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06-11-2009, 11:42 PM
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 Received my Windows 7 Upgrade kit today!
Had been eagerly waiting for my Windows 7 DVD since the day I purchased an awesome Dell Studio 15.  Charged 0$. Upgrade kit arrived from Singapore via DHL/Bluedart carrier and delivered in 8 days from shipping date. It was a nice surprise for afternoon. Funny thing was that nobody knew who the carrier was lol. Even Dell had no idea about that. It was kinda frustrating that none of the Indian Dell'ers had got the DVD yet.  Anyway, the kit is awesome. The package contains:- 1. Dell Upgrade Assistant DVD that contains the latest drivers compatible for Windows 7. Some are missing which would be published on Dell's site. 2. Windows 7 Upgrade DVD 3. Windows 7 COA Sticker. You can stick it below your battery besides Vista COA. I love this. 4. A small instruction booklet. 5. 0$ Invoice. The kit is well packed in soft thermacol coated envelope along with a hard cardboard sheet, no chance of damage.  A teaser pic attached of the kit.  Installation/Upgrade went smooth. Took about a couple hours though as it backs up all settings and files, install and then restores all the settings. But the wait was totally worth it. I am loving it! And btw, this is my first ever thread from Windows 7 LOL. 
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07-11-2009, 04:42 PM
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| Congratts man
Nice to know that u ve got ur package !! even i have ordered for the same !! 31st oct it was shipped, so m hoping that it will reach within a day or two.. i wanted 2 ask u that how have u installed win 7, have u formatted everything before installing it or something else ? thanx in advance  |
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07-11-2009, 05:41 PM
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As Said by kgmaersk  Upgrade - Upgrading with the help of Upgrade Assistant DVD is extremely easy. It would even tell you what programs (the uncompatible ones) to uninstall before attempting to install Windows 7. It would even take care of drivers update once Windows 7 installation completes. This is the best option for you if you're not very comfortable performing a clean installation. Custom Install - Some people prefer a clean/fresh OS install rather than an *upgrade*. This is however a better option as far as clean install is concerned as it removes all programs and settings that existed in your Vista. In other words, its like installing a fresh OS on a fresh PC. Do this only if you are very comfortable with OS's and drivers. Backup data first. I personally, wanted to test both. So I went for the upgrade option first, was long, but smooth. Then later I performed a fresh install and recreated/resized all partitions. A complete wipe out. Hope it helps, let me know if any other queries.
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08-11-2009, 11:04 PM
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hi i am not that good in OS and other stuff but want to do custom install and make a partition to my HDD... mine was shipped on 31st oct but still waiting to get my hands on the dvd... can you take the trouble of giving me a detailed procedure on how to do both type of installs...??? giving an algorithm like step1, step2 etc... will be much appreciated... thanks in advance... Regards Anand... |
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08-11-2009, 11:31 PM
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As Said by sist.anand In short, insert the upgrade assistant DVD and let it do its job. Then boot from the Windows 7 DVD and it will give you options to recreate/delete partitions, and install OS fresh.
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09-11-2009, 12:02 AM
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thank you so much... once i get my kit, will post here and pls guide me... |
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09-11-2009, 04:04 PM
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As Said by kgmaersk
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10-11-2009, 10:55 AM
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As Said by kgmaersk
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10-11-2009, 07:17 PM
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| hey, webwizzy.  i wanted to ask whether some programms like facial recognition, speech recognition etc etc will be installed automatically when we choose "custom install" or do we have to reinstall it afterwards ??  i hope to get the kit tommorrow !! |
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10-11-2009, 09:21 PM
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As Said by kgmaersk
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11-11-2009, 12:34 PM
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hurray!!! i got my kit... came to my house going out and i was really surprised to see my kit on my comp table... my mom received it... |
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11-11-2009, 01:25 PM
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As Said by sist.anand
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11-11-2009, 04:41 PM
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| hey ...webwizzy  have u faced any problem after doing fresh (custom) install ?? And do we have to make a new backup of full system or it does it automatically ?? Last edited by kgmaersk; 11-11-2009 at 05:24 PM. |
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11-11-2009, 05:30 PM
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As Said by kgmaersk But on fresh custom install, all my problems have vanished in a fly. It works great. However, the only problem that you may experience on custom install would be related to drivers. And believe me, if you're not comfortable with installing drivers yourself (coz there are MANY and are not available at Dell's site either), do not attempt it coz the result would be frustrating. But again, if you have enough time to play with them or wanna learn, just do it. But first, have all the drivers for your PC ready.
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