On Sat, 10 May 2008 12:26:32 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
wrote:
Quote:
> Hello everyone,
> I'm truly curious to know why there is such a difference. My Dell
> laptop came with an OS Reinstallment DVD as well as a Drivers/Utilities
> disk. Apparently some other makes do not include those upon purchasing.
> Why is that ??
It's up to the vendor. OEM vendors are required by their agreement
with Microsoft to give you a means of reinstalling, should it be
necessary. They can do this in one of three ways:
1. An OEM copy of Windows
2. A restore CD
3. A hidden partition on your drive, with restore information.
If you don't have 1 or 2, you should have 3, but you should contact
your vendor to find out.
Personally, I find both 2 and 3 unacceptable (especially 3; a hard
drive crash can leave you with nothing), and would never choose to buy
a computer that came with an operating system unless I got a complete
generic installation CD for that operating system.
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> Also, ( I think I know, but want to be sure ), is there a difference
> between Recovery disk and Reinstallment disk ?
> Thank you.
>
>
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> t-4-2
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