I have the same problem - sort of. I have a Dell 1440 (64-bit) Inspiron that came with Vista Home Premium SP1 and I just installed Win 7 Home Premium. Most everything works except for Dell Dock. There is a 64-bit version of Dell Dock installed on my machine but it crashes on startup. I went to the Dell Dock (Stardock) site and they state on the site that support for Win 7 will be available on 10/22 - tomorrow! However, they do not seem to have a 64-bit version for download. Does anyone know if they will have a 64-bit version that will work with Win 7?

Frank 

Try this link www.delldock.com.

jiffylee and FTUTONE,

Have you tried the latest version of the Dell Dock software?  The version currently being offered on www.delldock.com claims to support XP, Vista, and Windows 7.  If you haven't attempted that, try it and see if that makes a difference.

I have but unfortunately it isn't working properly. The main feature, which is the ability to put in desktop shortcuts into the dock, doesn`t work. I`ve tried re-installing the application but it still didn`t work.

Is there another way to put in shortcuts into dock or is the drag and drop the only method?

jiffylee,

I did some research, and it looks like there is an option to add all the shortcuts on your desktop to the dock.  To do this, right-click the dock, select Advanced Settings, and look under Settings Data.  You may need to move certain shortcuts to the desktop for this feature to work.  If you haven't tried that, give it a shot and post back here with the results. 

I just took your advice and gave it a shot. It works just as you said but with only certain shortcuts; not all desktop shortcuts can be substituted into the dock. In addition, the effect is irreversible. Once the shortcuts are in the dock, any attempts to drag it back onto your desktop will results in the deletion of shortcuts.

It is a shame that the dock isn't working fully with my Window 7 and it's a great application! Hopefully, there'll be a new update.

I'm going to try installing the dock application with other Dell and non-dell desktop/laptop to see if the issue is limited to my laptop.

But if you or anyone else found a solution, please let me know!

Thanks!

Hi saregister,

Have you tried tdownloading the other version of the dell dock?

• First Time Download
• Reinstalling on a Dell Computer
• Installing on another Dell Computer

If you have then I'm not sure as to why the error occured.

In additon, I've tried installing the DellDock on other Dell and non-Dell PC that runs different version of Window 7, with no luck. The same issue occurs. I cannot drag any shortcuts from my desktop to the dock. Still waiting for updates although I found it odd that the Dell Studio 1737 does not have a Window 7 (x32) driver update section yet there is a Window 7 x64 section......

Jiffy.

I have a fairly similar problem.  It downloads fine from www.delldock.com but when installing it appears to be installing perfectly but then it brings up an error window that says

"Could not access network location \Dell\Delldock\SWE"

Does anyone else have this problem?  I've upgraded my Studio 1537 from 64 bit Vista Home Pro(i think?) to Windows 7 Home Pro 64-bit.  Any suggestions?

Thanks for the link DELL-Chris Bu.

The new downloaded version works fine and all is now working as it should.

FTUTONE

I have tried installing all 3 methods, repeatedly.  I also have an issue with the download file not having a file extension on it.  I have to manually add a .exe to the end of the file name in order to get it to work.