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Recovery Media not working

In july 2013 I have installed windows 7 (because of s/w that I had to use and were not supported by windows 8) on my Dell Inspiron (Service Tag DYGGMV1, I know its out of warrenty but I need your help)...

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WiFi and Bluetooth not working in Inspiron N4010 on Windows 7 64bit

Hi,Since past few days WiFi is not working on my Inspiron N4010 laptop. I am able to connect to internet through LAN cable but with wifi it keeps showing the yellow symbol in the network icon in system...

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Get Windows 8.1 For Free

Everyone feel free to jump in on this subject. After being super annoyed about MS's sorry excuse for updating Windows 8 to 8.1 I decided to jump on here and see if we could get some support about this...

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windows 8 boot fail. Wont allow bootrec command

I have a Dell laptop 5220 with Windows 8 which later got upgraded to 8.1. It was working fine then it out of blue , froze . I force rebooted. Long story short. Now my laptop is not booting. Dell...

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Windows 8.1 Tablet PC Input Service Not Listed

Hi I need help with my windows 8.1. I am trying to enable the tablet pc input service and it is not listed in my services. I have XPS 8700 and S2240T monitor.After I talked to Microsoft they told me...

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windows 8.1 is completely hosed

I ran a disk partition app that I have used before and it completely and totally hosed windows 8.1 on my new Inspiron laptop that I just ordered from Dell. Recovery partition on the laptop and...

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re install windows 8?

OK so i bought my dell Inspiron 15 3521 at walmart about a year year and a half ago,, came with windows 8.1 on it,, well i got rid of it and put windows 7 ult on it and a samsung 840 pro ssd in it,...

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How to get out of safe mode in Windows 8

If you find yourself stuck in safe mode using Windows 8, the most common answer given is to restart and your system will go back to normal mode.  If this does not work, it is most likely that the start...

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Re install Windows 8 and revert to factory settings.

HiI had purchased a Dell Inspiron 15R around a year ago, which had come with Windows 8. At that time I required Win 7 since all my software were not compatible with Win 8, requiring me to do a complete...

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Windows 8.1 will not install from the provided recovery media.

I've just received my brand new M4800 with Win 7 installed and Win 8.1 recovery media.Since, I plan to run Win 8.1 the first thing I did I put the disc in and started the setup. However, it keeps...

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Cannot get Administrator access to download Windows 8.1 upgrade

Hello.I have a new XPS8700.  I have been unable to download the Windows 8.1 upgrade from the MS Store.  My first problem was a lack of Windows updates, which I did, and now I can see the 8.1 upgrade in...

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2408wfp card reader not working in Windows 8.1

After reading this thread, I wanted to see if there was anyone here who could suggest a workaround. I'm not going to be buying a new monitor anytime soon, and I'd hate to have to tape a SD card reader...

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Dell 15 R 5537 sleep /wake up problem

Hi all,My laptop is 8 months old and i have not got much data in it. Still my laptop takes around 6 minutes to bootup with windows 8.1 . And when it goes into sleep mode it wont wont wake up if I press...

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windows 8 not activated after reinstall

I bought yesterday an OptiPlex 7010 with windows 8. Product key is in the bios as I have read on the internet. Due to a crash of the os I had to reinstall windows 8 using the operating system cd...

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need product key for windows 8.1 single language

hellofirst of all i need the Product Key for the windows 8.1 single language , that i m currently using,, i haven't got it as i have updated it online from windows 8 to 8.1...  is product key also get...

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The DELL Inspiron 15R with Windows 8 is not booting up.

Hi,I bought this Dell Laptop last year with Windows 8. It became slow after a month or so but I was able to use it. I never installed any Application. I basically used it to watch movies and Email....

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CHECKING MEDIA FAIL

Hi,I bought a dell xps 14 last week. Yesterday when I turned on the pc, window 8 didn't start, but compared a black window with the written: ' checking media [fail].what can I do? I don't know what...

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My Dell icon on task bar

What did I change to put the My Dell icon on the task bar to the left of the systray?  It wasn't there this morning, but it's there now.   I don't see it listed as a startup program.

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MyDell Diagnostics Question

I'm running Windows 8.1 on my Dell XPS 8500.I've downloaded My Dell diagnostics but it will not run; it crashes, with no explanation. I have deleted & reinstalled; My  Dell still will not work.Any...

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windows 8 drivers for dell studio 1535

I have a notebook Dell Studio 1535 with windows vista that I upgraded by clean installation to Windows 8 pro but I am missing so many drivers like the fingerprint sensor, the touchpad doesn't scroll,...

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