Alienware DHS 3, Upgrade Installation Manual

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Alienware DHS 3 Upgrade User’s Guide
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Before You Begin
Alienware DHS 3 Upgrade Features
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The comfort of upgrading and saving all your media content. This could
include pre-recorded TV shows, Music, Video files, and much more.
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Windows Media Center 2005 will allow you to record one show while
watching another. Hardware support is required.
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The upgrade can update your system with the latest Windows patches
from Microsoft.
• The upgrade can update your system with the latest drivers supported
by Alienware for optimal performance of your system..
What’s in the box
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One DHS 3 Upgrade Manual
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One Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Upgrade DVD
What’s not in the box
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You might have to locate your 2004 COA on your Alienware system.
This will depend on what installation method you choose.
Getting Started
DHS 3 Upgrade DVD Overview
There are three different methods of installing your upgrade DVD
1. Doing a direct upgrade from within Windows
2. Doing a clean install by running the disc from within
Windows.
3. A fresh install, booting to the DVD and installing a fresh
installation of Windows
There are positives and negatives to all methods of installation which
will be explained further in the next section. You and you alone will
need to determine which method best suits your needs.