Hi KingMe,
As you rightly state, some, but not all, manufacturers do not supply
recovery media. However, they should all provide a means of creating that
media. It is important that you create this media as soon as possible,
preferably before doing anything else. Refer to the computer manual for
details on how to do this. If you are able to download drivers for all your
hardware from the computer manufacturer, you can also install a retail
version of Vista on the machine.
Dwarf
"KingMe" wrote:
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> I am ready to buy a new computer, probably HP, but it is my understanding
> that regardless of manuf., computers no longer come with CDs for the Oper Sys
> (like Vista, or XP).
> In the event of a hard drive crash, how would a recovery take place? What
> are the options?
> --
> Using of Win XP Pro, FrontPage 2002, Outlook XP, Word-PowerPoint-Publisher
> 2002, Word 2002
> AMD Athlon 1.2, 512mb mem, 80GB disk, DVD and CD burners.
>