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| 11187 | 2001-04-11 12:05:00 | Recently I purchased a 'PC Company' PC with Windows ME. The other day I upgraded the motherboard and CPU and installed a 40GB hard-drive. (As master - C:) Whipping out my restore disk I went forth to reinstall ME only to discover that the restore disk 'is not compatable with this system' The next day I walked into my local PC company store (Whangarei) where they pretty much told me 'tough biccies', go buy a new CD. Now im moderatly irritated at this as now I have to keep the old hardisk 'as-is' so i can copy windows off that every time it dies (fairly often in my case) Why don't they just give you a normal Windows ME CD when you buy a PC - i heard that Microsoft likes it that way but its not really fair for the end user is it? I can understand that Microsoft may not want a trillion Windows ME cds floating around (we are a nation of pirates) but its sort of like selling a car that can only take a certain brand of fuel without telling the purchaser. (they never said I could'nt upgrade my PC, they only said it would void my warranty) Anyway since Windows ME can be purchased off the shelf this is not really a problem. Im not entirely sure but I think this may be a breach of the consumer guarantees act. (correct me if i am wrong) If I read the Microsoft licence agreement (EULA) it says that i can transfer my licence to another person and/or computer if i want to. Since I have this crap 'restore' disk I cannot. If anyone else has had these problems it would be much appreciated if they would give me a yell on 'david_tocker@hotmail.com' |
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| 11188 | 2001-04-11 22:51:00 | Hello Dave, can you not transfer your os onto your new hard disk (somewhat like transfering data? Alternatively you may have to use it as slave. I also had problems with my ME restore disk in that it wouldnt work at all! Pc Co were good about it and it turned out a certain patch was needed (ring the Tauranga branch of Pc Co and ask for Mark, he's really helpful). I think you should be able to order your os disk from Pc Co if you so desire. I have just upgraded to Windows2000 and part of the reason for this is because i like to have all my software on disk in case i (as you have just done) buy a new drive or even a new computer. Will be interesting to see what happens when XP subscriptions come out! Jacen |
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| 11189 | 2001-04-11 23:01:00 | yip, this is how they tie an operating system down to a machine. And it is going to get worse. HP, Compag, IBM etc all use recovery cd's because it is easier for them to stamp one or two cds with all software than to provide all seperate software and licenses. Recovery disks are only able to be used on the original hardware configuration. All I can suggest for you is that you burn the c:\windows\options\cabs folder from your original hdd onto a cdr, or get it done for you. As you thought you are entitled to use your liscence on any machine you wish, as long as it is not installed on another. |
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| 11190 | 2001-04-12 09:12:00 | Sorry, but i've got no sympathy for you. It's people like you who will by a computer without a full operating system that encourages the el cheapo dealers not to supply them. Anyway advise the mongrel who sold it to you that you are taking a case to the Small Claims Tribunal and you'll probably get a new disk in record time. A lawyer friend tells me so anyway..Jack |
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| 11191 | 2001-04-13 11:49:00 | it's only a ghost image anyway... ( well last time I checked ) when you buy a new pc just ask for a full copy of the OS you're buying! don't let them give you a 'recovery cd...' besides the sales person you went to should have told you exactly what you were getting anyway... not just telling you what the os was that you were getting. :-) | Guest (0) | ||
| 11192 | 2001-04-14 08:02:00 | I also have PC company win me combination. The recovery cd is a *****!! I had te same problem when i swapped my 10 gig, to a seagate 40 gig 7200rpm drive. Have a talk to your sales person, and if that get you knowhere (knowing pc company they will tell u we are cheap arses and prefer to promise u things we dotn actually offer...or words to that effect) go to the manager, email them several tiems, rign support lines the lot...1 of them will give u something.Make sure u make it clear u are putting it on the same computer, not another one, and if they insist let them do it for u for there security. Worked for me ne way. Hope you do get soemwhere, good luck | Guest (0) | ||
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