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Old 3rd November 2013 | 17:32
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seacue
 
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I have an absolutely legal end-user Win 7 Pro Installation disk and unused license number.

I tried to install it to replace Win XP Pro on a 5-yr-old Dell.

There was a diagnostic which said that the Dell was incompatible and something about ACPI. Maybe I'm supposed to flash the BIOS with a newer version. This Win XP PC is vital and I won't try flashing the BIOS until a suitable Win 7 PC is in house.

Am I too conservative about flashing the BIOS?

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