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    Rebuild of M17x with Win7

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jt-3, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. jt-3

    jt-3 Notebook Consultant

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    My M17x is on it's way (yea!), and I've got a quick question.

    Through MSDN, I have access to Windows 7, so I want to rebuild the m17x first thing. Can I just boot to the restore disc, and put Win7 in when it asks for the O/S disc, or do I need to do this whole thing manually?

    Assuming the former, are there any issues I need to be concerned about since it will load Vista drivers? I'll update to the latest on the website, but any issues I should be aware of with those where updates aren't available, or where the Vista driver will fight the upgrade?
     
    jt-3, Sep 4, 2009
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  2. ducati998r

    ducati998r Notebook Enthusiast

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    the only thing you need to do is manually point to chipset drivers win 7 runs great , i got my M17x 2 days ago running sweet
     
    ducati998r, Sep 4, 2009
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