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Greetings -
My name is Chris and I just wanted to introduce myself to the community and add that I have installed Windows 8 Pro 64bit on a Dimension 5150 and seems to be "so-far-so-good" with just an out of the box install
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sugarbear18
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Posted November 10th, 2012 06:00
Welcome to the forum Chris. I`m glad you had a good experience with your fresh install and hope you enjoy looking over Windows 8.
If we can be of any help to you, post back and let us know.
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Posted March 11th, 2013 15:00
Hey there, where did you get the video driver from? I've done a fresh 32-bit install and the device manager has an exclamation mark on the video driver.
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Posted March 22nd, 2013 15:00
Well.. i cant do anything on my old and lame computer Dell, Dimension 5150 i need a software update to maybe windows 8 or windows 7.
I think i have now a software of the year 0.
So pleas help me with it
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Posted March 22nd, 2013 16:00
The Dimension 5150 should run Windows 7 and Windows 8 fine. Check the processor to see if it is 64 bit compatible using the Intel Processor Identification Utility:
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/tools/piu/sb/CS-014921.htm
Also you should scan your system with Crucial to see how much memory you have. The system should run fine on Windows 7 or Windows 8 with 2 GB of RAM but the upgrade to 4 GB is highly recommended (2×2× 1 GB).A m4 SSD will boost the system up significantly particularly if Windows 7 is installed on it:
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=Dimension%205150&Cat=RAM
If you want to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 see Windows Reinstallation Guide:
http://philipyip.wordpress.com/dell-community-forums/
If you have any specific questions about the upgrading the OS in particular feel free to ask.
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Posted March 22nd, 2013 16:00
I am using the Intel 829456G 64bit from the Intel site and in compat mode for win 7
Microsoft Update Catalogue (add to Basket):
View Basket:
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ViewBasket.aspx
Download (its free but requires Internet Explorer) and then update via device manager.
Can someone please confirm I have the above mentioned dell dimension 5150 can this machine run windows 8 with 4GB of RAM and can anyone advise where is the cheapest place to get Windows 8 also will I have to change a chip inside the pcfor windows 8 thanks in advance Savio
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Posted November 11th, 2012 09:00
Glad to hear it, did you check the device manager for any errors?
Press the [Windows] and [Pause|Break] or [Windows] and [ e ] (to open computer) and then select properties.
On this screen next select Device manager.
Hopefully it should look something like mine.
If you have an error, yellow ? or ! as in my base system device then Windows 8 hasn't found a system driver correctly. Quickly check to see if you have missed installation of a driver. If you still can't find out what it is. Right click the device with the error and select properties:
Go to details and select Hardware ids.
For a limited time get Windows 8 Media Centre Pack for Free. See here.
Review this article here and search through the fixes/updates for any preinstalled software.
There is a free Dell Windows 8 for Dummies guide available from here.
In addition there is a number of useful videos here.
Windows 11 Installation Guide
Windows 7 Installation Guide