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Dell Inspiron 3647 won't activate

Bought 5 of these about 14 mo ago. One wouldn't activate. Dell sent a MB and still wouldn't activate. Couldn't reimage the PC at the time and now I'm out of warranty. Showkeyplus shows Windows 7 OEM...

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Windows error

Hi my Inspiron 3520 keeps saying "Windows failed to configure" can you help? Thank you

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recovery disc

I have a 2006 Dell Media Edition running Windows XP.  It did not come with recovery disc.Since Windows XP is now defunct, I would like to have the OS on a disc that I can use if necessary.I have an...

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Windows Installation Disk

My device is Dell Inspiron 3542 with a default windows 8.1 home edition preinstalled.I had tried installing Ubuntu OS  and due to less attention from my part, the installation completely erased my...

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Password

I bought a computer from a friend who bought it from someone and I can't change the password on it...I can't even reboot it or factory reset it what can I do please help and the person I bought it from...

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Down grade dell inspiron 5559 from windows 10 to windows 7 and i/o ports are...

hi alli have bought dell inpiron 5559 laptop from one week, i cleaned windows 10 pre-installed from the factory and installed windows 7 by converting hard disk style from GPT to MBR and allowing...

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Wanting to reinstall Dell XP on another computer

So, I have two dinosaur Dell desktops.  One is a Dimension 3000 and the other an 8400.  I only have the Windows XP disc for the 3000 one and I am wondering if I could reformat the hard drive on the...

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My Inspiron 530S Vista OPS.

My Inspiron 530S, Vista OPS does not donwload PPS and videos from the internet and does not print(instaled printer does not show up on printers) also I can not open some programs like Norton, etc.

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Windows 10 revert difficulties

I have a Dell Studio 1550 that had the forced Windows 10 "upgrade". I followed the instructions to revert (from recovery) as it had been less than a month. But then I was given Boot Manager: Windows...

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Window 7 genuine while upgrade to Window 10 than it becomes pirated

I have upgraded my laptop OS from Window 7 to Window 10 when window 10 launched. Now message appear on bottom right corner than please active windows (Go to settings to activate windows). But my window...

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Have a Inspiron 3646 that starts with the Green Screen

I have a Inspiron 3646 (mother's computer) that will not boot up. It goes to the green screen where it says that the PC did not start correctly. I have clicked on every option that is available and...

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Dell inspiron 5521 is stuck on the startup screen

When i try to turn the laptop on, it either remains stuck on the startup screen or it goes on to the automatic repair screen. I have tried every option on the automatic repair screen except using an...

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jumping cursor

When I am typing, suddenly the cursor will jump to a different spot and type there.  Sometimes it completely erases what I have typed!  Very Frustrating?  Any help?

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Renaming "C:\Users\OLD BUSINESS NAME HERE" on Area 51 Alien

We purchased an Area 51 Alien PC and started a business. We set up the computer in the business name. Upon expanding we needed to change the business name. I have changed it through my Microsoft Live...

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Any OEM License Work?

Seems for some unknown reason our license for the XPS One 2720 for Windows 8 Pro has been locked. Microsoft has been of no help and refers to Dell support which now wants to charge me as the system is...

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Inspiron 1720 reinstall disk?

I now own my brother's Inspiron 1720 laptop. He passed away in March. I wish to reinstall the OS but I do not have the disk. How can I get the reinstall disk?It currently has Windows 7 Home Premium on...

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Audio distortion running Windows 7 64 bit

What follows is the text of the initial message that I posted at the Dell Desktop Forum regarding this problem:Running Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, Service Pack 1 on a Dell XPS 8700 Special Edition...

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RECOVERY partition

Factory Configuration: RECOVERY partition (9GB) has a DELL/IMAGE with 8.7 GB so it fills this partition. Inside the IMAGE three files factory.wim (4GB),  factory2.wim(4GB), factory3.wim(1GB) created...

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Editing Issues with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 on Windows 7 Professional

I was in the market for a PC that could handle editing HD videos for my YouTube channel. I came across Dell's Precision workstations because they advertised heavily on their integration with Adobe...

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Where to download original factory software

Good morning. I have a Dell Inspiron 15 I bought about 1.5 years ago. It has been awesome, but now I need to do a factory install and I never received the disks and was unable to use a usb.Where can I...

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