Can a Dell XPS 400 run a 64-Bit Operating System?
Im just wondering if it is possible to run a 64-bit operating system, such as Windows 7 on a 2005 Dell XPS 400 desktop?It wont recognize or read a 64-bit Windows 7 Install/reinstall Disc, but...
View ArticleDriver Updates - Dell Certificate
Hello i need to update my 7 yr old desktop but Dell Certificate is no good ? Also when i download your diagnostics they wont download or run ? I did a complete system recovery & now my Event's show...
View ArticleMicrosoft update KB 2982791 has been replaced with KB2993651 for 0x50 Black...
This article provides the information on "Microsoft update KB 2982791 has been replaced with KB2993651 for 0x00000050 black screen issue".Windows update KB2982791 0x50 black screen issuesMany Dell...
View ArticleInspiron 17R N7110 Need Recovery disk
My grandson did not make a recovery disk. Is it possible to get a recovery disk from Dell? This Inspiron has experienced a disk cash and I want to install a new disk and need a recovery disk...
View ArticleMy PC doesn't wanna work
I have got a 32-Bit Inspiron that keeps being stuck on the "starting windows" page and I can't start my computer I have been trying for about 1 month. Please tell me what to do?
View ArticlePossible handle-leak affecting network with Dell's DSFSvc.exe and Wcct.exe
Hi All,I'm facing something very weird and i wonder if anyone else has seen such issue.From time to time (couldn't find a pattern yet) i find that i have limited network connectivity . It seems that...
View ArticleI am not able to edit group Policy in my windows 8.1 Dell Machine
Hi, My user is local administrator. but I am not able to group policy edit. for example when I try to open gpedit.msc the message is like :'gpedit.msc' is not recognized as an internal or external...
View ArticleDell 9000 -435t Bios service tag change
Greetings all, I Bricked my mother board last week , bios update hung up during install. So I got a replacement bios chip installed . But I enter the wrong service tag number in the bios start up...
View Articleturbo tax
cannot get login screen to open on my dell desktop that has window 8.1 for turbo tax online verison
View ArticleDell recovery partition freezes at ~25% reformat
I 'fix' computers for charities, friends, schools, etc.I received an older Dell Inspiron 1545 w/Vista. The original owner died and do not have his password. I removed it but there are files, etc. that...
View ArticleReplacement O/S disks
To whom it may concern, I have a Dell Inspiron that I purchased about 4 years ago, with a dual core processor, and 8 GB of RAM. I need to reinstall the O/S from scratch, to include re-formatting the...
View Articledriver updates are confusing
how do I tell if the ones shown on dell support drivers and updates really apply to my system?it tells me I have inspiron one mid 2011 but some of the updates don't work. And some cause an error on...
View ArticleWINDOWS 7 IS NOT GENUINE
Hello,I needed to reinstall my laptop and I couldn't find my windows key so I downloaded a 3rd party program (magicaljellybean) and it found the key for me and I saved it. I had no instal disk (my...
View ArticleUnable to Connect to Internet by Wi-Fi
My brother has a mid 2013 Inspiron 17. His cable company has recently change his router, and since that time, He has been unable to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. He says there is no Wi-Fi switch...
View ArticleDELL OptiPlex 3020 - Can I downgrade from Win8.1 64 to Windows 7 32 bit
I'm needing to change the OS on a newer OptiPlex 3020 that when purchased my customer asked for Windows7 to be installed instead of Windows 8.1. Well, Windows7 64 bit was installed however, this...
View ArticleDell Factory Image Restore is Missing!?
Hello DellForum, I want to recover a Dell Latitude D630 laptop to factory condition. I followed the steps but in the options there is no Dell Factory Image Restore or Dell DataSafe and Emergency...
View ArticleDell 7020 not going to sleep
HiBrand new Optiplex 7020 SFF with Win 7 Pro. When I select Sleep it tries to sleep but then goes back to the Win 7 login screen. Same with Hibernation, when power button is pressed to put the pc in...
View ArticleDell XPS 410 Vista OS
My daughter was taking a computer class. She was doing her homework which had something to do with hard drives. I don't know what she was thinking but she reformatted the hard drive! Goodbye Vista...
View ArticleRENAME FOLDER: INCLUDE IN LIBRARY: WINDOWS BACKUP RESTORE
I want to use my own named folder and use Backup Windows Restore on an individual file (testing only)Had great difficulty proving file on backup. Have I done this as a dell/Microsoft person would do...
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