I have been using dell since mode no-Dell vastro i am facing a problem when I try to format the disk by mistake i delete it. Now i have only one drive C. I don't know how to recreate d,e drive does anybody know please help. Dell Datasafe had issues which were resolved with Dell Backup and Recovery The concern is I am unable to allocate more disk space to my C: drive.
When i try to allocate it says "You cannot create a new volume in this un-allocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions. So nowwhere its showing me that Hi, I downloaded the backup and recovery tool, then while installing it, I removed the Dell local backup tool the old one , but then it stops and installation never completes. I am still unable to install the Dell backup and recovery tool. Installation fails every time. I have reset machine to factory mode and then again tried it's the same.
What to do next? Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions. If you used the. Use the automated phone activation. It is a quick automated called, follow the onscreen instructions. For more details on activation see here. If you have an error, yellow? You should quickly check that you haven't missed installation of a driver and check to see that something hasn't installed correctly.
If you still can't find out what it is. Right click the device with the error and select properties:. You should make a new post on the Microsoft OS Forum starting your model of Dell, the hardware ids and whether you have installed Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit. Next after the drivers are installed you should rate your system.
Click the link "system rating is not available". Note at this stage I would re-rate the system even a number is displayed there. Although people may not care so much for the system rating it is best to perform.
Several unrated systems will revert to the Windows 7 Basic Theme even if they are capable of the Aero Interface and will not allow the user to change to the Windows 7 Theme until the system is rated. You should get the rating now. Here are the scores on my Desktop for example:. Note if you are using retail media and want the Dell logos and information in the above screens, you may download and follow the instructions for Dell White and Black logo or Dell Blue and White Logo.
The 3 screens above have the White and Black, no logo and the Blue and White logo respectively. So I am not going to argue or force my opinion here. Just ensure that you install a security suite that you trust. Links to Microsoft Office consumer preview which users may try for free for a limited period of time may be found in the same wiki.
These installers require a product key. Use your product key obtained by Belarc advisor Step 1. For more details about the Microsoft Product Identification Card see here. If your system just came with Office Starter, you cannot download it from a official source however Office Starter is becoming redundant and not worth installing. Instead you should use Microsoft Office Web Apps which has tight integration with SkyDrive and the same functionality or slightly more than Office Starter.
Microsoft Mathematics may also be installed, this is essentially a free graphics calculator for Microsoft Windows.
Useful third party additions for the full versions of Microsoft Office are Mendeley Desktop Reference Manager and Mathtype both have free and paid versions. The free versions should suffice most users. I highly recommend SkyDrive for Windows. This gives users a 7 GB free webdrive which can be accessed via the SkyDrive folder on your computer and within any web brower. Paid plans can give you GB storage.
Everything that you put in this folder is automatically kept in sync between your computers PC or Mac and SkyDrive. Skip Step 14a if your system doesn't have Media Direct. For the systems with Dell Media Direct, once on the windows desktop, insert the media direct disc It should autorun, install the application, if it doesn't you should navigate to the WindowsMD3 folder and click setup. Use the updater within Media Direct to get it to the latest version. For some unknown reason Dell does not provide Dell Webcam Software under the drivers and downloads page for most systems.
Here is the download link Dell Webcam Software R You may wish to download the latest version of Skype before installing the webcam driver. Dell Support Centre may be downloaded and installed from here. It only works on home systems and does not work on Precision, Latitude or Optiplex systems. Dell Dock is also not provided on the drivers and downloads page. Here is the download link Dell Dock. See my wiki Instructions on using My Dell Downloads.
What other software you have available here will depend on your specific system. Save any downloaded items to an external hard drive for backup purposes as there is a download quota. If you have everything on the external hard drive then ignore this step. Look about in this folder for anything else.
Delete it when you have moved whatever you need as it is a very large folder and unnecessary once you have your new windows installed. Note there is more information and an automated tool here. I recommend using unlocker to delete the Windows. Be careful when using this utility as you can cause damage to the windows installation if you delete the wrong file. You may get unlocker from here. Ensure that you select the advanced install when installing unlocker as it is bundled with potentially unwanted programs e.
Click on the optional updates and place a tick for each optional date you want. These will be installed by default on your system.
Should you decided not to install an important update which is generally not recommended , uncheck the box for the update then right click then select Hide Update. The update I decided to disable in this example is the browser choice update which is an unnecessary and annoying update in my opinion. Select okay when done. Note the important updates is now as 1 update was disabled. There will be no prompt to install that annoying update again.
Click install updates. The updates should download and install this may take a while you may be prompted to restart your computer a few times. You should check Windows Update again after logging on until it tells you Windows is up to date. Therefore many users opt to stay clear of BIOs updates completely. I personally tend to update the BIOs if available after a clean install. On this screen is the model number and the BIOs revision. The BIOs revision typically this of either 2 formats:. Restart computer.
