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Thread: My Dell Dock isn't working with Windows 7

Started 3 months ago by jiffylee
Hey all, Just yesterday I installed Windows 7 Professional - offered by my university - successfully onto my Dell Studio 1737 laptop, and the new Windows is working just great with only one minor issue; I can't get Dell Dock to work from www.delldock.com I've downloaded all three version of Dell Dock from the website; including the "installing..." "reinstalling..." and "installing on ...
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FTUTONE replied 2 months, 1 week ago
I have the same problem - sort of. I have a Dell 1440 (64-bit) Inspiron that came with Vista Home Premium SP1 and I just installed Win 7 Home Premium. Most everything works except for Dell Dock. There is a 64-bit version of Dell Dock installed on my machine but it crashes on startup. I went to the Dell Dock (Stardock) site and they state on the site that support for Win 7 will be available on 10...

mstahlman replied 2 months ago
Try this link www.delldock.com .

DELL-Chris Bu replied 2 months ago
jiffylee and FTUTONE, Have you tried the latest version of the Dell Dock software? The version currently being offered on www.delldock.com claims to support XP, Vista, and Windows 7. If you haven't attempted that, try it and see if that makes a difference.

jiffylee replied 2 months ago
I have but unfortunately it isn't working properly. The main feature, which is the ability to put in desktop shortcuts into the dock, doesn`t work. I`ve tried re-installing the application but it still didn`t work. Is there another way to put in shortcuts into dock or is the drag and drop the only method?

DELL-Chris Bu replied 2 months ago
jiffylee, I did some research, and it looks like there is an option to add all the shortcuts on your desktop to the dock. To do this, right-click the dock, select Advanced Settings, and look under Settings Data. You may need to move certain shortcuts to the desktop for this feature to work. If you haven't tried that, give it a shot and post back here with the results.

jiffylee replied 2 months ago
I just took your advice and gave it a shot. It works just as you said but with only certain shortcuts; not all desktop shortcuts can be substituted into the dock. In addition, the effect is irreversible. Once the shortcuts are in the dock, any attempts to drag it back onto your desktop will results in the deletion of shortcuts. It is a shame that the dock isn't working fully with my Window 7 ...

saregister replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I have a fairly similar problem. It downloads fine from www.delldock.com but when installing it appears to be installing perfectly but then it brings up an error window that says "Could not access network location \Dell\Delldock\SWE" Does anyone else have this problem? I've upgraded my Studio 1537 from 64 bit Vista Home Pro(i think?) to Windows 7 Home Pro 64-bit. Any suggestions?

jiffylee replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hi saregister, Have you tried tdownloading the other version of the dell dock? First Time Download Reinstalling on a Dell Computer Installing on another Dell Computer If you have then I'm not sure as to why the error occured. In additon, I've tried installing the DellDock on other Dell and non-Dell PC that runs different version of Window 7, with no luck. The same issue ...

FTUTONE replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the link DELL-Chris Bu. The new downloaded version works fine and all is now working as it should. FTUTONE

saregister replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I have tried installing all 3 methods, repeatedly. I also have an issue with the download file not having a file extension on it. I have to manually add a .exe to the end of the file name in order to get it to work.

 

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jiffylee
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user's latest post:
My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-11-10 22:50:00)
Hi saregister, Have you tried tdownloading the other version of the dell dock? First Time Download Reinstalling on a Dell Computer Installing on another Dell Computer If you have then I'm not sure as to why the error occured. In additon, I've tried installing the DellDock on other Dell and non-Dell PC that runs different version of Window 7, with no luck. The same issue occurs. I cannot drag any shortcuts from my desktop to the...
FTUTONE
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My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-11-11 13:22:00)
Have you uninstalled the version you originally had installed? I just went to the site again www.delldock.com and downloaded the English version. I used the selection that said this was NOT the first time I was downloading. The name of the file being downloaded is Delldock15d_setup_ENG.exe and it is 13107KB . If this is not the file you are downloading then you must be going to the wrong site. Try clearing your browser cache ( I am using IE8)...
saregister
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user's latest post:
My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-11-11 14:03:00)
I JUST did the uninstall for the 3rd time, and this time it took.  Only I used the last option available (install on a new computer or something like that). I also used IE instead of the superior Chrome and it seemed to make the download file a bit happier.
DELL-Chris Bu
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My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-10-23 14:47:00)
jiffylee, I did some research, and it looks like there is an option to add all the shortcuts on your desktop to the dock.  To do this, right-click the dock, select Advanced Settings, and look under Settings Data.  You may need to move certain shortcuts to the desktop for this feature to work.  If you haven't tried that, give it a shot and post back here with the...
mstahlman
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My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-10-23 11:48:00)
Try this link www.delldock.com .
Shovik
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user's latest post:
My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-11-17 18:00:00)
http://download.cnet.com/Dell-Dock/3000-2072_4-10966816.html go to this site and download it. i had the same problem, but this one works.... cheers.... shovik
jake33
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user's latest post:
My Dell Dock isn't working...
Published (2009-11-17 22:10:00)
If the Dell Dock doesn't add any special Dell items, you could try using RocketDock or ObjectDock (although I think Dell Dock is based off ObjectDock). They both add pretty much the same functionality as far as I can remember (I uninstalled my Dell Dock a long time ago).

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