My friend has a Dell 1545 with bios A14 and Vista on it. Dell offered him a Windows 7 upgrade a while back but he never did it. He wants 7 now. Is there a way to load it on there with a Dell Windows 7 OEM disc? I'm not sure if it's SLIC 2.1 or not. Also I'd need instruction on how to do that. If not, then I also have a windows 7 Pro. OEM key from an old HP that is completely dead and always will be. Could I use the Dell OEM disc on the 1545 and then use that HP key as the serial? Would that just be easier? I'd like to know before I wipe out all his stuff if it'll work either way. Thanks for any help.
Ok, thanks, in the Software Licensing Description table it has SLIC Version v2.1. Does that mean i should be able to just run the Win7 Pro OEM disc from a different Dell and it'll be activated?
Yeah, I just looked at 1545_A14.EXE downloaded from Dell site, it has v2.1 bios. Activation by oem:slp should be straightforward.
Thank you. Yes I installed the 1545_A14.EXE this morning, before it was A04, and I am using Dell OEM Win7 Pro with SP1. Excellent this should be a pleasant experience for a change. Thanks for all the help from both of you.