Then double click the file and run it as an administrator. Don't touch the computer until the BIOs update is complete. It should automatically log you off, update the BIOs and restart the computer. Don't power down the computer during the BIOs update as this will ensure your system is rendered completely useless. Ensure both the battery is at full charge and the AC adaptor is plugged in when updating the BIOs on a laptop. Skip this step unless you are using 2 or monitors. This will give you a taskbar on each monitor completing your Windows experience.
Note you get a 30 day free trial of each product; for the Actual Multiple Monitors after 30 days this will revert to the free version its worth having around. The professional version is of course better and I recommend using it or Actual Windows Manager. See here for a comparison between the professional and free version. I wrote a small wiki on their software here it needs updated however.
For more software recommendations look to the bottom of my Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Downloads wiki. When you have the option always select advanced setup. The larger software vendors e. Ask, Google, Bing Microsoft pay for bundling their toolbars within the installer. Thus the cost of the software can be made lower or distributed for free in some cases. The advanced setup allows users to disable installation of these toolbars and other programs which they don't want.
For Internet Explorer 9 see:. Note some things work better in Internet Explorer than in the other browsers e. Firefox has a variety of third party extensions. You can of course use all three and switch between them for individual tasks. That's everything done, you should have a fully functional system with peak performance. Please leave these in the comments below. If you are experiencing any further problems, post on the correct forum ensure that you provide basic information such as what Operating System you are trying to install or have installed e.
Windows 7 64 bit and the model of the Dell e. Dell XPS Feedback for these wikies and your overall forum experience is welcome in the Has the Forum Helped You? Browse Community. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Obsolete wiki: This wiki is updated to pdf format here Windows Reinstallation Guide and several other wikies are combined into this pdf. Step 1. Back up your data. Step 2. Use Belarc Advisor Belarc Advisor will obtain details about your system. Step 3. Obtaining Windows 7 Reinstallation Media - Notes You will be in one of three situations, quickly review the notes applicable for your Windows 7 license before deciding on what media to use: If reinstalling Windows 7 on a system that came with Windows 7 preinstalled by Dell a Dell Reinstallation DVD should be used wherever possible Step 3a.
If Windows 7 was purchased as a full or upgrade license, you should use the retail DVD you purchased. Step 3a. Step 3b. Once the model is selected you need to select the correct OS: Once you have selected Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 7 32 bit look at the categories Click the category to expand it e.
If you get the following error message: Press back on the browser. In the address bar check the URL. Then press [Enter]. The page will refresh and look identical to before This time select Single-File download and it should now work. Once done press back several times to return here: Ensure it looks the same as before number of categories and number of drivers under each category , if not change the OS to BIOS and back to Windows 7 64 bit.
Step 5b. Step 5c. Driver Install Order and Notes If you are planning to install Windows 7 and see that there are no listed Windows 7 drivers available for your system.
Note that: 32 bit Vista drivers may be used in conjunction with Windows 7 32 bit. Conexant Drivers - Under Communications Drivers for Modems are often natively included in Windows 7 if its not there don't worry.
Wireless Card - Under Network Not present for all Desktops but most that come with Windows Vista or later will have a wireless card included.
Touchpad usually mentions Synaptics or Alps - Input Generally for laptops only. Mobile Broadband Drivers - under Communications Most users don't have these but the drivers are there for users that do. Step 6. Preparing SATA Drivers In the case where newer hard drives are fitted several errors may occur during Widnows 7 Reinstallation: Errors which state there is no hard drive.
This leads you to a folder with the same name Rxxxxxx as the driver. Step 7a. You should get these two screens DBAN will then begin to securely format your hard drive. Step 7b. It should look like the following: Power down your computer. Step 8. Installing Windows Ensure everything documents and the downloads listed above is copied over onto the external hard drive. Next one that says Starting Windows You will then be prompted for your language, time and currency format and keyboard settings.
Next select Custom Advanced. When you have an existing Windows partition you have a few options: To delete it and then must create a new partition or partitions if you want multiple partitions e. Once you have created your partitions; select the partition you wish to install Windows on and select Next. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service.
To format it, leave the partition intact but remove all data and factory partition. You might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition.
To install Windows on the partition but not format it in this case all old files will be found in the Windows. Again you might as well delete the Dell factory partition if going down this route as it will no longer work and hence serve no service and instead Extend the main partition. You will then a screen telling you the progress of the install. Note some parts may be very fast and some steps may be very slow. Then select your time and date settings. Thus Home network is selected.
Finally the setup will Finalise. Step 9. Insert the USB stick and run the. Step Install the System Drivers Ensure you keep to the order listed above for best results. We will take for example R the chipset driver for my XPS and look at it in detail: Double clicking the file, you should get a run prompt select yes.
By Max. D Gray. Updated: January 16, Make a backup of anything you want keep programs, photographs, documents etc. Remember that programs used regularly, such as the Microsoft Office pack, for example, cannot usually be copied directly. Instead, it must be reinstalled from the original CD.
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