Best way to migrate contents of C drive to new system?
Have an older Dell GX150 running W2K. Need to migrate the files/programs stored on there to a new(er) Dell GX280 computer running WinXPW2K offers a backup under accessories. If I use that and save to a...
View ArticleUpgrading Dell GX280 to Windows 7 Pro/Ultimate
Just posting my results so that it might help others...No problems upgrading a Dell GX280 2.8Ghz machine with 1gb of ram to Windows 7Pro/Ultimate 32 bit. From a wiped and reformatted 40gb drive the...
View ArticleInspiron One 2305
I am trying to reinstall windows 7 after formatting the drive. I cannot get it to take drivers and utilities CD to install all my drivers. What is the command prompt I need to put in to read from the Cd?
View ArticleCan open files on UNC, but not mapped drive.
We are having a problem with some Optiplex 3020s we recently purchased: we have difficulty opening files over a mapped network drive.If we open a PDF file in Acrobat Reader, Reader hangs. If we open an...
View ArticleAdministrative rights on Win7
OS - Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1Service Tag -(admin removed TOS Violation) (Mfg Date - 06/24/2010)Product ID - <Admin Note: removed per privacy policy~RK>CD Key - (admin removed-TOS...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 2010
When I purchased my Dell Laptop in 2012 I paid for Microsoft office 2010 to be included in the purchase. Unfortunately I have recently had to restore factory settings on my laptop and I am being asked...
View ArticleUpgrading to Windows 7 x64
I have a Dell Precision T5400 here, which is still running Vista, 32-bit. I've heard that this machine came with a license for Windows 7 64-bit. Is there any way to confirm this? Do I have to find a...
View ArticleDowngrade Windows 8 to Windows 7
Hi, I bought my inspiron a few weeks before Windows 8 release. It came with Windows 7 and an option to upgrade to 8 as per http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/campaigns/windows-upgrade-offer. I did...
View ArticleHelp! New CMOS battery made "RPC Server Unavailable" causing major problems.
I installed a new CMOS button battery and that has caused big problems. My PC will still boot up and show the desktop normally, and some non-Microsoft programs still work, but most MS Windows XP Pro...
View ArticleOEM WINDOWS PRODUCT KEY DISACTIVATED
HAD TO CHANGE HDD ON MY INSPIRON 11Z AND WENT THROUGH MICROSOFT TO DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY PRODUCT KEY WAS DISACTIVATED AFTER BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH...
View ArticleData recovery & back-uping
I've had Dell inspiron, win-7 for a couple of years and never knowingly used my back-up facility. I want to look at any data the system backed up, ever. How do I do thatIf it hasn't worked, how do I...
View ArticleDid Windows 7 Home Premium reinstall on XPS 17 (L702X) and can't connect via...
Here's the bottom line - the solutions I have read about all involve downloading drivers and/or other files in order to (hopefully) make things work again. Well if the reason for the initial problem is...
View ArticleIf you follow the thread above, you will see what helped most people. What...
If you follow the thread above, you will see what helped most people. What solved the problem for me was downloading a specific driver. It WASN'T the driver recommended by Dell in the downloads page;...
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Windows 7/8.1 OEM to Windows 10 Retail (Free) Discussion
Microsoft has made it known that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. I think its time we have a discussion on the Dell Community Forums about Windows 10.Post #1...
View ArticleRemove Dell Branding from Windows 7 OEM installation
I recently had to use the DELL OEM media to install Win7 Pro on an Opti 9020 because the MS Win7 media didn't have the necessary drivers and I didn't have time to figure out how to slipstream the...
View ArticleComputer crashes instead of "sleep" mode???
Don't know how to fix this problem, but I have a XPS 8700 and recently (last couple months) it will not go into sleep mode. Instead it crashes when it should sleep. Even if I try to put the computer...
View ArticleExplorer not responding
403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.
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DELL refuses to honor Windows 8 Pro downgrade rights
XPS13 (early 15) purchased for CFO. No 7 Pro configuration available so I purchased an 8 Pro model with the intention of exercising my downgrade rights.Spent 4 hours shoehorning 7 Pro plus all the...
View ArticleP2714T Touch screen gestures and on-screen keyboard not working as...
Hello. We are using this nice monitor for a kiosk in our office. Unfortunately the "mouse" hand gestures and on-screen keyboard only work when logged-in with a local admin account. Has anyone...
View ArticleDell Pro Support REFUSES to give me my Product Key for my Windows Pro 8.1...
Microsoft now allows people to download the full Windows software they purchased with their system - just in case there may someday be a need to do a clean reinstall of that software (Windows Pro 8.1...
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