Also it became an instant hit for Microsoft due to the features introduced in this version. As its name suggests Windows 7 Professional is specially designed for the professionals as it has that unique features which will help them. With those features the built in applications are also updated. For example Windows Media Player has got a new version which has its own specialties and abilities. Internet Explorer is also upgraded and it has now made sure it will give you top speed performance and security over the internet usage.
The looks are somewhat similar to Windows Vista but there are many modifications. Sep 17, - If you've misplaced your Windows 7 install disc, which may be the actual discs that came. Windows 7 install disc for Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate in 32 or bit versions, from scratch.
Dell Win 7 Disc. The Windows 7 Product Key is essential for reinstalling Windows and getting it activated.
It may also be printed on some documentation that came with your PC. With HomeGroup you can easily share files, music, videos and even devices like printers, scanner or any externally connected devices, etc on a connected LAN or Local Area Network.
You can now watch movies on your Windows 7 using windows media center. Windows media center is now unavailable on the newer versions of windows like Windows 8, 8. Another feature that was introduced with Windows 7 is the windows touch. The feature allows users to use their fingers to navigate or perform different tasks on their operating systems.
Although users need to have a touch-sensitive monitor to be using this feature. Domain Join is a feature introduced with Windows 7 that allows users to join their work network remotely.
Users will need their work credentials to remotely join the network. To use this feature go to your computer properties and click change under computer name, domain and workgroup settings. Although you will have to be an administrator to use this feature.
With Windows 7 professional you can now back up all your files, folder or even a complete drive on an external hard drive or over the network. Type in your "username", by default the PC name will be "username-PC" but you can change this as desired. Next type in your password, retype it and leave yourself a hint.
Alternatively just select next to have no password - not recommended but optional. If using retail media you will be prompted for a product key. A Dell OEM disc should not require you to input this key and this screen should not display. Once you have input your key select Next. The following screen will display if you have input the wrong key. 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. Hello Dustin, Sorry for the late reply. Daniel Quadrini 2 Bronze. Daniel Q. JKontheWeb 2 Bronze. Thank you. Dell Image Assist Support. 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.
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