVD IN MY DVD-ROM DRIVE, BUT THE WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL DOESN'T RECOGNIZE IT</b><br /><br />If there are multiple drives on the system, the tool will select the first one that is capable of burning DVDs. If you have multiple DVD-R drives, try inserting the blank DVD into another DVD-R drive. If that doesn't help, please make sure that your disc isn't damaged and that your DVD-R drive is operational. Contact Product Support if issues continue to arise.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">INSERTED A BLANK DVD IN MY DVD-ROM DRIVE, BUT THE TOOL WON'T LET ME BURN IT</b><br /><br />Make sure the disc isn't a dual-layer DVD disc. Currently, dual-layer discs are not supported within the tool.</div>
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Step 1. <span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';">Back up your data.</span></h4>
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An <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Hard disk drive">external hard drive</a> is a great device to back ones data up on. Documents, Music, Pictures and<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Videos in particular. A standard user should make regular <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.symantec.com/opscenter-analytics" rel="symantec" target="_blank" title="data backup management">back ups</a> in case of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_failure" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Hard disk failure">hard drive failure</a>.</div>
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If you don't backup your data and want to keep it, ensure you don't follow step 7a and don't format or delete the partitions when installing <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> (Step 8). This will allow you to copy your files from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a>.old (Step 15).</div>
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Step 2. <span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';">Obtain Old Windows Reinstallation Media</span></h4>
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Before doing this see Steps 2 and 3 of <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/1438.1-3-a-clean-install-of-windows-xp-on-dell-systems.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">A Clean Install of Windows XP</a>, <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3327.1-2-a-clean-install-of-windows-vista-on-dell-systems.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">A Clean install of Windows Vista</a>and <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/1434.1-1-a-clean-install-of-windows-7-on-dell-systems.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">A Clean Install of Windows 7</a> depending on what your older version of Windows is. Ideally you should have installation media and product keys for your earlier version of Windows in case you wish to revert, likely you won't but you should do so just in case. In addition ensure that you have product keys for <a class="zem_slink" href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Microsoft Office">Microsoft Office</a> to hand.</div>
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Step 3. <strong>Obtaining Windows 8 Installation Media</strong></h4>
You may purchase and download Windows from <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows/download-shop" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4201.Capture11.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4201.Capture11.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Select Buy Windows 8</div>
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This will prompt you to run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant:<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2548.Capturebb.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a></div>
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You will then get a report similar to below:</div>
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As we are going to perform a clean install (maximum performance), ignore this and select nothing and press next.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4807.Captureb2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4807.Captureb2.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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You have the option to purchase Windows 8 and whether to purchase a backup <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="DVD">DVD</a> from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>. In our case we will just purchase Windows 8.</div>
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You will be prompted for payment information:</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6038.Captureaa.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6038.Captureaa.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Once you have purchased Windows 8 you should get a product key and download link sent to you via email. Click on the download link and run the Windows 8 setup. The setup will then begin to run.</div>
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You will be prompted to enter your product key, enter it and select next.</div>
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Select next and next again</div>
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The setup will then begin to download. This may take some time. When it finishes you will get installation options.</div>
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Select install by creating media and press next. When prompted select .iso file<br />
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Save this file onto an external hard drive. Beside the .iso file create a notepad file with your product key. <span style="color: red;"><strong>This will give you an easy means to make Windows 8 installation media in the future. </strong></span><br />
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Click finish. The .iso will be 64 bit if your previous version of Windows was 64 bit and likewise be 32 bit if your previous versions was 32 bit.</div>
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Once one has the .iso file, they need to make either:</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>(a) a bootable DVD which requires a blank DVD<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>(b) a bootable USB stick which requires a USB stick of 4 GB or greater.<br />
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To do this download the <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool</a> is a very easy to use tool to create a bootable USB/DVD from the .iso file. It mentions Windows 7 but works for Windows 8 and Vista .isos also. I recommend saving the installer for this beside your .iso file like shown below.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5504.Capture222.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5504.Capture222.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Install the <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool</a> and run it from the start menu to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive (For USB flash drive recommendations see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4091.8-upgrading-your-dell-before-installing-windows.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>).</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7558.Untitled.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7558.Untitled.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Ideally you should use a new USB Flash Drive. If you are using an old one format it with the HP Format Tool.</div>
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Note: A bootable USB is must be used for netbooks or systems without an optical drive or a damaged optical drive.</div>
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Note the .iso file will correspond to your version of previous Windows. I am not sure how you would switch from a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to a 64 bit version of Windows 8 for example*. In my case the 32 bit .iso was 2.01 GB and the 64 bit one 2.63 GB.</div>
