Dell xps m1330 vista reinstall

If you know you can get support for all peripherals then go for 64 bit. The reason,there is still a lack of 64 bit support,but it is improving and 64 bit OS's are being offered with systems now. So support will be improving.

Creating a recovery partition is already set on dell systems on the D: drive. But you can create your own recovery points when you need to. This will walk you thru setting restore points.

So, I've found so many version of Media Direct 2. And I also have a big question for you Please tell me the why? Browse Community. Laptops General - Read Only. 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:. Last reply by pumpkit Unsolved. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies Hello pumpkit, If you have media direct,insert this disk first reboot and hit f12 select boot from disk.

Now insert the media direct disk again in windows state this will install the program. You should be up and running now. TheRealFireblad 5 Iridium. Post Reply. Top Contributor. Dell Support Resources. Latest Solutions. Can't find what you're looking for? You can post your question in our community. Sign up now. If my answer Was helpful? Please let me know by clicking on the ' Did this answer your question' and clicking on the Yes button.

View solution in original post. You have to reformat to install Win 7 64bit. I would rethink that. I'm all for a reformat and clean install of win 7, but you should not consider the 64 bit version until you know your processor is 64 bit capable and all your hardware can handle it--especially external devices like printers. You cannot upgrade to 64bit over the 32bit vista. That requires a reformat-clean install.

Media Direct does not work on Win 7. That's a win xp program. Best to run the Upgrade Advisor first to find out what will and will not work and what might need to be uninstalled. Also find the instructions for installing win 7 using the upgrade disk for a clean install. The instructions are the same as if you were upgrading from XP. Do not remove Vista or reformat before you boot to the installation disk.

You will be able to keep the hidden partitions. A custom install will allow you to delete the c partition and recreate it. Windows does not do this automatically, so follow the directions carefully. The D Recovery partition does not work after installing win 7 so you can use Disk Management to format it and use it for storage after installing win 7. Browse Community. Windows General.

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