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    Updating the recovery media (M1530)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Edtek, Sep 20, 2010.

  1. Edtek

    Edtek Notebook Guru

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    I would like to update the Windows Vista x64 disk that Dell sent me a while back to the latest service pack, and then reinstall Windows.

    Is this possible?

    The one I have only comes with Sp1 I believe, or maybe not even that.
     
    Edtek, Sep 20, 2010
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You can try to request new disks from Dell... I know there's a form somewhere, but I don't know if they'll do it for sure. Dell seems to be pretty good about handing out re-installation media, though.

    Else, I'm pretty sure you can use V-Lite to slipstream the service packs into the existing disk image; you'll just have to burn a new disk.
     
    Commander Wolf, Sep 21, 2010
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