I recently got a dell latitude e 6400 laptop windows xp how do I upgrad o change to windows 7 pro service pack 1 32bit

dvancavage,

Your problem might be missing codecs. A codec (compressor/decompressor) is used to 'decode' a video or sound. A video practically needs 2 codecs; a video codec and an audio codec.

To resolve your issue, try installing K-Lite Codec Pack Pro. This will ensure you to play all types of videos and music in your computer. Install the program without changing the settings if you don't know how to change them.

Also, I suggest you un-install any other Media Players that you have and leave Windows Media Player 11 (upgrade it to 11; it's free!), QuickTime and iTunes. Set Windows Media Player 11 as your default too so you can automatically play all the files you want with WMP11. http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_li...
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Dell-Jesse L
Dell Social Media and Communities

Windows XP will be supported to April 2014, if you have the early addition you will need to download service pack 2 and 3 to get the updates. The laptop does not have sufficient ram to support windows 7 and some device drivers may not be supported.

The hard drive has failed, or windows 7 is not compatable with the laptop. Try installing vista, if this works! there is a problem with windows 7, no change! have the hardware checked for possible replacement.

Are you talking about Windows XP Service Pack 2? If so just go to microsoft's site to download and install it.

Service Pack 3 is the latest for Windows XP so you might as well download and install it.

Try the link below.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/service-packs

Go to the microsoft website & download windows 7 compatability test. Run the test on that computer.
It should tell you. takes about 15 minutes to run

Jdrumboy

Hello,

After lookng at the base specifacation of this laptop, even if it was upgraded the laptop would not support windows 7. Windows XP would be the latest OS you could install.


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Rytech Computer Services Limited

Hey, just use Zinstall XP7. It can upgrade to Windows 7 and keep your programs and files and everything. No reason to stay on XP, I think - 7 is awesome

reinstall xp and dont install sp2 go to microsoft update and let it install sp3 for you

Yes you can.
After installation you will need to activate it. If it wont activate online, then there is telephone activation option - always works.

I have a CPX H500GT. To get it to run XP Pro to run right, max out the ram. And get a larger harddrive. Xp uses a substantial amount of space.