A clean install of windows for my xps14

I ordered my xps14 with windows 7 home, and I'm planning to change to ultimate once I get it.

For people who have done this, are there anything I need to watch out? I don't care about the softwares(part of the reason why I want to reinstall, most of them are useless and plain annoys me), but I don't want to lose any key functions.

I will most likely swap the screen first, as I ordered an 900p. Then I will back up the drivers, and attempt to reinstall. Any other stuffs you'd recommend me to do/backup before I attempt to reinstall windows?

Also, does doing this void my warranty(Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year) in any way?


Thanks!

 

Well, first you need to download the correct drivers from dell website for the most add on functions like Hotkey support and dell suite of programs.

After that, be sure you have at hand the latest gpu drivers, a directx web installer and you're sorted.

Reinstall everything, run directx web installer, run gpu drivers, then let windows update do the rest.

After that install your needed dell drivers and youre done.

Theres nothing much to do, its an easy task.

 

Alright thanks.

I have done reinstall windows a few times on desktops so I'm quite familiar with the process, but not laptops. This is actually the first laptop I own and I don't want to go wrong with it ;p

 

Well a laptop is a pc, so it behaves like one.
The only thing you need is those dell specific drivers for hotkeys as i said.
Beside that its the same soup really.