* needs verification with more tests.<br />
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Step 4. <strong>Notes on Updating the BIOs</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>The latest BIOS update may be required or certainly help with installation of Windows 8.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Know the risks however caution should be taken when updating the BIOs as a failed BIOs = a dead system. Therefore many users opt to stay clear of BIOs updates completely. </span></strong></span>I personally tend to update the BIOs if available after a clean install.</div>
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When you power up your Dell system, you will get the Dell BIOs screen:</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0624.BIOS-Screen.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0624.BIOS-Screen.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5852.BIOS-Screen.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><br />
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On this screen is the model number and the BIOs revision. The BIOs revision typically this of either 2 formats:</div>
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• Axx, i.e. A01, A02, ..., A12 etc.</div>
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• x.x.xx, i.e. 1.0.0, 1.0.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.1.10, 1.1.11 etc.</div>
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The higher the number the later the revision.</div>
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The latest BIOS revision may be found on the <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Drivers and Downloads Page</a>. To reduce the probably of fatal BIOs updates save the BIOS update file to the desktop and close down all programs.</div>
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Remove any USB device from your computer except for keyboard and mouse and also remove any CD/DVDs and media cards. Restart computer.</div>
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Then double click the file and run it as an administrator. Don't touch the computer until the BIOs update is complete. It should automatically log you off, update the BIOs and restart the computer.</div>
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Don't power down the computer during the BIOs update as this will ensure your system is rendered completely useless. Ensure both the battery is at full charge and the AC adaptor is plugged in when updating the BIOs on a laptop.</div>
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Step 5a.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell Drivers and Downloads Page)</strong></h4>
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The link below indicate which computers Dell intends to support on Windows 8. i.e. systems Dell will provide drivers for probably at the end of the month: <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&cs=555&docid=575111&doclang=en&l=en&s=biz&redpe=33f5d079-68fc-8242-55b4-930e38a0d1b5" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Computer Support for Windows 8</a>.</div>
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For systems not in this list you will have to find drivers elsewhere, or use Windows vista/7 drivers which will likely work. All systems which can run Vista or 7 can run Windows 8.</div>
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Unfortunately the drivers and downloads links aren't all working as they should.</div>
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Go to the Dell Support page and select <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Drivers and Downloads</a>. Select your model and Operating system.</div>
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Avoid inputting the Service Tag (its not working correctly for many systems omitting critical drivers).<br />
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Once the model is selected you need to select the correct OS:<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3060.Untitled.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3060.Untitled.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
Once you have selected Windows 8 look at the categories<br />
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Click the category to expand it e.g. we will take the video one<br />
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Click download file, this will take you to this page<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3583.Captureaaa.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3583.Captureaaa.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Do not select Download Manager, select single-file download and press next. If you get the following error message:</div>
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Press back on the browser.<br />
In the address bar check the URL. For example:<br />
<a href="http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/uk/en/ukdhs1/GetDriver/InitiateSingleFileDownload?fileId=3080218827&driverId=V84DC&isInstallAvailable=False&isKCSArticleTobeShown=False&categoryId=VI&returnUrl=%2Fsupport%2Fdrivers%2Fuk%2Fen%2Fukdhs1%2FProduct%2Fxps-13-l321x-mlk%3FretrieveState%3DTrue&isUSDownload=false" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/uk/en/ukdhs1/GetDriver/InitiateSingleFileDownload?fileId=3080218827&driverId=V84DC&isInstallAvailable=False&isKCSArticleTobeShown=False&categoryId=VI&returnUrl=%2Fsupport%2Fdrivers%2Fuk%2Fen%2Fukdhs1%2FProduct%2Fxps-13-l321x-mlk%3FretrieveState%3DTrue&isUSDownload=<strong>false</strong></a><br />
Change the last <span style="color: red;"><strong>false</strong></span> to<span style="color: green;"><strong> true.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/uk/en/ukdhs1/GetDriver/InitiateSingleFileDownload?fileId=3080218827&driverId=V84DC&isInstallAvailable=False&isKCSArticleTobeShown=False&categoryId=VI&returnUrl=%2Fsupport%2Fdrivers%2Fuk%2Fen%2Fukdhs1%2FProduct%2Fxps-13-l321x-mlk%3FretrieveState%3DTrue&isUSDownload=true" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/uk/en/ukdhs1/GetDriver/InitiateSingleFileDownload?fileId=3080218827&driverId=V84DC&isInstallAvailable=False&isKCSArticleTobeShown=False&categoryId=VI&returnUrl=%2Fsupport%2Fdrivers%2Fuk%2Fen%2Fukdhs1%2FProduct%2Fxps-13-l321x-mlk%3FretrieveState%3DTrue&isUSDownload=<strong>true</strong></a></span></div>
Then press [Enter]. The page will refresh and look identical to before<br />
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This time select Single-File download and it should now work. Once done press back several times to return here:</div>
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Ensure it looks the same as before (number of categories and number of drivers under each category), if not change the OS to BIOS and back to Windows 8 64 bit. For me drivers were disappearing earlier.</div>
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See Step 5c with regards to installation order. If Windows 8 drivers aren't available for your model see notes in Step 5c especially with regards to bluetooth and ST Microelectronics.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Dell Drivers and Downloads Page is currently under maintenance and is left in a sorry state. Most of the download links don't work. In addition inputting a Service Tag doesn't give the complete correct set of drivers. It has an awful end-user experience. Which is why the workaround is mentioned in this wiki</span></div>
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I have listed direct link to a few XPS models <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/t/19473308.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Step 5b.<strong> Obtaining the Dell System Drivers (Dell FTP Website)</strong></h4>
