Dell XPS 8700 BACKUP-RESTORE MEDIA
I just made a new Complete Factory Restore of my XPS 8700. I used an external WD My Passport drive. I cleaned and reformatted the drive before I started and the creation seems to have been successful....
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An Optiplex 790 that came w/win7pro. virus messed it up so bad had to wipe and start over. It didn't have the on-disk factory restore. Media is long gone. I have the key# on the side. I've tried a...
View ArticleRecovery Media Creation process for XPS890 does not work
Can someone help me with this issue?I just purchased a dell XPS890 and have attempted (twice on 2 different 32 GB USB drives) to create Recovery Media (in accordance w/ instructions provided in Dell...
View ArticleWhy Do Alienware Posts Tend To Be Old?
Is it just me or do others find many of the posts here in the Alienware forum to be 2014 or before? Why is that?
View ArticleAlienrespawn can't update
Hi everyone,My alienrespawn turns to a black box (as shown in the attachment) whenever it tries update itself. I thought about reinstalling the program but worried that I would lose my factory...
View ArticleProblems enabling BitLocker on Dell XPS 13 9343
I have testet BitLocker on Dell E6330 and Dell E7440 and it worked fine. In the Group Policy I have enabled the use of BitLocker without TPM and the recovery key is stored in AD DS. When I try to...
View ArticleHard Drive replacement and OS restoration
Hello, I have a Latitude E5520 which has been hanging at srartup with a Startup Repair that is going on for ever. I run the ePSA diagnostics and got the Error Code 2000-0142 with validation 14116,...
View ArticleInstalling WIN 7 OptiPlex 7040 - no hard disk
Hi. I tried to install Windows 7 but no hard disk is found.I already mounted the boot.wim and install.wim and installed the sata Driver on it.In BIOS I changed the Setting from Raid to AHCI. Still the...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 7 OptiPlex 7040 - No Hard Disk
I tried to make a clean Windows 7 Installation on an OptiPlex 7040 but no hard disk is found.I already mounted the boot.wim and install.wim and installed the latest storage driver.I changed the BIOS...
View ArticleDo I need my Recovery Partition having a Factory Recovery Media.
Hi.I created a Factory Recovery Media on a Flash Drive from Dell Backup & Recovery Panel.Do I still need to keep the Factory Recovery Partition (6GB) on my C:\ Drive? Or can I delete this...
View ArticleSteps to do a factory recovery?
Hello... I just got this PC Windows 7 OptiPlex 990 SFF and I'm curious since I can see a hidden recovery partition within the hard drive . I'm curious how does one start this process to reinstall back...
View ArticleFailure Configuring Windows Updates...Reverting Changes
I installed updates last night on my work computer (Alienware X51 R2 Windows 7 Ultimate). When I came into work this morning and fired it up I'm getting a message "Failure configuring Windows...
View ArticleRecent Workbooks; Recent places
I had serious problems originated through winzip (we think)Following discussion with telephone support I have been led to believe I should not open a previously used file by ; START; EXCEL: RECENT...
View ArticleDell Support Assist Triggers Win10 BSOD
Running on a new XPS 8900. Whenever Dell Support Assist runs, a Blue Screeen of Death appears. I am now experiencing a Windows Blue Screen of Death daily -- it appears to be running automatically...
View ArticleMy Dell Downloads - service tag not supported.
When I log into My dell downloads check the box to agree to "End User Licence Agreement" and click on "Register system" I get "Service tag not supported" as a response. Why cant I get in?
View ArticleDell Backup and Recovery
Hi,I have a Dell Dimension C521 computer with Windows 10 Pro on it, and it came with Windows Vista Home Basic on it. The recovery partition on that computer was deleted. If I were to download and...
View ArticleOptiplex 1070 factory reset
HiDell OptiPlex 7010 came preinstalled with Win 7 64 bit and a Win 8.x DVD. Original partitions are intact.We needed to restore the pc to Win 7 factory settings as pc is playing up. We went into...
View ArticleLost Windows Server 2008 R2 disk
Where can I find the DVD/ISO image of the OS that came with the server. We cannot seem to find the original media that (probably) came with the PowerEdge server.Server: PowerEdge R415OS: Windows Server...
View ArticleInstall Windows7
I am in Thailand and my old Dell 1458 needed service. I contacted Dell (Malaysia) for a service location and the final result was a fried motherboard and Dell accepting no responsibility. So I went...
View ArticleProduct Key
I have a pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on a Studio 1749. I changed to Windows 10, now I wish I hadn't, but I need the product Key to re install it, and the label on the bottom is faded out. I...
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