Posts by phuffen

I actually turned off my xps, closed the lid, waited for the xps lights on the cover to turn off then put it in my backpack - went away for 2 hours and when I came back the darn computer was ON...hot as hell, weird thing when I was...

Well, they let me keep the xp home when they sent me media cd, so yeah I just might do that. The xps support is so frustrating - your buying a top end system but get worse support than you would with normal??? I know coz I got a 9400...

Hi I ordered a xps1710 and got it delivered with the wrong OS, xp home ed. We straigthened things out and I got a media center edition mailed to me. Made a clean install but when I was to use Vista expressupgrade their system still...

well, I've been in contact with dell support - they claimed it to be a microsoft issue???? Turned there and they couldn't help since it's a dell system??? Got in touch with xps support - had a HARD time making them understand my issue -...

When I try the chat it says it doesn't support my system yet...perhaps I sould go through the states dell site...give it a try today! Thanx!!!!

Hi I bought a xps 1710 with media ed. but got delivered with home. After a phonecall they sent me the media ed. I clean installed and now that I was gonna make use of the vista upgrade, dell site still stated I had home. Anyone...

Hi I did a reformat of my system then reinstalled everything and now, the internal speakers automatically works when I didsconnect the ZS card. I used all new drivers. And I love it coz now I can finally get sound out of it when i...

Hey Well, it worked, whoohaa!!! The reason it stopped was that I just formatted it and I won't go through that again....maybe I have to - coz' now the friggin' dell wireless card won't "start".... =( LoL Thanx for the help!!...

Well, it's not really restoring an image. Dell has, instead of giving u cd's, put an image of windows on the system that u extract and then burn - alas u got ur windows cd without them have to pay for an extra cd.... =). I'll try...

Hi I just did a total format of my Inspiron XPS, 1st gen, reinstalled win xp HE from the image I extracted from the "old" system. First, my serial for win xp on the dell tag didn't work!!!!! Then I realised when the...