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• My laptop Dell Inspiron 5100 has started incompatible.

  My laptop Dell Inspiron 5100 has started an on again off again behavior.  If I stopped and try to restart it (by switch or auto reboot), it does not restart.  I get a metal "beep" of the machine.   If I'm persistent and try several times with the button, it can restart, but not always.  I thought it might be the start / stop switch had become sensitive to heat or was dying, but even when it is completely cold, not connected to an external power supply and since 3 + hours, it will still manifest this strangeness.  Any suggestions?   I am running Windows XP Pro and McAfee on this system.  I realize that it is an older machine, but I really like XP, and want to continue to use this set up if possible.

  Hi Bugysmom,

  Look in the event viewer to check if there is no related error message or error code related this topic.

  For more information, see:

  Using the event viewer        
  Procedure to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP

  Write help us with the State for us to best help you.

• I have a laptop dell inspiron 14r n 4110. in which family Windows 7 premium preinstalled. I want to install windows xp professional service pack 2. is this possible?

  Need info on installation of Windows xp on windows 7

  I have a laptop dell inspiron 14r n 4110. in which family Windows 7 premium preinstalled. I want to install windows xp professional service pack 2. is it possible or not? If possible then how? Please tell me.

  Go to the Dell support web site and search for the Windows XP drivers are available for your specific model number.
  Using your Dell's Service tag number is the fastest way to get the correct drivers.
  http://support.Dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=Gen

  If there is then Windows XP Download drivers to a folder on your hard drive and install all of them.
  starting with the mother/chipset, SATA, Firewire card drivers (1394), LAN, USB, Audio, Etc., and so on.

  If there is no driver XP not listed then you model does not support XP, you can watch mode "XP".

  ===================== Windows XP Mode ====================================

  How to install and setup Windows Virtual XP Mode in Windows 7:
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/8247-Windows-XP-mode-install-Setup.html

  Note: XP mode requires either Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise.
  Note: If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, look at the "Anytime Upgrade" options

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  Create XP Mode for Windows 7 home & Vista Versions
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/11060/create-an-XP-mode-for-Windows7-home-versions-and-Vista/

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  Windows XP Mode now accessible to more than PC
  http://windowsteamblog.com/Windows/archive/b/Windows7/archive/2010/03/18/Windows-XP-mode-now-accessible-to-more-PCs.aspx
  (Windows XP Mode will no longer need technology hardware to run virtualization)

  -------------------------------------- Anytime Upgrade -------------------------------
  Upward to a more powerful edition
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/get/anytime-upgrade/Home-Premium.aspx

  Upgrade to another edition of Windows 7 by using Windows Anytime Upgrade
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/upgrade-to-another-edition-of-Windows-7-by-using-Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

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  Installation and use of the XP Mode in Windows 7
  http://Lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-XP-mode-in-Windows-7

  Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/install-and-use-Windows-XP-mode-in-Windows-7
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/install-and-use-Windows-XP-mode-in-Windows-7#section_3

  Virtual Machine Manager: Frequently asked Questions
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/SystemCenter/VMM/bb871039.aspx

  Before installing XP mode:
  Control Panel of configuration/programs & features/Turn Windows features on or off / Windows Virtual PC: 'ON' before installing XP mode
  Have no security "Enabled" when you are prompted during the installation.

  Also:
  http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/virtual-XP-cant-be-created-as-administrator

  Windows Virtual PC evaluation guide
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744684%28WS.10%29.aspx

  XP Mode Alternative - Virtual Box from Sun:
  http://www.VirtualBox.org/

  Microsoft Virtual PC vs Sun VirtualBox
  http://www.vistaclues.com/Microsoft-Virtual-PC-vs-Sun-VirtualBox/

  Install Windows 7 on Virtual PC VirtualBox vs
  http://www.brighthub.com/computing/Windows-platform/articles/29183.aspx

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  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• I just installed windows 7 ultimate 64-bit on my laptop dell inspiron 1501. Now the scrolling does not work on my touchpad. Any ideas.

  I just installed windows 7 ultimate 64-bit on my laptop dell inspiron 1501. Now the scrolling does not work on my touchpad. Any ideas.

