Does Windows 7 and Dell Inspiron 1525 play well?

I got a full version of Windows 7 Ultimate OEM and will do a clean install on my Dell Inspiron 1525 Vista OS (SP2 w/ all latest updates).

Here's what worries me:

1. Dell's Windows 7 Center had previously said that Inspiron 1525 laptop was fully compatible with Windows 7. When I checked , Inspiron 1525 is in "Basic Windows 7 Functionality."

2. If I do a clean installation of Windows 7, I may not be able to connect to the Internet. I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and it flagged my USB to Ethernet adapter as "Action recommended"- meaning that I may need to find the right drivers for it. It also said that the Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN card compatibility status was unknown with Windows 7.

Otherwise, my system is pretty good. I got this laptop a little more than 1 year ago, has 3 GB RAM, 2.00 GHz CPU, and works flawlessly every day.

When I got this laptop, it had everything I needed (Dell Drivers and Utilities for Vista with Dell Diagnostics, Dell Vista 32-bit OS CD, etc.)

Can somebody please help me with my 2 worries mentioned above? I really am looking forward to using Windows 7 on my Inspiron 1525.

What other drivers needed for Windows 7 (32 Bit) for inspiron 1525?

 

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Report
Computer Name:
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz
Memory: 2.0 GB
Information about upgrading to 32-bit Windows 7
System Details

Upgrade options available You can upgrade to 32-bit Windows 7 Ultimate.
Go online to get detailed instructions on how to upgrade


7.2 GB free space available on C: You need at least 16 GB of free space on your hard disk to install 32-bit Windows 7. You can make room by removing unwanted files from your hard disk, or contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if a hard disk with more capacity is available for your PC. You could also do a custom installation on another hard disk.
Learn more about custom installation


Windows Mail, Parental Controls (Web Filtering), and Ultimate Extras These features are no longer included in Windows 7. You can get similar programs for Windows 7 from other software manufacturers.
Go to the Microsoft website to learn more


More info from Dell Inc. Dell Inc. has a website that might give you more information about getting Windows 7 running on your PC.
Visit the Dell Inc. website


Windows Aero support Your graphics adapter supports the Windows Aero user interface.
Go online to learn more about Windows Aero


CPU speed: 2.0 GHz Your CPU meets the 1 GHz minimum requirement.

2.0 GB of RAM Your PC meets the 1 GB minimum requirement.

Devices Status Details

Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card
Broadcom Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device.




Ricoh Memory Stick Host Controller
Ricoh Company Check Windows Update Check Windows Update after installing Windows 7 to make sure you have the latest driver for this device, otherwise it may not work.



Ricoh SD/MMC Host Controller
Ricoh Company Check Windows Update Check Windows Update after installing Windows 7 to make sure you have the latest driver for this device, otherwise it may not work.

Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller
Ricoh Company Check Windows Update Check Windows Update after installing Windows 7 to make sure you have the latest driver for this device, otherwise it may not work.


Programs Status Details

Cisco PEAP Module
version 1.0.12
Cisco Systems, Inc. Update available We don't have compatibility information about this version of the program.
Get an update to a compatible version


Marvell Miniport Driver
version 10.22.6.3
Marvell Update available We don't have compatibility information about this version of the program.

Modem Diagnostic Tool
version 1.0.20.0
Dell Known issues You may experience issues running this program on Windows 7. Before upgrading, we recommend uninstalling this program.

 

I successfully installed windows 7 on my inspiron 1525 but encountered some problems like my bluetooth is able to send files to other device but not able to receive. My laptop is discoverable but not getting files from other device. During installation of drivers a error occurs which tell me that Bluetooth peripheral have some issue and cant be installed. Also i installed Media direct after installing windows 7. (I have media direct partition in hard drive which i made previously) but i am afraid to use it. Do i need to install media direct from start as i did it before ? or just installing media direct works for me?

Please help

 

Media direct and all things are working fine now. Except my creative audigy soundblaster
anyone help me for it?