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    MediaDirect and Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Warrior1986, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. Warrior1986

    Warrior1986 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm about to install 7 on my m1530. Do I follow the same procedure as I did with Vista? I.E. put the mediadirect disc in, format the drive, install it, restart and put 7 disc in, complete 7 install and reinsert mediadirect disc to finish the install.
     
    Warrior1986, Jan 23, 2010
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    zmojo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Exactly right, I did this and Mediadirect worked fine on 7.
     
    zmojo, Jan 24, 2010
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    smjohns Notebook Consultant

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    Do you really use Media direct? I have owned my M1330 for over 2years now and never had the need to use media direct. In the last few months I installed an SSD and Windows 7 64bit and did not even bother with media direct as a) it is rubbish and b) Windows 7 boots up far quicker than media direct used to with my old spinner.
     
    smjohns, Jan 25, 2010
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  4. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    Yep, MediaDirect will work just fine. :)
     
    booboo12, Jan 25, 2010
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