Win 7 reinstall

[oldaarpy]

Good Lord I got it!!!!!! Changed the Bios to default and BANG, it started the install. I want to make sure everything OK before I mark it solved. I cannot thank you enough! Aarpy

 

[Paul Black]

Hi oldaarpy,

I got it!!!!!! Changed the BIOS to default and BANG, it started the install. I want to make sure everything OK before I mark it solved. I cannot thank you enough!

Before you mark this as solved, there are a couple of things still left to do!

 

[oldaarpy]

Ok, what would they be?

 

[Paul Black]

Hi oldaarpy,

[1] So you downloaded the Win 7 Ultimate 32-bit ISO, burned it to a DVD and installed it?
[2] Have you downloaded the Dell drivers I mentioned in Post #58 and saved them to a USB?

 

[oldaarpy]

No, I downloaded Win 7 Ult 64 bit and was going to make a recovery disk. Is this OK? I installed all the drivers I could find but haven't saved anything yet.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi oldaarpy,

[1] No, I downloaded Win 7 Ult 64 bit and was going to make a recovery disk. Is this OK?
[2] I installed all the drivers I could find.

[1] Yes.
[2] Where did you get the drivers from?

Have you done ALL the WU's [Windows Updates] yet?

 

[oldaarpy]

All the updates are done except BIOS. The drivers I got from Dell and a software program. This comp is running great (KOW)

 

[oldaarpy]

I never noticed B/4 but everything runs so much faster with a 90W adapter compared to a 65W. I'm assuming this is normal/why even bother selling 65W?


I hope you realize you've made my day/week/month and maybe year!

 

[Paul Black]

Hi oldaarpy,

All the updates are done except BIOS. The drivers I got from Dell and a software program. This comp is running great (KOW)

 

[oldaarpy]

Can this be marked as solved?

 

[Paul Black]

Hi oldaarpy,

SUGGESTION: Once you have your OS updated and running the way you like it [configuration settings etc], create a system image. This way, if things go wrong in the future, you will be able to restore your OS back to the exact same state that it is now in a very short time. There are two imaging programs which are very popular among members here, the first is AOMEI Backupper Standard [FREE], and the second is Macrium Reflect [FREE].

I hope this helps!

 

[oldaarpy]

You've been FANTASTIC.....I'm marking this solved.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi oldaarpy,

You've been FANTASTIC.....I'm marking this solved.

You are most welcome, I am glad that I could help!