If you reinstall I'd use the key on COA sticker if Win7 to not waste a $100+ license.
Changing only HD on same hardware may not require reactivation and changing User accounts will not.
OK, so I did the clean install on one of the PC's. It went well without a glitch. Problem now is that the PC can't find my router and connect to the internet. I went to Dell's web site and downloaded all of the network drivers in case I had missed one when I originally downloaded all of the drivers to a flash drive. I have installed them all.
What am I doing wrong? I feel like it's something simple but my brain is presently in a fog.
Ideas? Suggestions? Both of the PC's are Dell XPS One 27.
I downloaded the drivers for here --> Product Support | Dell US
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As it says in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 you should install plugged into ethernet cable so it is more likely to start up connected.
Then enable Device Installation Settings Option 3 to run all rounds of Important and Optional Windows Updates, with reboots, until there are no more offered when you go back to Check for Updates. This should deliver all other drivers as well as important patches to make them work.
Then check Device Manager for which drivers are still missing, if not named you can trace them via their Hardware Identification
Normally copying and pasting into Google the first line of Hardware ID is enough to find driver, or at least learn the exact maker and model.
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You only did one machine, right?
If you feel like experimenting, it would be interesting to know how connecting the HD from one machine in the other works out (the second machine, first machine HD or visa versa). If you'd rather not, I understand... it's just my curious nature.
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Bill
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