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    Windows 7 Clean Install on XPS 17

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jdizzle84, Jun 13, 2011.

  1. jdizzle84

    jdizzle84 Newbie

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    Just bought an XPS 17 w/ 3D and I read the crazy 300+ page thread for the XPS 17. I'm a bit confused as to what I get exactly as far as the Windows 7 OS software.

    I didn't pay $15 for whatever that disc is when you configure the XPS 17. However, when I called customer service and asked what I would get, they told me that I would get discs for the OS and the drivers. On another call when I spoke to a tech support rep, he told me that the only thing that would come with the system was the partition for OS reinstallation.

    So my question is: should I call Dell and try to add the $15 option for the disc or is there some other way to do a clean install of Windows 7? I want to do this right when my computer arrives to remove all the bloatware and also I plan on getting a SSD within a year and at that time I will have to do another clean install to get W7 on the SSD. What is my best course of action? Thank you!!!
     
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    tweiyang11 Newbie

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    i didn't add the optional windows 7 CD and when i receive the laptop the CD was not there.. (well duh!)
    so what i did was send an email to [email protected] and ask for a set of backup discs (remember to mention the Windows 7 OS) and just say you lost the one that came with your laptop, and guess what? 3 CDs were sent to me 3 days later... windows 7, drivers, and the powerdvd :)

    EDIT: remember to include your customer no. , service tag, order no. and shipping address in your email. Good Luck!!
     
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    jdizzle84 Newbie

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    Ah cool I'll try that. If they refuse to send the discs for some reason, is there another way to reinstall W7 without the discs? I don't really want to use the partition to reinstall because I've read that you get all the bloatware with it.
     
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    zonto Notebook Enthusiast

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    Download an ISO online, burn it to a disc, and use your license code on the bottom of your laptop.
     
    zonto, Jun 13, 2011
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