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Inspiron 1545 Help Needed Please
The laptop needs a reinstall however I have no media for the OS or drives.
I have the product key for the original windows 7 HP.
The hard drive does not have the dell factory restore image available when I tried to use F8. can only restore to an earlier time and there are no earlier times.
Any idea welcome how I can get this laptop back to like new
thank you all
gafjo
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November 22nd, 2014 12:00
Thank you I will have a go
ejn63
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November 22nd, 2014 12:00
You can download the ISO from the Digital River links here:
www.howtogeek.com/.../how-to-download-windows-7-8-and-8.1-installation-media-legally
And use the manual install procedure:
www.dell.com/.../EN
Philip_Yip
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November 23rd, 2014 18:00
I recommend following my instructions as it will give you the Dell OEM system locked preinstallation and save an unnecessary call to Microsoft:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/a-clean-install-of-windows-7/
Plus it will instruct you in updating Windows 7 Offline, installing drivers in the correct order and give you the means of making a new factory partition with Dell Backup and Recovery.