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Dell Inspiron/Linksys wireless card - XP Home problem
The mfrs cut some corners which result in some non-standard features, resulting in problems when upgrading or doing a clean install. All clean. *I used Dell's Inspiron System Utils disk to wipe the HD and make it bootable, that doesn't help. *I ran Dell's English Diagnostics Version 3.82B, no failures on any

Inspiron 3500 hangs after installation of Win2k
OS: Win 2KPro, SP4 Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop, 512MB RAM "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russ...@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23Qd2JAB6DHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Well I've never seen this problem reported so far with upgrades from Office XP, but then I've never seen anyone attempt a "clean" install the way

Inspiron suddenly won't recognise floppy
On the contrary, a full installation is performed when there is no previous installation on your PC. A next start of Nero requires a serial number. The 5.5.6.9 version did work for me just fine only the installer has to be used as an upgrade. If you try and do a clean install with it you will not be able to add a

Clean install XP on Dell laptop
Ifan 100416....@compuserve.com comp os linux setup Does anyone have any experience with installing Linux on the Dell Inspiron 3000 notebook. Should I uninstall W 95 and do a clean install of Linux or is it OK to install a dual OS? Any help or suggestions with potential problems is appreciated. Ifan, Wales.

Wireless networking on Dell Inspiron 4000 notebook?
I have read the manual, I'm about to do a clean install on monday (don't have time over the weekend. got an error when I tried to reinstall windows so need to fdisk start over and that takes time) I read the manual, I contacted sohoware support, they are stumped too!! And of course last resort: 5-Contact the tech

Mystery Install
I got a new Dell Inspiron 531 with a single 160 GB drive. The motherboard supports SATA Raid 1. I purchased an identical Seagate drive (model# exact), activated Raid Upon attempting to then do a clean install of XP Pro from the DVD I ran into a problem. All the drivers and support files loaded properly as per a

Fresh install w/upgrade on Dell Inspiron 3000
Russ Russ2...@Hotmail.com alt os windows2000 Hello, I have been trying to track down my innards to check for any problems with a clean Win2000 install. I thought a more direct route to an answer would be here. I have an almost 3 year old Dell Inspiron 7000, Intel PIII 300 MHz, Ultra ATA HHD,256 ram,8 meg ATI Rage

No Such INterface Supported
Mary Pegg nos...@widetrouser.freeserve.co.uk microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment Hi, I've got a Dell Inspiron 8000 currently running Windows Me that I am tasked with upgrading to XP. My intention is to a) buy and use an XP upgrade pack b) do a clean install - install XP on to a clean, formatted, disk.

Inspiron 3500 hangs after installation of Win2k
Having just bought an Inspiron 8000 (256 MB Ram, 850 MHz, DVD, CDRW, 32 MB video card, 15" SXGA+TFT, 20GB hard drive), I'd like to know if anyone has had any Would there be any problems with wiping everything off the HD and doing a clean install of Win98SE? As long as I had drivers for the modem/network combo

Cannot get Windows 2k to install on a Dell Inspiron 7000
Can I just format the HDD and do a clean install of the OS and I was told yes, TWICE. I know I could do that with Windows 2000 on a Gateway 9300 but they let me order it with just Windows If I get a Inspiron 8200 with WinXP Pro, will I be able to reformat the drive as soon as I get it and do a clean install?

Inspiron 8000: Firewire and ME
Al Dolgins apdolg...@qwest.net microsoft public windowsxp hardware I am running XP Home on my Inspiron 7000 300 MHZ with 320 Meg of memory. I did a clean install and it works flawlessly. Everything works with the exception of the DVD decoder card. Check Dell forums for others that have also upgraded to XP.

Linux on Dell Inspiron 3000?
My computer is a Dell Inspiron 6000, 80GB HD and 1000MB RAM. I installed Office on the default drive C (thinking I would be able to access the free space Have just suffered a catastrophic software meltdown and had to do a clean install of Vista and Office. All are running fine, but I have noticed that instead

Clean install of XP?
Luke Ulrych LukeUlr...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsme general I am trying to install Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop. Any suggestions on how I can run a clean install. Someone before me had dual boots on this computer and I know that a clean install would be fix this,

Error Message while trying to clean Install XP on Dell Laptop
Joell Haugan -...@telus.net corel wpoffice office2002-installs Priscilla wrote: Running a clean install of WinXp home edition on Dell Inspiron 2500 with 128 mg Ram I can't install WP Office 2002. This is the message I get: "The setup wizard did not complete the installation successfully. You must rerun this setup

Is it safe to reformat Dell Inspiron 3000 hard drive
Dov Baer wrote: I am the proud owner of the last Inspiron 8200, purchased 3-14-03. Well, maybe not the last, but certainly one of the last. I even wiped the XP drive and performed a clean install in an attempt to test the software environment. I am convinced that my problem may be with the XP Pro native version

Dell Inspiron Install
Paul proudto...@earthlink.net alt os windows-xp I did a clean install on a 20 gig hdd and all went well until I tried to switch the CD-ROM with the floppy. The OS hung and rebooting hung. The floppy works well in its bay and works well when I use the parallel adapter cord. Dell could give me no satisfaction. PLK.

Inspiron 8200 - XP full disk provided?
Mike Maltby MS-MVP mike.mal...@gmail.com Luke Ulrych <LukeUlrych@discussions. microsoft.com> wrote: I am trying to install Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 8100 Any suggestions on how I can run a clean install. Someone before me had dual boots on this computer and I know that a clean install would be fix this,

Installing XP Pro on my Dell Inspiron 4100
I just did a clean install of JBuilder 4 and am unable to launch the IDE. I am running on a Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop, with Win2K, 512 MB memory, and the latest drivers for everything. As a test, I installed on a desktop machine running Win2K and everything works fine. On the laptop, each time I launch JBuilder,

Need help w/ Mandrake 9.1 on Dell Inspiron 5000
James jdod...@dragonflypc.com microsoft public win2000 setup I've been trying to do a clean install of Windows 2000 on an old Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop. When I tried to install Windows 2000 by booting from the CD it would boot but then I'd get an error that it couldnt be started ( I cant recall the exact error

Dell Inspiron Me -> XP upgrade: clean install possible?
Trollslayer@thecave Trollsla...@thecave.ru alt os windows-xp Without thinking DwardFarkward <ho...@fault.com> spewed forth with the following drivel: Using Win XP Pro on a Dell Inspiron 5100 I'm trying to clean up the PC of a friend's daughter. After removing hundreds of windows and internet temp files,