Comments on: Review: Dell Studio XPS 435MT with Windows 7 Professional http://boilr.net/2009/11/30/review-dell-studio-xps-435mt-with-windows-7-professional/ lots of hot air Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:14:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hoku http://boilr.net/2009/11/30/review-dell-studio-xps-435mt-with-windows-7-professional/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Hoku Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:01:37 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=8257#comment-533 I am having problems enabling the Bluetooth radio that is part of the Teac CAB-200 19 in 1 media card reader with Win 7 Pro. How were you able to do that? I tried installing R196764 using compatibility mode for Vista but at the end of the install it requires me to press Fn+F2 to enable the radio. At that point, I tried various keystroke combinations with Ctrl, Alt, Shift in conjunction with F2 to emulate the Fn function with no luck. I can get the WIDCOMM app to install but apparently the drivers are not installing with it. This problem may be related to the fact that I am dual booting with both Vista Ultimate x64 and Win 7 Pro x64 with Win 7 installed on the secondary HDD. It seems the installer is defaulting to the C:\ drive when in fact Win 7 is located on a different drive. Until I know that the Bluetooth radio in the CAB-200 will work with Win 7, I am leery of uninstalling Vista and migrating completely to Win 7 Pro. I am having problems enabling the Bluetooth radio that is part of the Teac CAB-200 19 in 1 media card reader with Win 7 Pro. How were you able to do that? I tried installing R196764 using compatibility mode for Vista but at the end of the install it requires me to press Fn+F2 to enable the radio. At that point, I tried various keystroke combinations with Ctrl, Alt, Shift in conjunction with F2 to emulate the Fn function with no luck. I can get the WIDCOMM app to install but apparently the drivers are not installing with it.

This problem may be related to the fact that I am dual booting with both Vista Ultimate x64 and Win 7 Pro x64 with Win 7 installed on the secondary HDD. It seems the installer is defaulting to the C:\ drive when in fact Win 7 is located on a different drive.

Until I know that the Bluetooth radio in the CAB-200 will work with Win 7, I am leery of uninstalling Vista and migrating completely to Win 7 Pro.

]]> By: Mudslide http://boilr.net/2009/11/30/review-dell-studio-xps-435mt-with-windows-7-professional/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Mudslide Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:58:35 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=8257#comment-472 I also updated from Vista to 7 and it now boots up WAY faster than previously. Plus like you said, everything seems to run much quicker. A cold start of Firefox used to take at least 5-6 seconds, now it starts immediately each and every time. Was wary of updating my 435MT to Windows 7 but it was absolutely worth it. I also updated from Vista to 7 and it now boots up WAY faster than previously. Plus like you said, everything seems to run much quicker. A cold start of Firefox used to take at least 5-6 seconds, now it starts immediately each and every time. Was wary of updating my 435MT to Windows 7 but it was absolutely worth it.

]]> By: Dominik http://boilr.net/2009/11/30/review-dell-studio-xps-435mt-with-windows-7-professional/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Dominik Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:58:18 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=8257#comment-401 @the 19-in-1 media card reader "issue": That's actually a new Windows 7 feature. The OS hides the unused card reader drives. I like that behavior personally. :) @the 19-in-1 media card reader “issue”:
That’s actually a new Windows 7 feature. The OS hides the unused card reader drives.
I like that behavior personally. :)

]]> By: qrty http://boilr.net/2009/11/30/review-dell-studio-xps-435mt-with-windows-7-professional/comment-page-1/#comment-399 qrty Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:08:52 +0000 http://boilr.net/?p=8257#comment-399 did you consider that a fresh install of windows always runs quicker than an install that was done months ago? did you consider that a fresh install of windows always runs quicker than an install that was done months ago?

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