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Need help to upgrade window operating system

I have a Dell computer that has Windows XP.  Want to upgrade to another system but not sure where to get upgrade or how to do it.   As you can tell, i am not very computer savvy.  Get alot of messages...

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After installing Windows 7 and hooking up a USB device I get a BSOD

After installing Windows 7 (using a Dell Windows 7 64-bit Pro disc) on my Inspiron 24 3455 desktop I need to install drivers (video, network....). I have put them onto 3 different external hard drives....

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Windows update not working after installing windows 7 professional on a...

Carried out a clean install deleting partitions and windows update has a red bar to the left and a red badge with a white x, no updates.

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Mayday...... Mamma Down

So my 12 year old was messing around on computer, and set up some sort of login for Microsoft, and doesn't seem to remember the password!!  Needless to say the login prompt is as soon as I power on....

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Format and Reinstall Windows 10 - Dell XPS 13 9343

Hi,I have a Dell XPS 13 9343 that came with windows 8.1 and I've upgraded to windows 10.I would like to format it and to do a clean install to windows 10 and after that to create a dual boot with...

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Upgrade and downgrade issues - Dell inspiron 15-3521

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the appropriate section for this, but I'm working on a friend's Dell inspiron 15-3521 that has been unusable for about a month. The laptop is about 3 years old and came with...

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Unable to reinstall Windows

My HDD failed last week and I have lost everything that was on it. I have bought a new one and fitted it. The only problem is as I had not made a back up I cannot install Windows. I have been to...

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Windows error recovery help

So I turned on my laptop the other day and the Windows 10 logo popped up which I hadn't agreed to install yet.  Then it immediately went to a window that said restoring previous operating system.  Then...

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Locked out of my Dell Inspiron Mini-Duo Laptop

I have not used my Dell Inspiron Mini Duo lap top in many months and now it will not let me sign in. As far as I recall, I never set an access password as I am the only one who uses a computer. The...

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Dell XPS - 630i replaced motherboard setup - no display - beep code not...

The XPS 630i motherboard failed (the Ethernet port and both PCI Express slots were not functioning).I replaced the motherboard with one purchased on eBay and I used the CPU & memory sticks from the...

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Free Windows 10 Pro Upgrade Disc from Dell Does Not Work

Does anyone have experience using the Windows 10 Pro upgrade disc that comes with this desktop?www.dell.com/.../pdI ordered this specific model a week ago I'm now sitting here using it as I type this....

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How to disable the Windows 10 upgrade push to your system

How to disable the Windows 10 upgrade push to your systemHow to roll back Windows 10 upgrade to a previous operating systemNote: Dell does not recommend using 3rd party tools to disable upgrade...

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Effective July 29th 2016 Windows 7 sp1 and Windows 8.1 Users Need to Exercise...

Microsoft announced recently that Windows 7 SP1 & Windows 8.1 users have until July 29, 2016 to exercise their option to upgrade their systems to Windows 10 for free  Effective July 29, 2016,...

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Windows 10 upgrade: How-to information on scheduling and notifications

Windows 10 upgrade: How-to information on scheduling and notifications

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Dell Computers tested for upgrade to Windows 10

Our policy will continue to be to support only platforms tested by Dell. For a complete list of tested platforms,Computers tested for upgrade to Windows 10

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Failed to Upgrade my Dell Inspiron to Windows 10 Pro 64-bit with Included Disc

Last week I purchased a new desktop from Dell.com. The desktop comes with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit pre-installed and also came with a free copy of Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. Windows 10 came with the desktop in...

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"A required drive partition is missing"

I have a 2 year old Inspiron 7437 that I just replaced the hard drive on since my old drive died.  I also purchased a $20 thumb drive from Dell that was supposed to reinstall the windows 8 OS.  I did...

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Precision 7510 Win 7 Reinstall

I'm having trouble installing our enterprise Win 7 on a new Precision 7510. Been doing this for years on all manner of Dell laptops.I've followed the instrux posted elsewhere to load SATA drivers onto...

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dell openmanage server administrator - Failed to install HAPI driver

HiI was trying to install this software on one of our servers, I had to run the installation through command prompt as the server version is not officially supported (Windows 2008 R2 Standard installed...

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32-bit to 64-bit upgrade

My Dell Vostro 420 came with Windows 7 Pro, 32-bit installed.  If I were to purchase installation media for Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit, would it install and run on my computer?

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