Installing Win7 on my Dell - TODAYS THE DAY

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 29 Jul 2014 10:11 am

Well, I got my new hard drive yesterday for the installation of Win7, thus preserving my Win Xp system intact on the hard drive I am taking out to make room for the new one. I have new memory that will be here to day. I have 3gb now, and will be putting in 4gb to bring the computer up to max. New video card, because the old one failed the Windows 7 compatibility program from Microsoft. I am going to wait for the memory to get here first.

My biggest fear is, re-installing programs with a license already in use. Good example is my anti-virus, Trend Micro, and Malwarebytes.

Wish me luck.

Douglas Schuch · Post by **Douglas Schuch** » 29 Jul 2014 3:40 pm

Good luck, Richard. When you finish, could you pop over here to Bali and downgrade my computer from Windows 8 to Windows 7? I liked 7. I hate 8. And it is not compatible with my IsatPhone (stupid co. has yet to come up with drivers for Windows

and I need it for weather forecasts in the Indian Ocean....

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 30 Jul 2014 2:47 am

Just remember to "hold your mouth right" when you install. (LOL).

Actually it will probably go better than you think.

Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 30 Jul 2014 8:59 am

Richard Sinkler wrote:Wish me luck.

The silence is deafening.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 30 Jul 2014 3:07 pm

The install went on with no problems, except as Jack said, the on board audio was not compatible. I picked up a sound card today, but I am way too tired to work on that computer.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 31 Jul 2014 12:58 pm

Success.

Have everything working, except the headphone and microphone jack on the front panel (after installing a sound card). Evidently, good old Dell puts the wires to those into a large connector to the motherboard with all the other front panel stuff. No wire with a small connector that plugs into a sound card. Not a big deal as I rarely listen to stuff on headphones with this computer. Now to start the process of copying what I want off the old hard drive to the new one.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 31 Jul 2014 3:35 pm

Dell uses a proprietary and undocumented connector for the front panel. Unless you can trace out the wiring and find the right ones you are out of luck.

Newer Dell's (within probably the last 5 years) use standard ATX case wiring connectors.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 31 Jul 2014 4:24 pm

Yup. Dell does that kind of crap. I know I will never waste my money on another Dell as long as I live.

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