  Try the web site of Dell for Win 7 drivers. There may be some here. If it does not exist, you might have to wait until the public release before Dell post...   Mike Hall MVP - Windows Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

• My laptop (Dell Inspiron only 3 months old) is displayed on an external monitor, but not on the laptop screen. I am running Windows 7.

  My laptop (Dell Inspiron only 3 months old) is displayed on an external monitor, but not on the laptop screen. I am running Windows 7. It was running and display very well last night. When I turned on this morning the monitor lit up but show just a gray-white screen and no office. When I attached an external monitor, I could see desktop and all other programs and Windows 7 routines seem to work very well.

  MB

  Press the Windows logo key and the p key, and then set up the PC to display on the built-in monitor only cycle through with the arrow key.  You can make this Store if you want - key Windows-p, right arrow once, paused for a few seconds & the laptop monitor should then appear normally.

  You can do so at the end of each session using the external display while you are ready for the use of the laptop on its own later.

• My Printer series most recent HP 6500 Wireless does not print not new laptop Dell Inspiron

  Why my 1 yr old printer wireless HP 6500 series printing my old new Dell Inspiron laptop 1 mos?

  Hi JedsterNL,

  1. what happens when you try to print? You receive messages or error codes?

  2 have you tried to update the printer drivers?

  Method 1:

  You can run the troubleshooter printer and check if it can solve the problem.

  Open the printer Troubleshooter

  Method 2:

  You can also try to update the latest version of the printer from the HP website drivers and check if it helps.

  Software & Driver Downloads - printer all-in-one HP Officejet 6500 - E709a

  For more information, you can also consult the following article:
  Updated a hardware driver that is not working properly

  Hope this information is useful.

• Dell Inspiron 5100 can boot from USB

  Q1. My computer dell Inspiron 5100 laptop can boot from USB Flash Drive?

  Q2. How do I know if what BIOS I have (I'm on Windows XP home)?
  Q3. My Dell usable without internal hard drive but with (once again) external USB hard drive?

  Q1. My computer dell Inspiron 5100 laptop can boot from USB Flash Drive?

  Q2. How do I know if what BIOS I have (I'm on Windows XP home)?

  Q3. My Dell usable without internal hard drive but with (once again) external USB hard drive?

  None of this is really a problem Windows/Microsoft.

  A1: Ask Dell and/or consult the specifications of Dell web/FAQ pages.

  A2: The BIOS is not related to the operating system you have.  Turn off the computer, turn on the computer and immediately start typing F2.

  A3: Eventually--depends on the answer to Q1.

  Maybe this will help you:
  http://support.Dell.com/support/eDOCS/systems/ins5100/en/I5100-OM.PDF

  Or the Dell forums:
  http://en.community.Dell.com/

• I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 1501 with Vista and I would like to change it to XP. Is this possible.

  I was wondering if I could replace Vista by XP on my Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop. It is already installed a few years ago and I hate it. Any help would be wonderful. Thank you all.

  Hello

  There is not much to buy windows 7 for this laptop Dell Inspiron 1501.

  Dell has NO Windows 7 drivers available for him.

  There are XP drivers available from Dell for your model laptop

  Use this link to follow through for more information of your laptop:

  http://www.Dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19

  See you soon.

• Do not allow for stereo mix in windows 7 on laptop Dell Inspiron 3521

  Hello

  I want to activate 'stereo mix' in windows 7 Home premium on my laptop Dell Inspiron 3521, 'sound' in the criminal, and then open control record tab, right-click in the window, I opened, it shows no "stereo mix" in devices either active or disabled, I have the latest audio drivers from the Dell website. Help, please

  Thanks in advance

  Make sure that the Realtek driver is installed. If it is you will then see the words "Realtel HD ' on your recording & reading tabs.

  If no luck with the latest Realtek, then try the older version. If still no luck then go to the Realtek site and get a "High definition" driver from there.

• laptop (Dell Inspiron) with Windows 7 Home Premium is now slow to most of the activities - loading of the pages in the browser, etc.

  I heard that after a few years of use, Windows-based computers lose their ability to function. This happened to me before and I bought a new laptop. Now, I think that it happens again. The laptop (Dell Inspiron) with Windows 7 Home Premium is now slow to most of the activities - loading of the pages in the browser, etc... He is also declining my VPN connection occasionally, but also my direct connection is very slow. Latency shows speedtest software provided by the ISP in addition of 250 ms, download speed of 1 MB/s (compared with 8 planned) and 0.05Mbps download. The ISP has corrected this once, but I'm wondering now if it is the computer which is slow rather than on the network because my laptop works well on the same network/router. Is there one solution to this other than another new laptop?

