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factory reset and Windows Product Key

Hello,I want to perform a factory reset on Dell Inspiron M511R that came with Win7 preinstalled. Do I need Windows Product Key?The CoA label is sticked on the bottom of the laptop and after years of...

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Inspiron 1510 laptop, OS image to 3647 desktop

I have a Dell Inspiron 1510 laptop - Windows 7  that has gone bad. I was able to back up the entire disk including operating system, using the Dell Direct USB Recovery thumb drive.  I want to install...

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BRAND NEW XPS 8900 ordered with Win 10, arrived with Windows 7 Pro

I ordered a brand new XPS 8900 desktop with Windows 10 Pro. It came installed with Windows 7 Pro.The included OS disc says "Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ALREADY INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER". But it isn't!! I...

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Very Slow To Load On Both Computers

This page cannot be displayed, or...Internet Explorer cannot display this page, and similar messages. I have an older XPS 420 with Vista that still fires up and works well. The default browser is IE9,...

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Windows Activation Question

I have a Dell Windows 98 restore CD lying around in it's original packaging. I also got a Dell OptiPlex GX150 that I'm fixing up. According to the service tag, it came with Windows 98 SE (Intrestingly,...

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NMI: Parity Check / Memory Parity Error. Diagnostic: 2 and 4 are active which...

One.  I put in a new CR2032 CMOS battery.Optiplex 330: has motherboard integrated VGA andmotherboard has PCI-E X16 slot.  I insert PCI-E X16 new graphics card onto 330's motherboard.Power supply is 600...

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Vista 32bit will not automatically get Windows updates. I know not supported...

Have a Optixplex  system I wish to install Windows 7 upgrade on, but I cannot do it, til Vista upgrades things, auto updates do not work, I have tried turning off services for updates and Background TP...

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Pre-installed windows with Dell

Dear Community MembersGreetings. The Dell Laptop I purchased with pre-installed Windows 7 has product key pasted beneath the laptop. I would like to install a fresh windows copy due to some database...

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Dell Inspiron N7110, Windows 7, 64 bit

Awhile back I upgraded to Windows 10, 32 bit. I need help. I want to switch back to Windows 7, 64 bit.

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'Restoring' to factory settings - Windows XP

I have a Dell Latitude D620 running Windows XP, the same OS as when it was new. I'd like to restore the computer to factory settings or get the OS as close to 'stock' as possible. However, I do not...

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windows failed to start

HelloI have laptop DELL N5010 , windows 7 home basic .i  made upgrade for windows 7 home basic  to windows 10 then i returned  to windows 7 using factory format . Since this time ,i get this  message “...

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Lap is slow when start up

Dear MembersWhen starting up till the Desktop is setting down my dell lap hangs for 2 - 5 minutes ... From where shall I start the Trouble Shooting please ???Thanks

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Unable to upgrade Windows 7 which affects upgrading my Epson Scanner and Dell...

I have a couple of problems with Windows 7 such as being unable to upload Upgrades.  I then found that I could not upload upgrades for my Dell laptop and wonder if the two recovery discs could be used...

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Update/Activation problem 8.1

I'll ask my questions first, which might give me the answer I can use to solve my dilemma (activation of 8.1), without burdening anyone with lots of info about my ongoing problem getting 8.1 to not go...

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XPS-13 XPS-15 avoid wake-up from bluetooth mouse

This seems to be simple but it is not. When I put my XPSs to sleep just move the mouse and they wake up. I dont want this.You should go to the mouse settings and disable the wake-up flag in the power...

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downgrade to windows 7

I upgraded to windows 10 some time ago,my laptop is not running as I would like and I want to go back to windows 7 ( the month grace time has long gone). The factory restore option is no longer...

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Inspiron mini 1018 Won't Start after Bios update

hi there, I was reinstaling my OS and drivers and when I downloaded the Bios aplication and run it to update it my laptop went frozen for about 20 minutes in the process of updating the Bios so I had...

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Reinstall Window XP- Product Activation

Reinstall Window Xp from CD and was unable to login in to Window after activation.  I found a way to login but still show i had 30 days to activate Window.  Call Microsoft and they validate that my...

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Downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7?

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3558 laptop. Is there any way that I can downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7?  I can get an install disk, but I'm not sure if the drivers for this will support it.  Thanks!

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Optiplex GX260, Window 7, driver issue

I purchased Windows 7 to upgrade my OptiPlex GX260 system from Windows XP.  The problem I am having is with drivers and I am unable to change my monitor resolution and I am unable to download drivers...

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