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The Drivers for older version of Windows may be found on the <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/Browse_For_Drivers/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell ftp website</a> on the Browse for Drivers section which is designed for more advanced users. Unfortunately this isn't updated as frequently as the Drivers and Downloads page.</div>
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Most users should have got the drivers from above and have no need for the Dell ftp website (i.e. should skip Step 5b).</div>
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This has been reorganised recently so drivers are listed by model.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7282.Capture1.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7282.Capture1.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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The Dell FTP Website has all versions of each driver released by Dell for a particular model. Select your type and then model number. We will take the Inspiron 560 desktop and install Windows 7 64 bit for example.</div>
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On the Dell ftp website the user should ignore Legacy Drivers.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4064.Capture3.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4064.Capture3.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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The user should download only the latest drivers for their system which correspond to their Operating System.</div>
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i.e. when a driver is listed with version A0X, ..., A01 and A00 you should only use the A0X version where X is the highest number.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2480.Capture4.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2480.Capture4.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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However ensure that the OS you wish to install is under the supported OS in this case we would want revision A00 for Windows 7 64 bit and not revision A04 for Windows Vista 64 bit.</div>
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Finally one thing to note is that certain categories, in particular Network (Wireless Card) and Video (Graphics Card) were customisable and have several variants, you must select the correct ones for your system.</div>
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Downloading from the ftp website is faster but designed for advanced users. However due to the sorry state of the drivers and downloads page I recommend all users to use the ftp website. Pay attention to driver install order (Step 5c).</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>All the drivers should be downloaded and saved to a USB stick. The way this guide is intended Steps 1-6 are preparation for installing Windows so the user has everything they need when installing Windows. This is why Step 5 (downloading drivers) and Step 10 (installing drivers) are independent.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>If however the user has already attempted to install Windows likely they won't be able to access the internet to get the drivers and will need to use a working system to download them.</strong></span></div>
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Step 5c.<strong> Driver Install Order and Notes</strong></h4>
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If no Windows 8 drivers are available then note:</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 32 bit 7 drivers may be used in conjunction with Windows 8 32 bit.<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 64 bit 7 drivers may likewise be used in conjunction with Windows 8 64 bit.</div>
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If no Windows 7 drivers are available look for Windows Vista drivers.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 32 bit Vista drivers may be used in conjunction with Windows 8 32 bit.<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 64 bit Vista drivers may likewise be used in conjunction with Windows 8 64 bit.</div>
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There are few exceptions to this rule in particular bluetooth which integrates with Windows Explorer. If you just have Windows XP drivers then you can attempt installing Windows 8 without drivers and if you have any problems in the Device Manager (see Step 12) you can ask for assistance on the Microsoft OS forum.</div>
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When downloading drivers for a clean install I recommend using the same folder structure as me to prevent confusion and to ensure that you install all the drivers in the correct order. Although this guide is based on installing/reinstalling Windows 7 on laptops, installation on Dell desktops will be very similar. Naturally some of these drivers/applications such as Dell Quickset for power/mobility are designed for Laptops only and are thus not needed for Desktops.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 0. Dell System (Notebook/Desktop) Software - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">System Utilities</span>.</div>
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Not present for most if not all Windows 8 systems so far, if its not there don't worry, it is not needed/included.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre;">S<span class="Apple-tab-span">ee <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/installing-dell-system-software.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> for more information about Dell System Software.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">• 1.ST Microelectronics - <span style="color: #3366ff;">Under System Utilities</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></div>
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ST Microelectonics isn't present for all systems, check if it is present for your model under Windows XP/Vista/7/8. For systems which have the driver for earlier versions of Windows but don't have Windows 8 drivers listed use the following: </div>
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">For unsupported systems use Dell ST Microelectronics DE351DL Motion Sensor <br /><a href="http://ftp1.dell.com/folder00951951m/6/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">http://ftp1.dell.com/folder00951951m/6/</a> </span><br />
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If the system doesn't have the driver listed for any earlier version of Windows likely it doesn't apply to your system.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 2. Chipset Drivers (Intel then Ricoh/Realtek/Any other ones) - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Chipset</span>.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 3. Intel Matrix Storage Manager/Intel Rapid Storage Technology - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">SATA Drives</span> and/or <span style="color: #3366ff;">CPU</span></div>
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Not all systems will have this. Note there are the drivers and the applications. The applications should increase system performance. If a full installer isn't present then it is likely the preinstallation drivers (see Step 6).</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 4. Video Driver - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Video</span>.</div>
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Generally there are several variants for Video Driver e.g. Intel/ATI(AMD)/nVidea and different variants of ATI(AMD) and nVidea. Ignore any for TV tuners at this moment.</div>
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Some of the newer laptops have switchable graphics and require the Intel driver to be installed first then the corresponding nVidea/ATI video driver for full performance. There may be a few variants of graphics cards for a laptop and you must select the correct ones.</div>
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In desktops if there is no dedicated graphics card in the card slot, then they have the onboard (generally Intel driver).</div>
