I am one of the Dell Community Rockstars.
I have been listing a number of unofficial driver sets for Windows 7 on the Dell Community for systems that Dell don't officially support on Windows 7 but run fine and hence frequently reference the Intel Update Utility. I have also been writing a Windows Reinstallation Guide Windows Reinstallation Guide and Related Software Guides [31/03/2013] - Dell Community.
One problem with the Intel Update Utility is that it only finds the drivers only for the current Operating System installed. e.g. if a user runs the Intel Update Utility on XP they will get Windows XP Drivers and not Windows 7 Drivers.
Moreover users sometimes need the Intel Update Utility for some Ethernet Drivers. Thus they must install the Intel Ethernet Driver before running the Intel Update Utility which kind of defeats the purpose of the Update Utility slightly. In addition Dell systems run best with the Service Pack then the Dell System Software, then the Chipset, then the SATA, Video, Communications, Audio, Ethernet, Wireless, Bluetooth and then Dell Quickset.
Can we please have a means of using the Intel Update utility and opting to change version of Windows so that users can download the latest drivers for Windows 7 or 8 before installation of Windows 7 or 8?
Thanks