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when it comes, what should i do

post #1 of 5
5/1/06 at 1:48am
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wen i get my new lappy, what shol i do, as evyeone says Dell comes with pre-installed with all this extra bloat ware. should i reforamt? or what, like when i get the laptop. the cd / divers they give us, is it all just on a single cd or do they give us a separate disk for each type fo ahrdware to be installed?
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post #2 of 5
5/1/06 at 2:03am
First make sure it works and there are no defects in the LCD and whatnot.

If everything is okay, then I would reformat the thing. Dell does not ship the windows cd unless you chose the option or you call/email and ask for them. You should get at least 2 cds, one Windows and one drivers. If you don't get a cd with the drivers, go to dell.com and download all the drivers related to your machine onto a cd or usb drive; when you reformat you will need to install your network drivers before you have internet access.

There's a guide on these forums if you need to know in-depth how to reformat.
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post #3 of 5
5/1/06 at 4:20am
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ok, thanks, why we i have to install "network" drivers? my laptop will not be connected to a network
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post #4 of 5
5/3/06 at 10:39pm
Where can I find this guide?
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post #5 of 5
5/3/06 at 11:01pm
Here:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=94019

And our great Dell Moderator Sakor gave us a link to the University of Iowa's reformat guide. Pretty nice:

http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/window...s/reformat.htm
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