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In desktop if there is a dedicated graphics card in the card slot then generally it is the ATI(AMD) or nVidea driver). Generally there are several variants of graphics card per desktop model and you need to pick the correct one.The latest driver from the ATI/nVidea websites generally offers more functionality.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 5. Conexant Drivers - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Communications</span></div>
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Drivers for Modems are often natively included in Windows 7 if its not there don't worry. Modems are becoming obsolete also. For newer systems if modem drivers exist, they may fail to install as a modem is not present. As modems are becoming obsolete the modem is not always installed as default for a Windows 7 laptop.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 6. Network Ethernet Driver - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Network</span></div>
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This usually mentions Ethernet/LAN/Broadcom/Realtek in the description. Sometimes Intel, Atheros but the later two can be the wireless card.</div>
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• 7. Wireless Card - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Network</span></div>
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Not present for all Desktops but most that come with Windows Vista or later will have a wireless card included. There are generally several variants of Wireless Cards and you will need to pick the correct one. For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 8. Touchpad (usually mentions Synaptics or Alps) - <span style="color: #3366ff;">Input</span></div>
For unsupported systems with Synaptics Touchpad use<br />
<a href="http://downloads-us.dell.com/FOLDER00800134M/2" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://downloads-us.dell.com/FOLDER00800134M/2</a><br />
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Generally for laptops only. There may be additional drivers if you purchased a non-standard keyboard for a desktop e.g. a wireless or bluetooth keyboard.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 9. Audio - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Audio</span></div>
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Ensure you install any drivers before Audio Applications. Generally the drivers have the name SigmaTel/IDT/Realtek. Again pick the correct one for your system, there is generally not that many variants in the Audio. This is for the standard onboard Audio which 90 % of the systems use. For the other 10 % usually the higher end systems a Creative Soundblaster may be installed. This is a dedicated soundcard. There will be a driver available but you may be able to get a later driver from the Creative Website. There is sometimes also Creative Applications available for the onboard Audio.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 10. TV Tuners/Other Video (If applicable) - Under<span style="color: #3366ff;"> Video</span></div>
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Many systems don't have these and are only added via customisation.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 11. Bluetooth (If applicable) - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Network</span>.</div>
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For unsupported systems with the Dell Bluetooth 355, 360, 365, 370, 375 and 380. Use the Bluetooth 380 Driver here: <a href="http://ftp1.dell.com/folder00865420m/1/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">http://ftp1.dell.com/folder00865420m/1/.</a></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>DO NOT INSTALL THE VISTA or 7 BLUETOOTH DRIVER ON WINDOWS 8.</strong></span></div>
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For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same and the driver will be installed alongside the wireless driver.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 12. Dell Quickset or Dell ControlPoint - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Applications</span><br />
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This is for the power settings and Fn keys. Usually this is for laptops only. These include the onscreen volume/brighness meters.<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 13. Webcam Driver found - Under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Input</span><br />
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For many laptop systems the Webcam Driver is included in Windows 7.</div>
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Most desktops won't have a webcam driver or will use a dedicated Logitech or Creative webcam which can be downloaded from the perspective vendors. Note for desktop systems with a webcam integrated into the monitor, the webcam driver may be found bundled with the monitor driver. Installation of the monitor driver will install the webcam.</div>
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• 14. Mobile Broadband Drivers - under <span style="color: #3366ff;">Communications</span></div>
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Most users don't have these but the drivers are there for users that do.</div>
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These are the main drivers and I have tried to give a basic guide to cover all systems. There will of course be some other variants from model to model and customisations within the same model such as mobile broadband cards, TV tuners and other drivers depending on your systems configuration. There may also be security drivers for Latitude and Optiplex series. The check for any missing drivers is via the Device Manager (Step 12) and you should post on the <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/default.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft OS forum</a> if you run into problems there.</div>
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There are a number of other drivers such as the CD/DVD firmware. These can be updated if you wish but I would recommend leaving these well alone. Sometimes if these updates go wrong, things seriously break. If you have no problems with any of these devices then leave them be. You may look through Applications to see if you find anything else useful.</div>
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The BIOs can also be updated if there is a later version but be extremely careful with a BIOs update - A failed one will brick the system but this is very rare 99.9% of the time it is fine. I tend to update my BIOs when an update is available but many of the others will recommend to stay clear of BIOs updates. This is mentioned in Step 17 further.</div>
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Step 6.<strong> Preparing SATA Drivers</strong></h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">For many systems this step won't be necessary, it is less likely to be required for an AMD system for example. I recommend skipping this step unless you run into one of the following errors below:</span></strong></div>
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• Errors which state there is no hard drive.<br />
• A CD/DVD device is missing.<br />
• Windows Setup could not configure Windows on this computer’s hardware.</div>
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To prevent these errors it is necessary to download SATA drivers such as the "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver" and load it during the Windows setup.</div>
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To do this you will need to extract the file with 7zip as shown. First download and install 7zip; get 7zip from<a href="http://www.7-zip.org/download.html" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>, selecting the 32 bit .msi or 64 bit .msi depending on your OS. Once 7zip is installed, right click the Dell driver and select extract all.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0118.7041_5F00_Untitled.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0118.7041_5F00_Untitled.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
