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    Downgraded to xp, everything went well except 1 thing.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kloster, Apr 1, 2008.

  1. Kloster

    Kloster Notebook Enthusiast

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    Inspiron 1520
    Well 2 actually, first I cant see the volume bar(in the taskbar) changing as i press the buttons(but i do notice the volume change so thats good) and theres no battery gauge. I cant tell how much battery does my computer have :(

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Kloster, Apr 1, 2008
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    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    you mean that little popup that comes up when you change the volume? Install Dell QuickSet.
     
    SmoothTofu, Apr 1, 2008
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    Its upgrade to XP, not the other way round ..
     
    D2N, Apr 1, 2008
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    hehe yeah...
    anyways it said my OS is not supported?
    xp corporate sp2.
     
    Kloster, Apr 1, 2008
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    apparently 1520 doesnt support quickset :(
     
    Kloster, Apr 1, 2008
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    OK so I got quickset, it works fine except the battery gauge but another person from another forum said to give it a day while it calibrates itself so thats what ill do.

    Thanks to anyone who replied.
     
    Kloster, Apr 2, 2008
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