DELL Inspiron 9400 Upgrade

Question

I would like to upgrade my Inspiron 9400 from Windows XP to Windows 7. Is it possible? What do I need to do to the hardware?

speedstep · Accepted Answer

If you have XP home or XP pro the upgrade requires VISTA HOME or VISTA Business as an intermediate upgrade.

Then you must add VISTA SP1 and reboot. Then VISTA SP2 and REBOOT.

After that an Upgrade to WIN7 or WIN8 will be possible.

V.Quirino · Accepted Answer

Thank you very much.. It is a clear picture.

ejn63 · Accepted Answer

Yes, it'll run just fine - 32-bit better than 64.

V.Quirino · Accepted Answer

Wow... Can 2G manage W7?

kirkd · Answer

I have installed Win 8 on a 9400 (E1705) as an upgrade from Win 7 (initially Vista). The machine works OK, but is a little slow (always was). Will soon do a clean re-install. From XP, you will need to do a clean install; upgrade is not possible.

V.Quirino · Answer

Thanks, I need to install W7. I think RAM needs to increase... What is the largest memory Inspiron 9400 can handle?

ejn63 · Answer

2G.

V.Quirino · Answer

Thank you very much... I have all the information now. I know what I have to do. Thanks everyone, this is a great forum. Victor

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