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August 6th, 2013 06:00
media direct
i just upgraded my inspiron 640m to a 1 tb harddrive and i want to reinstall my media direct. i tried with the old disk but it won't let me, is there a link here somewhere with a newer version that is compatible with windows 7?
thanks.
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Dell-Rajesh R
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August 6th, 2013 06:00
Hi dheeeman,
You may try to install Media Direct before reinstalling Windows 7 on the computer.
I am afraid that Media direct doesnot work in Windows 7 as the below steps shows to install Media Direct with Windows XP.
Using Media Direct disk install Media Direct. Refer the following link to install Media direct on the computer:
http://dell.to/12H06Kt
After reinstalling Media Direct, install the Operating system on the computer. Refer the following link which has steps to install Operating system:
http://dell.to/17Qa6EH
To install the drivers in correct order, refer the following link:
http://dell.to/18kMMB2
Awaiting your response!
dheeeman
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August 6th, 2013 08:00
It's what I thought. I've been reading about it since yesterday. I'll just windows media center or the media player.
Mary G
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August 6th, 2013 08:00
Lots of problems reported with media direct and windows 7. It is best to skip it with windows 7. It really is a XP utility that is not recommended for win 7. Google-- Dell Media Direct with Windows 7 -- to see more. Notice that most of the hits are old.
dheeeman
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August 6th, 2013 08:00
I only have the old version of the media direct cd. i wil try everything later when I get home.
Thanks,
Dantes.
Philip_Yip
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August 9th, 2013 18:00
It works fine with Windows 7 if setup correctly. I have also got it working fine with Windows 8.
See Windows Reinstallation Guide/A Clean Install of Windows 7:
http://philipyip.wordpress.com/dell-community-forums/
Ensure the partitions are setup before Windows is installed.