#Alienware os product code install
Once activated, you will have gained your free Win10 product key + activation and not have to worry about WHEN u actually install it later down the road. So take the time to install Win10 within your current OS activate it then u can revert or uninstall Win10 for the time being until u feel the need to use it. If you encounter an incompatibility issue that is not on this list, please report the problem to our Technical Support department. Below is a list of software and hardware incompatibilities with Chief Architect Software products. The free Win10 upgrade for qualifying Win7 SP1 or 8.1 users will be ending this, the end of July 2016. Known Incompatibilities with Chief Architect Software. For example if you purchase "Win10" OS from Microsoft u can do this a # of ways, Digital (where u buy, get the product key emailed to you, then u download and make your own DVD or Flash Drive using Win10 Media Creation Tool) Or via them Shipping u the OS as a hard copy to your address via either a DVD or USB Flash Drive your choice. Microsoft and various OEMs do now provide users with "USB Flash Drive" as a system option over multiple DVD discs. However these drives remain Writable so you can ADD your own files on to it as u wish. all on it, and is bootable as a means of OS re-installation needs or repairs. Well it works both ways actually the USB Flash Drive has the OS bootable-installer, Drivers, Apps, etc. To be honest what I would suggest for the OP is, take the time to run/install your free Win10 Upgrade once your Win10 has been activated on this system redo the system fully with just a clean install of Win10. The product key is within the system digitally. If you have Win8/8.1 pre-installed with your system chances are this system has no Microsoft WinOS COA Sticker on it. However, as long as your Dell/Alienware is still under warranty u can call them and say the system failed and u have no backups they can ship u these set of discs for free.
#Alienware os product code drivers
But I still keep them for when I have movies I download, I backup to DVD for my Mother, the kids, etc.ĭell and Alienware used to always give you 3x DVDs WinOS + 2x Discs for Drivers & Software now they do what other OEMs do and just provide your main drive with a recovery partition no discs. Course nowa days I always use external HDDs and USB Flash Drives to rid me of using DVDR discs. I get 50X 8.5GB DVD+R for around $30 Costco. If you do this backup you require some sort of DVD writer optical drive (internal or external, doesn't matter) and a few blank DVDs (either 4.7GB or 8.5GB) blank DVDs are cheap in stores like Costco, BJs, SamsClub. This helps if something goes really wrong, u can factory reset again or as needed via these DVDs. However I would first suggest that u click StartMenu, go to the sub-folder Dell > click the Dell Backup/Recovery and make your backup via DVD first. Yes for Factory Reset on such systems use Alienware Respawn app to do this.