Alternatively you may skip this step and get a 30 day trial of Windows 7 which is recommended for testing Windows 7 on your machine. Once you have input the correct key, this should lead you to here, generally select Use recommended settings should be selected.
In this case the system is a home desktop connected to a router via an Ethernet cable. You may alternatively be asked about connecting to a wireless network. Note the above screen should show only if your system can connect to the internet. Often the network drivers are needed to be installed before connecting to a network so this step may not show or if it does skip it if you cannot connect. Now that you have Windows 7 installed. Ensure that you have the latest Service Pack installed.
It often works out better installing the latest Service Pack and Internet Explorer before installing the system drivers. Doing so in this order prevents a great deal of problems with Windows Update and conflicts with system drivers.
You should have downloaded these onto a USB stick at Step 4 if your installation media didn't include them and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive. Ensure you keep to the order listed above for best results. You should again have downloaded these at Step 4 and have them readily accessible on a USB stick or External Harddrive. Running the. Unfortunately often no installer runs and the file just extracts.
To actually install the driver you will need to navigate to the folder where the driver extracted to and run any setup. Many users think they have installed the driver when they haven't. We will take for example R the chipset driver for my XPS and look at it in detail:. Select Continue. Select Ok. At this stage the setup should start and you should start the installation. If it does not the driver is not installed. In my XPS and I suspect many other systems the installers do not automatically run.
Accept the UAC prompt and install via the setup program. Usually a series of clicking next, next, finish and then rebooting. I usually tell it not to reboot until I install all the drivers it is faster this way and always worked for me however it is probably best to reboot when prompted.
Press the [Windows] and [Pause Break] or go to start, right click computer and click properties. If it says at the bottom Windows is activated then you are fine. This will happen automatically if you use the Dell disk. If it says activate Windows Now, click the link to activate.
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.
It is recommended you update your Dell Drivers regularly in order to avoid conflicts. Driver updates will resolve any driver conflict issues with all devices and improve the performance of your PC.
To fix your Drivers problems you will need to know the particular model of the Dell device you are having problems with. Once you have the details you can search the Dell website for your drivers and, if available, download and install these drivers.
If you are unsure of whether or not you need to update your Drivers, or indeed which Drivers may need to be updated, you can run a Drivers scan using a driver update tool you will need to pay to register this tool but usually the Drivers scan is free. This will allow you to assess your Driver needs without any commitment. Alternatively, you can use the device manager to check if there are problems with any of your hardware devices. In many cases the answer to this is yes, however in some cases the manufacturers no longer make the Drivers available so you need to use a Driver Update Tool to install the missing Drivers.
The purpose of such as tool is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you. A Driver Update Program will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers, which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version. Uninstall Windows 10 built-in Windows Mac. Windows Users' choice Dell webcam central for windows 10 Dell webcam central for windows 10 Most people looking for Dell webcam central for windows 10 downloaded: iPWebCam Central.
Dell Backup and Recovery. My Dell. Dell SupportAssistAgent. In many cases the answer to this is yes, however in some cases the manufacturers no longer make the Drivers available so you need to use a Driver Update Tool to install the missing Drivers. The purpose of a tool such as DriverDownloader is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you. A Driver Update Program will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers, which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version.
Fix Dell Webcam Drivers Problems 2. How do I know the Webcam problem is with my Dell Drivers? How do I know if the problem is with my Dell Webcam Drivers? To access the Device Manager , complete the following steps: Open the Control Panel Select System Click on Device Manager The Device Manager alerts you to any device problems using the exclamation point, yellow triangle or question mark icons beside the device with the issue.
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