This leads you to a folder with the same name Rxxxxxx as the driver, copy all the contents of this folder onto a USB stick/DVD/CD.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2806.Capturexx.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2806.Capturexx.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Note for some systems there will be a subfolder called x86 (32 bit) and a folder called x64 (64 bit). Select the correct ones to match the version of Windows you are installing.</div>
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Repeat for the extracted contents of all the <strong>SATA drivers</strong> on this USB/DVD. Note some of the items under "SATA Drivers" are applications these should be installed alongside the system drivers. See the downloads page below for example.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3125.Captureddd.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3125.Captureddd.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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The 2 Applications should be installed at the end of the installation while the two drivers should be loaded onto the USB stick. The 2 Firmware may be installed at the end of the installation if desired.</div>
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Step 7a. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (DBAN)</strong></h4>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Step 7a is for advanced users, most regular users should skip it. However for users that are planning on selling/giving away their system or reinstalling due to a viral/malware infection this step is highly recommended as it permanently erases data and is more through than the standards Windows format.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Download</span> <a href="http://www.dban.org/download" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">DBAN</a> <span style="color: black;">and burn it to a blank CD/DVD using </span><a href="http://www.imgburn.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">ImgBurn</a> <span style="color: black;">(on XP/Vista) no additional Software neededfor Windows 7 or alternatively make a bootable USB using </span><a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Universal USB Installer</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Before using DBAN any card readers need to be disabled in the BIOs setup. </span></span>For instructions on how to do this see <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4024.card-reader.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader">Card Reader BIOS settings A</a> or <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4074.card-reader-b.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;" title="Card Reader B">Card Reader BIOS Settings B</a> depending on your BIOS. Not all systems have card readers,</div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Insert the DBAN CD/DVD or USB and power down your system. Press F12 at the Dell BIOs screen and select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6787.DellBiosScreen_5F00_thumb.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN will then load</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8037.DBAN-1.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8037.DBAN-1.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">The easiest way to use DBAN is by typing autonuke and then pressing enter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5635.DBAN2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5635.DBAN2.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">You should get these two screens</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN3.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN3.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3122.DBAN6.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3122.DBAN6.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN will then begin to securely format your hard drive. Note </span></span><span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">DBAN can take a very long time to securely format a large capacity hard drive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">When completed you should get a screen like this. Hopefully it will say DBAN succeeded although sometimes it mentions an error. Most of the times that it has mentioned an error to me it has actually fully formatted the drive and ran for the same length of time as it should (i.e. the same time for a system of the same model where no error cropped up).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN7.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7028.DBAN7.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"><span style="color: black;">Once the DBAN format is done, re-enable any card reader within the BIOs setup.</span></span></div>
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Note using DBAN may sometimes cause some issues with product activation if using upgrade product keys as the original version of Windows is not there.</div>
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Step 7b. <strong>Preparing the Drive For Installing Windows (Media Direct)</strong></h4>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Avoid pressing the Media Direct with Windows 8. Don't press the Media Direct Button. </strong><span style="color: black;">I haven't tested Media Direct with Windows 8 it could corrupt your full system.</span></span></div>
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Step 8. <strong>Installing Windows</strong></h4>
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Ensure everything (documents and the downloads listed above) is copied over onto the external hard drive.</div>
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Insert the DVD or the bootable USB flash stick you created. Also insert the SATA Drivers USB stick if applicable.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Note: It is recommended to unplug any unecessary peripherals (You need keyboard and mouse).</span></div>
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Power down your computer. Hold F12 while powering up your computer (at the Dell BIOs screen).</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6787.DellBiosScreen_5F00_thumb.png" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6787.DellBiosScreen_5F00_thumb.png" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Select boot from CD/DVD or from USB respectively.</div>
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Press any key when prompted such as "h" when it says Press any Key to boot from CD/DVD.</div>
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You will get a black screen that says Windows.</div>
<span style="color: red;"><strong><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0246.1.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0246.1.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a></strong></span><br />
