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XPS M1730 Vista reinstall

post #1 of 5
4/27/09 at 4:57am
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Hi guys and girls

Today I will get my XPS M1730 (warranty replacement for my Gen2). I'll get it with Vista Home Premium 32bit and I have a few questions.

1. Is the installation by dell "bloated" with unnecessary stuff?
2. If it is, I plan to reinstall Vista with a retail Ultimate DVD my friend has bought. Can I use the serial on the backside of my computer for this installation to get a clean Home Premium installation?
3. Will I need to activate afterwards, like call MS or something?

Also, I'd like your input on going 64bit. I ordered the "SB Audigy" addon (which I thought was hardware but apparently its just software). This is not available for Vista 64bit it seems. However, I have seen a set of creative software from a guy called "daniel_k" floating around. Has anyone tried this software for Vista 64bit on the M1730?

Any help/input is appreciated.

/Tobbe
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post #2 of 5
4/27/09 at 10:44am
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Hi guys and girls

Today I will get my XPS M1730 (warranty replacement for my Gen2). I'll get it with Vista Home Premium 32bit and I have a few questions.

1. Is the installation by dell "bloated" with unnecessary stuff?
OEM installation contains bloated software for some, and just right for others.

I personally disable all 3rd party AV and Firewall that come with it, along with unneeded star up processes and service.

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2. If it is, I plan to reinstall Vista with a retail Ultimate DVD my friend has bought. Can I use the serial on the backside of my computer for this installation to get a clean Home Premium installation?
Not sure about this.

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3. Will I need to activate afterwards, like call MS or something?
Might not work with your OEM key, MS call for sure.

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Also, I'd like your input on going 64bit. I ordered the "SB Audigy" addon (which I thought was hardware but apparently its just software). This is not available for Vista 64bit it seems. However, I have seen a set of creative software from a guy called "daniel_k" floating around. Has anyone tried this software for Vista 64bit on the M1730?
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Don't know about this one ....

cheers ...
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post #3 of 5
4/27/09 at 11:57am
You don't have to activate any keys for Dell systems + Dell OEM OS disk combo.
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post #4 of 5
4/27/09 at 8:27pm
The Product key for your OEM Vista will not work with any other Vista package. The machine will be bloated for sure. I always format my hard drive when I get a new notebook and start a clean install, but as was mentioned above, there is stuff in the bloat that you may find usefull.

I'm running Vista 64-bit and have had any problems, but from time to time someone tells me that the drivers for the 64-bit are not as tested as the 32-bit.
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post #5 of 5
4/28/09 at 3:03am
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Ok, so you say that I must use the Vista DVD that came from Dell?

If I use this DVD, do I have any options regarding partitioning the drive, or will the computer end up exactly as it was when I got it (one c: partition 220GB and recovery partitions etc)?

Regards
Tobbe
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