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    Dell Quickset not installing on SXPS 1640 running Win7 x64

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by spud387, Apr 17, 2011.

  1. spud387

    spud387 Notebook Guru

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    I just installed a 180GB SSD to my Dell SXPS 1640. I used the Dell Windows 7 x64 upgrade DVD to do a clean install of Windows 7 to my system. Install went off without a hitch and I began installing the Dell drivers from dell.ca, but whenever I try to install the Dell Quickset software I get an error saying this system is unsupported. Has anyone experienced this before?

    Please help as this is frustrating not being able to use the Quickset keys.

    thx
     
    spud387, Apr 17, 2011
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    mavericke Notebook Consultant

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    Try this out: You need to remove all the 8GB of system memory and load it up with 2GB and then restart your laptop. Try installing QuickSet 64 then.

    Good luck! It happened to my Studio 1555 too. That was what I did to circumvent it.
     
    mavericke, Apr 17, 2011
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    spud387 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks so much man your advice worked!!! Rep has been given.
     
    spud387, Apr 17, 2011
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    waqqas31 Notebook Enthusiast

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    A less arduous method might work:

    Without removing any memory modules, start msconfig from the Start Menu or the Run prompt.

    On the Boot tab, select Advanced Options...

    Check Maximum Memory and set it to 2. Ok --> Ok --> Restart. (If 2 doesn't do the trick, you might have to specify megabytes, i.e. 2048).

    Try installing Quickset again.

    If it installs successfully, restart to complete any pending operations from the install, then undo the changes above and restart once more.
     
    waqqas31, Apr 18, 2011
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  5. spud387

    spud387 Notebook Guru

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    Good idea. That's something to try next time.
     
    spud387, Apr 18, 2011
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    Many thanks!!!! Much appreciated!!!

    Great idea! Why I have not thought of that? LOL!!! Cheers!
     
    mavericke, Apr 23, 2011
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