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The language to install only has English (US) at the moment for the English version but its just a few screens. Change the Time and Currency format and the Keyboard to your desired country. When ready select next.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1513.3.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1513.3.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Select Install. Enter the product key given</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3857.5.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3857.5.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Select Next. Read and accept the license and then select next</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2626.6.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2626.6.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Select custom install (advanced) and then select next</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5582.8.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3302.7.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3302.7.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Next you will be brought to the drive options.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5707.8.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5707.8.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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When you get to this screen select Load Driver and select your SATA drivers USB stick.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6036.8-_2D00_-Copy.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6036.8-_2D00_-Copy.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3718.1447_5F00_Capture67.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><br />
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Ensure that "Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer is ticked" (it should be set like this by default). Select all the drivers listed and then click next. It will take you back to this screen. Select "Drive Options".</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3157.8-_2D00_-Copy-_2D00_-Copy.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3157.8-_2D00_-Copy-_2D00_-Copy.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1447.Capture6.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>This will reveal the drive options. The tools are rather self-explanatory. For a new hard drive you will need to select New to make a new partition (case below).<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2235.8-_2D00_-Copy-_2D00_-Copy-_2D00_-Copy.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2235.8-_2D00_-Copy-_2D00_-Copy-_2D00_-Copy.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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You should get a message saying some space must be "System Reserved" and a System Reserved Partition is made, don't worry about it, it is very small.</div>
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When you have an existing Windows partition you have a few options:</div>
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• 1. To delete it and then must create a new partition or partitions if you want multiple partitions e.g. for dual boot or for other reasons; this will remove all data and factory partition. Once you have created your partitions; select the partition you wish to install Windows on and select Next. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service.<br />
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• 2. To format it, leave the partition intact but remove all data and factory partition. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.</div>
• 3. To install Windows on the partition but not format it (in this case all old files will be found in the Windows.old folder). Again you might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.<br />
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The Dell Factory setting won't work in either case. <strong>I recommend deleting or formatting but you must take the 3rd option if you have not carried out Step 1 and wish to keep your data.</strong></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Note: if you have not backed up all your data onto an external hard drive. Do not select any of the drive options particularly format or delete. In this scenario all your files will be saved in a folder called windows.old</strong>.</span></div>
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You will then a screen telling you the progress of the install.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7762.10.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7762.10.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
The computer will then restart<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3010.11.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3010.11.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
A black Windows screen will appear and the system will do some preparations such as getting the devices ready.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0250.13.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0250.13.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
You will then be prompted to type in your computers name and seelct a colour scheme.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4426.14.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4426.14.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
Once done select next. You will then be prompted for the settings. I generally would select use express settings.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4745.15.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4745.15.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
However you can customise if you want.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4034.16.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4034.16.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6825.18.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6825.18.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8510.19.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/8510.19.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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One thing to notice about Windows 8 when changing the settings is that it is very touch screen optimised, you can move the sliders along with your finger if using a touchscreen, otherwise just click them with the mouse.</div>
You will the be prompted to enter your email address:<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1157.20.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1157.20.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Enter your email address and select next, it will then search for a Microsoft Account (if you use a Microsoft email or XBOX live it will be one). If you don't use a Microsoft Account it will prompt you to link your email to a Microsoft Account. You will then have to verify your email, once you have signed up for a Microsoft Account. You can alternatively sign up for a new email address.</div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3527.21.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="color: black;">#3Cimg style='margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: block;' alt=' ' src='/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/3527.21.PNG' border='0' /></span></a></div>
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Once you have a Microsoft Account (most people will already have one) Enter your email and password. It will then ask you for some additional security information</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1207.24.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1207.24.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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i.e. number and alternative email. If you have already provided such information or have a Windows 7 phone likely it will be filled in for you. You should now be logged into Windows 8.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5123.29.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5123.29.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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This is the new start menu (again very touchscreen orientated).</div>
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Step 9. <strong>Install the Service Packs/Internet Explorer 9</strong></h4>
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Not applicable. The Service Pack is a collection of major updates rolled out together. Windows 8 is just released and so no Service Pack is out yet. In addition the download link from Microsoft should probably take you to files with the Service Pack when it is released (probably it will take at least 1 year for a Service Pack to be required).</div>
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Step 10. <strong>Install the System Drivers</strong></h4>
