– Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or 3 – Dell Community

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Obsolete wiki:. This wiki is updated to pdf format here Windows Reinstallation Guide and several other wikies are combined into this pdf. The links below are less up to date. If you are considering upgrading some parts in your computer see here before beginning the installation.

At this stage in time, if your computer can support Windows Vista then it will support Windows 7 and likely also Windows 8.

I would recommend upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows 8 opposed to sticking with Windows Vista. Details about installing Windows 8 can be found in my wiki Upgrading to Windows 8 via A Clean Install and at present an upgrade license is quite cheap. For Windows 7 you will need to purchase an upgrade license from a store or online and should follow my wiki A Clean install of Windows 7. It may be worthwhile installing Windows 7 using a retail.

You should also look at the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. If there are no listed drivers then Windows 7 or Windows 8 might work without any additional drivers as both versions of Windows have a very wide native driver base. Alternatively there are some unofficial driver sets listed for Laptops and for Desktops.

An external hard drive is a great device to back ones data up on. Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos in particular. A standard user should make regular back ups in case of hard drive failure. Carry out Step 15 to recover your data. I recommend carrying out Step 1 in all cases and formatting the drive.

Belarc Advisor will obtain details about your system. It is free for home use and gives you a print out of your computers hardware and software. It also gives you your product keys. It is handy to keep a print out of this data. CutePDF Writer may be used to create a pdf print out of it. Save this in a folder in the external harddrive e. Hopefully you already have the Dell XP reinstallation disc which should look like one of these:.

Dell are currently shipping out most of their systems without reinstallation DVDs. For US customers there is an online request form for Reinstallation Media. For those customers not in the US you will need to contact Dell technical support and ask for one. The customer numbers are available here. This is the most recommended route. To improve the experience for customers from the rest of the world. Also see my poll here. Try and get one that includes XP Service Pack 3.

Here you need to make sure the disc that you get matches the COA on the base of your system. If you don’t have a disc and have a friend who has a Dell XP Reinstallation disc of the same version; you may make a duplicate or more up to date disc by copying their disc and following the instructions in my wiki nlite: Make an Up to Date XP Reinstallation Disc.

Follow these instructions also if you require to slipstream SATA drivers. I recommend installing Microsoft Security Essentials with the latest definition immediately after the Service Packs and Internet Explorer 8 to ensure your system is protected upon first connection to the internet.

I have found significant performance boosts by installing the Service Packs before any additional drivers. Note Service Pack 2 is cumultive, there is no need to look for and install Service Pack 1. Go to the Dell Support page and select Drivers and Downloads.

Select your model and Operating system. Avoid inputting the Service Tag as its not working correctly for many systems and omitts critical drivers. Do not select Download Manager it is generally problematic. Instead select single-file download and press next.

If you get the following error message:. Change the last false to true. This time select Single-File download and it should now work. Once done press back several times to return here:. I find in several cases drivers disappear. I recommend saving each driver in an appropriately labelled folder and adding a numeric prefix to the folder See Step 5c for more details about the recommended driver install order. This will ensure that you install the drivers in the recommended order.

Dell Drivers and Downloads Page is currently under maintenance so post here if you experience some issues downloading the drivers. If you have obtained all the drivers from Step 5a then proceed to Step 5c. The Drivers may also be found on the Dell ftp website. The Dell FTP website has direct links and tends to be less buggy than the drivers and downloads page but the downside is that it isn’t updated as frequently which is no worry for Windows XP as Drivers are unlikely to be updated any more.

Look here if you are having issues with the Drivers and Downloads page also note that sometimes the Dell FTP website has drivers for additional operating Systems.

Select your type and then model number. We will take the Inspiron laptop and install Windows XP for example. On the Dell ftp website the user should generally ignore Legacy Drivers but its sometimes worth checking especially if the user is looking to install an unsupported Operating System.

The user should download only the correct drivers for their system. Finally one thing to note is that certain categories, in particular Network Wireless Card and Video Graphics Card were customisable and have several variants, you must select the correct ones for your system.

Downloading from the ftp website is faster but designed for advanced users. However due to the sorry state of the drivers and downloads page I recommend all users to use the ftp website. Pay attention to driver install order Step 5c.

All the drivers should be downloaded and saved to a USB stick. The way this guide is intended Steps are preparation for installing Windows so the user has everything they need when installing Windows. This is why Step 5 downloading drivers and Step 10 installing drivers are independent.

If however the user has already attempted to install Windows likely they won’t be able to access the internet to get the drivers and will need to use a working system to download them. There are a couple of unofficial driver sets listed for selected laptops and desktops provided by me. These are likely to work but theres no g uarantee. When downloading drivers for a clean install I recommend using the same folder structure as me to prevent confusion and to ensure that you install all the drivers in the correct order.

S ee here for more information about Dell Desktop Software. Not all systems will have this. Note there are the drivers and the applications. The applications should increase system performance. If a full installer isn’t present then it is likely the preinstallation drivers see Step 6. Video Driver – Under Video. Generally there are several variants for Video Driver e. Ignore any for TV tuners at this moment. There may be a few variants of graphics cards for a laptop and you must select the correct ones.

I n desktops if there is no dedicated graphics card in the card slot, then they have the onboard generally Intel driver. Generally there are several variants of graphics card per desktop model and you need to pick the correct one. Conexant Drivers – Under Communications. Network Ethernet Driver – Under Network.

Sometimes Intel, Atheros but the later two can be the wireless card. Wireless Card – Under Network. Not present for all Desktops but most that come with Windows Vista or later will have a wireless card included. There are generally several variants of Wireless Cards and you will need to pick the correct one. For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same. Touchpad usually mentions Synaptics or Alps – Input.

Generally for laptops only. There may be additional drivers if you purchased a non-standard keyboard for a desktop e. Audio – Under Audio. Ensure you install any drivers before Audio Applications. Again pick the correct one for your system, there is generally not that many variants in the Audio.

This is a dedicated soundcard. There will be a driver available but you may be able to get a later driver from the Creative Website. There is sometimes also Creative Applications available for the onboard Audio. Many systems don’t have these and are only added via customisation.

Bluetooth If applicable – Under Network.

 
 

 

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