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| Thread ID: 102362 | 2009-08-17 01:00:00 | Vista home premium | lakewoodlady (103) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 801774 | 2009-08-17 01:00:00 | Hi, Son bought new computer from Noel Leeming, should the Vista OS disc be included with it? Cheers LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 801775 | 2009-08-17 01:08:00 | Not always. If it hasn't come with any discs there will be some software on the machine to create the recovery discs. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 801776 | 2009-08-17 01:10:00 | Most of the Toaster shop / Name brand PC's dont come with a OS DVD/CD. There is usually a recovery partition on the drive, OR the option to make a recovery DVD(s). Only the real computer shops supply the actual OS DVD/CD. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 801777 | 2009-08-17 01:44:00 | So the machine is history if the HDD fails (I didn't get a DVD with my lappie and can't see a menu option for creation of a recovery disk)? How does one upgrade a HDD with no OS disk? | johcar (6283) | ||
| 801778 | 2009-08-17 01:53:00 | Go into the recovery partition see if there's any ISO's. If there is burn them with another program. You dont have to use the program (whether there's one there or not). If the hdd fails, if you have a spare XP / whatever cd, use that. After you replace the hdd. Just because it may have a recovery partition, doesnt mean you have to use it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 801779 | 2009-08-17 02:00:00 | So the machine is history if the HDD fails (I didn't get a DVD with my lappie and can't see a menu option for creation of a recovery disk)? How does one upgrade a HDD with no OS disk? Most toaster shops will supply some disks including recovery disks and or the option to make an O/S disk. Recovery disks will put the PC back to the day it was bought including deleting any partitions you made earlier and will delete all your data for you. There is normally a hidden partition on the hard drive which of course normally you will not see. This will explain why some people will ask why the hard disk that came with the computer seems not to be as big as advertised. There is another reason as well in so far as 1 megabyte is 1024 bytes or only 1000 bytes. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 801780 | 2009-08-17 02:03:00 | Only the real computer shops supply the actual OS DVD/CD. And Dell. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 801781 | 2009-08-17 02:33:00 | Son bought new computer from Noel Leeming Why? He got something against supporting his local PC place? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 801782 | 2009-08-17 09:56:00 | Why? He got something against supporting his local PC place? I think some people don't know that you can get PCs built from parts;) :p |
Blam (54) | ||
| 801783 | 2009-08-17 23:24:00 | He got some prices from computer shop and they were going to sell him something for around twice the price. He is also a little bit technically and financially challenged. :blush: I do agree with you all that he should have shopped around more. However, he is happy as Larry and can game away nicely now, without whinging about it being too slow etc! :groan: Unfortunately it has VISTA, and it won't work with the printer. :crying I managed to find the recovery menu option ok on it and will create neccessary discs ASAP. ;) LL |
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