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Again Windows 8 has most the drivers already unless you have Windows 8 specific drivers or a specific problem I would hold of installing the drivers.</div>
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I recommend not installing any drivers unless you have Windows 8 specific drivers or experience a particular problem or have an error in the Device Manager (see Step 12).</div>
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Here is details on installing the Windows 7 drivers.</div>
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Ensure you keep to the order listed above for best results. You should again have downloaded these at Step 4 and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive.</div>
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Running the .exe file Rxxxxxx should extract the driver to C:\Dell\Drivers\Rxxxxxx and then run the installer automatically.</div>
<s>Newer systems no location adopt the R# notation but should still extract to C:\Dell\Drivers\"Subfolder" where "Subfolder" is variable.</s><br />
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<s><span style="color: red;"><strong>Unfortunately often no installer runs and the file just extracts. To actually install the driver you will need to navigate to the folder where the driver extracted to and run any setup.exe files. Many users think they have installed the driver when they haven't.</strong></span> "3Cp style='text-align: justify;'>We will take for example R284334 the chipset driver for my XPS 8300 and look at it in detail:</s></div>
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6138.a.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/6138.a.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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Double clicking the file, you should get a run prompt select yes.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5037.2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5037.2.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5037.2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Select Continue</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1033.3.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1033.3.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1033.3.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Select Ok</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0143.4.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/350x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0143.4.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
<s><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0143.4.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Select Ok. At this stage the setup should start and you should start the installation. <strong>If it does not the driver is not installed</strong>. In my XPS 8300 (and I suspect many other systems) the installers do not automatically run. Therefore in this case I have to go to C:\Dell\Drivers\R284334 (you will have to go to the number of your driver) and click setup.<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5265.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5265.Capture.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5265.Capture.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a>Accept the UAC prompt and install via the setup program.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
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'3Ca href"/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4382.Capture2.PNG">Usually a series of clicking next, next, finish and then rebooting. I usually tell it not to reboot until I install all the drivers it is faster this way and always worked for me however it is probably best to reboot when prompted.</div>
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Step 11. <strong>Activation</strong></h4>
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Press the [Windows] and [Pause|Break] or [Windows] and [ e ] and then select properties.</div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0878.Captureb.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0878.Captureb.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0676.50.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0676.50.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
"3Cp style='text-align: justify;'>Windows should automatically be activated, if not there should be a link to activate it at the bottom.<br />
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Step 12. <strong>Ensure there are no Errors in Device Manager and run the Windows Experience Index Rating</strong></h4>
On this screen next select Device manager.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4386679521559154537"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/4011.50.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><strong><br /></strong>Hopefully it should look something like mine.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1033.51.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/1033.51.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/5633.device.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><br />
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If you have an error, yellow ? or ! as in my base system device then Windows 8 hasn't found a system driver correctly. Quickly check to see if you have missed installation of a driver. If you still can't find out what it is. Right click the device with the error and select properties:</div>
<img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0825.Capture22222.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /><br />
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Go to details and select Hardware ids.</div>
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You should post <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4386679521559154537">here</a> stating your model of Dell, the hardware ids and whether you have installed Windows 8 32 bit or 64 bit this should help give us all the information required to find the driver.</div>
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Likely installation of the Windows 7 driver will fix this issue.</div>
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Next after the drivers are installed you should rate your system. Click the link "system rating is not available".</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Note at this stage I would re-rate the system even a number is displayed there. Although people may not care so much for the system rating it is best to perform. Several unrated systems will revert to the Windows 8 Basic Theme even if they are capable of the Aero Interface and will not allow the user to change to the Windows 8 Theme until the system is rated.</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7506.52.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/7506.52.PNG" style="height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2313.8686.Computer_2500_20Properties-_2D00_-Copy-_2800_2_2900_.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"></a><br />
Select rate this computer and leave it be for 5 minutes to rate it.<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2451.53.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/2451.53.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
'0AWou should get the rating now. Here are the scores on my Desktop for example:<br />
<a href="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0572.30.PNG" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt=" " border="0" src="http://en.community.dell.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-18/0572.30.PNG" style="display: block; height: auto !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;" /></a><br />
screens above have the White and Black, no logo and the Blue and White logo respectively.<br />
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Step 13a. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (Security)</strong></h4>