  Jonathan,

  You say that your computer is slow, but all of the examples you give are rather than slow computer operations slow network communications.  To avoid any unnecessary work, check how fast the computer is on the tasks that don't use any network.

  If it works fine for tasks not network then you can concentrate on the problems of network as being the only concern.

  It has also become very slow for no network tasks you should study other causes.  Just as an example: If, like me, you sleep / turn off the computer when you are not using it then defrag will never work, so you can run it manually to make sure that doesn't cause problems.   Describe your symptoms in this thread so that someone can advise on the best course of action.

  In the unlikely case where you must run Dell Factory Image Restore, then the instructions are in your manual PC *.  Before doing this, run Dell Datasafe Local Backup then click on Backup, recovery to create - media allows you to create a bootable USB of the partition that you can use the normal procedure that failing Dell Factory Image Restore [to do this, even if you have already solved your problems so that you could face if the hard drive has failed never completely].

  * Procedure Dell Factory Image Restore [excerpt from the manual for Dell Inspiron 1545]

  1. turn on the computer.

  2 when the Dell logo appears, press several times to access the Advanced Boot Options window.

  Note: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.

  3. Select repair your computer.  The System Recovery Options window appears.

  4. Select a keyboard layout and click Next.

  5. to access the recovery options, log in as a local user. To access the command prompt, type administrator in the user name field, and then click OK.

  6. click on Dell Factory Image Restore. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.

  Note: Depending on your configuration, you may need to select Dell, then Dell Factory Image Restore factory tools.

  7. click on next. Data delete screen is displayed.

  Note: If you do not wish to continue Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.

  8. check the box to confirm that you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system software to the factory condition, then click Next.  The restore process begins and may take five or more minutes. A message appears when the operating system and the applications installed in the factory have been restored to the State of the plant.

  9. click Finish to restart the system.

• Problems encountered during the upgradation of windows7 for windows8 in my laptop Dell Inspiron 5520.

  I'm halfway to the upgradation of windows7 for windows8 in my laptop Dell Inspiron 5520. I wonder to uninstall software for USB 3.0, Dell stage, Bluetooth, ports etc. of windows7, citing compatibility problems. How do I proceed? Similar software will be installed during the process once I have finished installing windows8? Because now, my internet connection is through the USB data card. Please advice of emergency

  What I suggest you do is download Windows 8 and create a bootable on a Flash DRIVE or DVD you can do an offline installation. Although the wizard upgrade of Windows 8 is the first download before to actually copy the files.

  You can uninstall the proposed components that affect the download installation files.

  See:

  http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2012/11/06/part-1-how-to-upgrade-using-the-Windows-8-Upgrade-Assistant/

  then:

  http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2012/11/07/part-2-How-to-upgrade-using-the-Windows-8-Upgrade-Assistant/

• Upgrade Windows 7 Home Basic Edition to professional Windows on laptop Dell Inspiron

  Hai

  can I switch my laptop dell inspiron WINDOWS 7 HOME BASIC

  in WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL or ULTIMATE edition. because im a sftware

  Professional. I can't install many programs important to work. PLEASE

  Help me. is there another way

  If you have a retail version of Windows 7, then use the "Anytime Upgrade":
  When you use the "Anytime Upgrade" option, all you need to do is enter the upgrade of Windows 7 product key. Do this by clicking on: start/search and enter: upgrade Express

  Upward to a more powerful edition
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/get/anytime-upgrade/Home-Premium.aspx

  Upgrade to another edition of Windows 7 by using Windows Anytime Upgrade
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/upgrade-to-another-edition-of-Windows-7-by-using-Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

  A 'step by step' to go through an upgrade to a lower edition of Windows 7 to a higher edition of Windows 7:
  http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/Windows7/pages/the-Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-experience-for-Windows-7.aspx

  Paths to upgrade Windows 7 (supported upgrade scenarios)
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579%28WS.10%29.aspx

  Most likely the best option and the most popular will be the Home Premium upgrade to Windows 7 Professional, which includes Windows XP Mode. The extra $50.00 for Windows 7 Ultimate will only give you two additional features, bitlocker (for security) and the ability to switch between any of 35 languages.

