purchase of operating system?
Started by
mechanic
, Aug 20 2007 02:59 PM
#1
Posted 20 August 2007 - 02:59 PM
#2
Posted 20 August 2007 - 04:05 PM
I bought a new Dell over a year ago and was sent the Recovery and Diagnostic CDs. No Win XP install disc. I went online to Dell's LiveChat service and ask for the Win XP CD. They sent me one free. It's a matter of immediately requesting an O/S install CD if you do get a new PC.
HP was sued over not providing even a Windows Recovery disk and lost. But, they made you jump through hoops to get the CD plus there was a time limit. I have no idea what policy HP follows now on new PCs or whether they are now shipping those with the O/S install CDs.
Ron
Related link:
Hidden Partition vs. a real Windows CD
HP was sued over not providing even a Windows Recovery disk and lost. But, they made you jump through hoops to get the CD plus there was a time limit. I have no idea what policy HP follows now on new PCs or whether they are now shipping those with the O/S install CDs.
Ron
Related link:
Hidden Partition vs. a real Windows CD
Edited by Major Payne, 20 August 2007 - 04:06 PM.
#3
Posted 22 August 2007 - 09:08 PM
It's a very good point, and it's one of the reasons I always purchase from a local computer shop. I like supporting local, they usually give me a good deal, any problems I don't have to post it anywhere for the warranty (and take weeks to fix it), and I get an OEM Windows disc...
#4
Posted 23 August 2007 - 08:59 AM
you NEVER buy a microsoft operating system. You are licensing it. something like leasing or renting. you have to read the license that came with the os to find out what your actual rights are....
#5
Posted 23 August 2007 - 02:12 PM
I understand what you say say SHARD 92 but why when you purchase a system with an OS installed does the suppler not supply you with a disk to solve various problems that might arise in the future?It may well be that you licence the system but that does not help the customer when things go wrong.
Edited by mechanic, 23 August 2007 - 02:15 PM.
#6
Posted 23 August 2007 - 06:23 PM
You buy a licence, mass builders don't send the disks usually because they don't use them to install and it keeps costs down, I don't know about Vista but XP disks weren't copyrighted or copy protected to facilitate copying and distribution of the disks so you can legally copy someone's install disk if you have a problem. And they dont give disks because that makes it easy for people to fix their own problems and not pay them to fix it.
Dell now offer Linux which is usually free now they don't give you a disk but they are free to order and it doesn't break quite so easy.
Dell now offer Linux which is usually free now they don't give you a disk but they are free to order and it doesn't break quite so easy.
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