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<a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Microsoft</a> Security Essentials is included as part of Windows 8, no additional security should be required however a good supplement is <a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Malwarebytes' Antimalware</a>.</div>
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Step 13b. <strong>Install a Security Program and your Applications (</strong><strong>Microsoft Office)</strong></h4>
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You can try the consumer preview of Microsoft Office 2013 if you wish:</div>
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To get Word, Powerpoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook see <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/officepreview" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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To get Visio see <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973399.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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I recommend getting both. Visio is an excellent part of the Office suite that is often overlooked.</div>
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Step 14a. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Webcam Central)</strong></h4>
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For some unknown reason Dell does not provide Dell Webcam Software under the drivers and downloads page for most systems. Here is the download link <a href="http://ftp.dell.com/monitors/Dell_SX2210-Monitor_Webcam%20SW%20RC1.1_%20R230103.exe" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Dell Webcam Software R230103</a>. You may wish to download the latest version of <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Skype</a> also. Note for newer systems Dell Webcam Central may be supplied in My Dell Downloads (Step 14b). R230103 works fine with Windows 8 and so I assume all versions on My Dell Downloads should also work fine.</div>
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Step 14b. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (My Dell Downloads)</strong></h4>
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See my wiki <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3832.3-2-registering-with-my-dell-downloads.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Instructions on using My Dell Downloads</a>. Here the user should find the preinstalled <strong>Dell Stage, Roxio Creator Starter, McAfee</strong>. What other software you have available here will depend on your specific system. Save any downloaded items to an external hard drive for backup purposes as there is a download quota. I have not tested any of the My Dell Downloads software on Windows 8 it may or may not work.</div>
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Step 14c. <strong>Reinstalling Dell Preinstalled Applications (Updates for Windows 8)</strong></h4>
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Review this article <a href="http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?docid=575108" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> and search through the fixes/updates for any preinstalled software.</div>
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Step 14d. <strong>Windows 8 Pro Pack (Optional)</strong></h4>
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For a limited time get Windows 8 Media Centre Pack for Free. See <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Step 15.<strong> Copy old files from Windows.old</strong></h4>
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If you have everything on the external hard drive then ignore this step. If not go to computer, then to C then to C:\Windows.old look through the users folder, move all the items (you want to keep) from "documents" to "documents", "desktop" to "desktop", "music" to "music", "pictures" to "pictures", "downloads" to "downloads". Look about in this folder for anything else, has old windows files you won't need, old program files probably won't need. It is very large. Delete it when you have moved whatever you need as it is a very large folder and unnecessary once you have your new windows installed. Note there is more information and an automated tool <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>. </div>
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Step 16.<strong> Misc Tips - Using Windows 8 Mouse and Keyboard</strong></h4>
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There is a free Dell Windows 8 for Dummies guide available from <a href="https://marketing.dell.com/facebook/windows-8-ebook" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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In addition there is a number of useful videos <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/p/19472862/20213997.aspx#20213997" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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Also Dell Windows 8 FAQs are <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/p/19471669/20208343.aspx#20208343" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>.</div>
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I have sketched some of my own notes <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/4202.some-navigation-notes-incomplete.aspx" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a> but likely the above resources are more helpful.</div>
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Step 17.<strong> Get back the Old Start Menu</strong><strong></strong></h4>
Really don't like the new Start Menu? Want the old one back?<br />
Get <a href="http://www.startisback.com/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">StartIsBack</a>. this will return the Windows 7 Start Menu.<br />
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In addition for those that are using 2 monitors I recommend downloading and installing <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/products/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">Actual Windows Manager or Actual Multiple Monitors</a>. This will give you a taskbar on each monitor completing your Windows experience.</div>
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Note you get a 30 day free trial of each product; for the Actual Multiple Monitors after 30 days this will revert to the free version (its worth having around)</div>
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The professional version is of course better and I recommend using it or Actual Windows Manager. See <a href="http://www.actualtools.com/multiplemonitors/compare/" style="color: #3399cc; font-weight: bold; outline: none; text-decoration: initial;">here</a>for a comparison between the professional</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Disclaimer: This wiki is not official Dell documentation but is compiled by Philip Yip (Dell Community Rockstar natakuc4).</strong></span></div>
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LinkedIn</div>
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<div alt="Email this" class="gig-button gig-share-button gig-button-up gig-button-count-none" id="divButtons1-reaction3" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; cursor: pointer; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;" title="Email this">
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Email</div>
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</div>
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</div>
</td><td id="divButtons1-reaction4-text" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.gigya.com/gs/i/shareBar/button/buttonCenterImgUp.png); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;"><div class="gig-button-text gig-share-button-text" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: none; color: #333333; float: none; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; white-space: nowrap; width: auto;">
Share</div>
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