  Windows 7 - Anytime Upgrade - frequently asked Questions:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-frequently-asked-questions

  Windows 7 - upgrade Express features:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/features/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

  Windows 7 - version comparisons:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare-editions

  MS Windows 7 store price:
  http://store.Microsoft.com/Microsoft/Windows-Windows-7/category/102

  Note: Retail 'Full' or 'Upgrade' product keys will work when you use the Express Upgrade feature.
  The Express Upgrade "may" not always work for users who have system integrators and or OEM product keys, this applies also to VL (Volume License), MSDNAA or key teaching will not work with the Express upgrade. KMS users consult your administrator before attempting to perform an Express upgrade.

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.

• How to re - install Vista on my Dell Inspiron 530 desktop computer.

  Re install Vista

  How to re - install Vista on my Dell Inspiron 530 desktop computer. I still have my original boot disks. ?

  Hello

  Reinstalling Vista Dell with disks:

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/KCS/document?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS&docid=DSN_339949&isLegacy=true

  Dell Vista reinstallation without disks (IF you have a recovery partition):

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/KCS/document?c=us&l=en&s=Gen&docid=DSN_336966&isLegacy=true

  See you soon.

• USB ports for laptop Dell Inspiron recognize devices under Vista

  Hello.  I'm having a problem with the USB ports on my computer.  It's a laptop Dell Inspiron with Windows Vista.  From one day to the next the USB ports stopped recognizing any material.  I tried the system recovery and restart the computer, but it does not work.  The USB ports will not recognize anything I plug into them.  Help, please!

  Hello

  This could be a hardware problem and you would need support from a real computer store
  (not the leeks and the glances at a BestBuy or other BigBox store) or Support of Dell.

  Verify / Setup (BIOS/CMOS) often F2 settings when you start then look at the screen - make sure that USB is
  permit.

  Check with Support Dell, online resources and forums (for known issues).

  Dell support
  http://support.Dell.com/

  Dell support drivers - product manual & warranty Info (left side) - and much more
  http://support.Dell.com/support/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=DHS

  Dell forums
  http://en.community.Dell.com/forums/
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  Follow these steps to remove corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Run DiskCleanup - start - all programs - Accessories - System Tools - Disk Cleanup

  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Then, run checkdisk - schedule it to run at next boot, then apply OK your way out, then restart.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  Then lets refresh the USB stack

  Control Panel - right CLICK on EVERYTHING - Serial USB controllers - Device Manager and UNINSTALL
  all except the category itself - REBOOT - it refreshes the drive and battery USB

  This KB shows XP how to and the method of Vista is identical
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

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  If necessary try these two:

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices - and a Mr Fixit
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/c39bd203-f729-47a4-8351-83291e13c8a81033.mspx#EGB

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - Mr. Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• Reinstall Windows 7 since the recovery on a laptop Dell Inspiron N5110 Partition after FORMATTING of C:

  Hello

  I desperately need HELP! I formatted my laptop Dell Inspiron N5110 and reinstall a copy of windows 7 after noticing several virus on my pc. But I doesn't not delete or format the Partition recovery. The recovery partition is intact. I now have to recover my pc to the factory of origin of windows settings , but I don't know if it's possible and how. I didn't know I could just use the Dell Datasafe from the beginning before formatting my pc (stupid I am). I handed a letter to the recovery partition (f) and know I can see all the files included in it. After searching for a while, some people suggesting to run the cmd following under 'Tools' dir (ED I can't find):

  imagex /apply f:\dell\image\factory.wim 1 c:\
  

  Can someone help me please? I really need help with that! Can someone give me instructions what to do?

  Thank you

  Chris.

  Hello

  Don't need you to worry, by making use of the formatted partition recovery software you can easily recover files after formatting the hard disk partition. Few days back, I spent the same similar problem where in lost some important files due to the installation of the OS. Then I tried this recovery software which really helped me to recover files after the installation of the operating system. So, you can download this software by following the below mentioned links.

  Page link: www.recoverformattedpartition.com/file-recovery-after-formatting-during-os-re-installation.html

  Download link: www.recoverformattedpartition.com/.../recoverformattedpartition-windows.exe

  Good luck

  Seley