On Oct 23, 5:46*pm, "Stan The Man" <stanthema...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: Stan The Man [mailto:stanthema...@yahoo.com]
> >>>>> Posted At: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:30 PM
> >>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> >>>>> Conversation: Windows 7 - Upgrading Inspiron 1545
> >>>>> Subject: Windows 7 - Upgrading Inspiron 1545
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> >>>>> I just got my Windows 7 upgrade in the mail today. I took advantageof
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> $50 offer.
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> >>>>> In addition to upgrading my notebook, I'd like to update the restore
> >>>>> volume
> >>>>> so that it restores my system to Windows 7 instead of Vista. Is there
> >>>>> any
> >>>>> way to do this? Will I need to get a Windows 7 restore disk from Dell?
> >>>>> If
> >>>>> so, does anyone know how much this will cost?
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> >>>>> Also, I'm currently using the free demo version of Windows 7 Ultimate.
> >>>>> Setup
> >>>>> says it can't upgrade from Ultimate to Home Premium. Does anyone know
> >>>>> if
> >>>>> it's possible to downgrade my demo copy to Home Premium so that I can
> >>>>> do an
> >>>>> upgrade to the final version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
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> >>>>> I never used any of the Ultimate features, so I opted for the cheaper
> >>>>> Home
> >>>>> Premium version.
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> >>>> Can't be done, even with Dell's upgrade. *Dell's upgrade will justbe a
> >>>> Windows 7 disk, not a restore disk.
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> >>> Also, you can't upgrade a demo version. And you have to have Vista
> >>> actually (re)installed for an in-place upgrade.
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> >> What about the restore partition? Can I *replace Vista with Windows 7 so
> >> a restore reinstalls Windows 7 instead of Vista?
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> > Possibly. *Anything is possible. *But you get to do the homework tofigure
> > out how to do it.
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> > Frankly, the OS restore partitions are a large waste of time. *The same
> > reinstall problem can be solved with an OEM reinstall CD + drivers from
> > the Dell web site. *The only possible convenience of an OS restore
> > partition is that the system hardware drivers get reinstalled as part of
> > the restore process. *Now, balance this against the utility of the restore
> > partition when the hard drive goes south. *At that point, the restore
> > partition is useless. *Do not bother with it. *Restore partitions are
> > merely a cost-saving excuse for the OEM mfr to not include reinstallation
> > media with your system... Ben Myers
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> My mother has an older Dell and it really has saved a lot of time. I usually
> do a restore for her at least once a year. It takes about 30 minutes and
> it's done. Much easier than reinstalling Windows from a DVD.
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> I'd like to go one better. I want to do a clean install of Windows 7 plus
> all my applications, fonts, etc. and back that up to another partition. That
> way, if Windows becomes corrupt (it usually does), I can do a restore from
> my partition in a fraction of the time it would take to reinstall
> everything.
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> But what can I do to create this type of backup partition? Would Norton
> Ghost be the best program to use?- Hide quoted text -
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BootItNG?
I restore my c: drive (op sys only, no data) every Sunday, takes about
four minutes.
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