Inspiron 1420 factory restore

Question

Hello everyone,

A member of the extended family has a 1420 that's been acting up. I ran the system recovery and restored it to factory. This means it does not have SP1. Winodws Update shows SP1 is available, but if I tell it to install it goes through the motions and then shows Successful without actually installing the service pack. Reboot and it's it available in WU again ... Any thoughts? I have run Microsoft Fix-It which says it fixed 2 WU issues, but no change.

Dan

Dell_Abhishek_B · Accepted Answer

Hi djsnooks,

Please let me know the operating system you are trying to upgrade (Vista or 7).

If you are trying to upgrade Windows 7 SP1, please check the Microsoft article below to make sure you have performed the steps properly.

http://bit.ly/UqUqAc

If you are still unable to upgrade try to download and install the upgrade from the link below:

http://bit.ly/XIosqg

If you are trying to install windows Vista SP1, you can try to download and install it from the link below.

http://bit.ly/RRBE83

Please reply for any further questions.

djsnooks · Answer

Thanks Abhishek, installation worked properly from standalone installer.

MaxiBongio · Answer

Can you help me? I´ve install ubuntu OS on my old Dell Inspiron 1420. Now i want to re-install original software from Dell but i dont have the original CD. Any idea of what can i do?    Thanks.

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Inspiron 1420 factory restore

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