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    Need Help Clean install Win7 on XPS 15

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by abhishek2807, Nov 26, 2010.

  1. abhishek2807

    abhishek2807 Notebook Enthusiast

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    can anybody provide a Guide how to perform clean Install of win7 in XPS 15 (without damaging DELL partition.)
    if already posted in any thread can please provide that link.
    really troubled by DELL bloatware particularly DELL dock,McAfee,MS Office.
     
    abhishek2807, Nov 26, 2010
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    MajestyZ Notebook Guru

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    Just turn off the Dell Dock in the options. McAfee can be uninstalled and removed with the McAfee Removal Tool. Same goes for MS Office. I don't see why you would need a reinstall to get rid of those programs. Litterally all of the Dell bloatware can be removed by any likes.
     
    MajestyZ, Nov 26, 2010
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    abhishek2807 Notebook Enthusiast

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    THANKS :)
    but i have been seeing discussions going on reinstall WIN7 from the reinstallation disk provided.
    in case I reinsatalls wrongly and DELL recovery partition is damaged then what will happen.
    i was worried about that.infact I plan to do a clean Reinstal of WIN7 by that disk and I have never done so in WIN7/VISTA/DELL .
    please advise
     
    abhishek2807, Nov 26, 2010
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    seeker_moc Notebook Virtuoso

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    Reinstalling from the Dell provided disk will do you no good, as it has all the bloatware built-in. You'd have to reinstall from an original Win7 disk, or download the .iso from Microsoft.

    As far as the Dell recovery partition goes, just don't delete the partition. You'd have to go out of your way to remove it. Just formatting the C: and reinstalling windows won't effect the recovery partition in any way.
     
    seeker_moc, Nov 26, 2010
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