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| Thread ID: 101504 | 2009-07-17 02:11:00 | Buying computers without their operating system on DVD | malone73 (15106) | Press F1 |
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| 792379 | 2009-07-17 08:13:00 | Here we go. Yeah, MSDN-AA allows me to download the OS as an ISO, and does supply a product key. Genuine Proof of License. If you acquired the software on a disc or other media, a genuine Microsoft proof of license label with a genuine copy of the software identifies licensed software. To be valid, this label must appear on Microsoft packaging. If you receive the label separately, it is invalid. You should keep the packaging that has the label on it to prove that you are licensed to use the software. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 792380 | 2009-07-17 08:16:00 | Opps - read the reply wrong at first.:o ( Deleted original reply) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 792381 | 2009-07-17 18:27:00 | Hi, I also have the very same HP Pavilion PC as you. It was given to me as a xmas present from my brother, I think it was December/January 2006. I was also very disappointed that it didn't come with a Windows XP Setup CD. I've had PC's since the days of installing Windows 3.1 and this is the first time, that I was not supplied with a Setup CD of the OS on any type of disk. My 'factory' software setup became trashed, due to some problem some while back, but the option to recover the system to the same state as when it left the factory, would have meant reformatting the hard drive, with complete data loss. To hell with that! I couldn't do it, too much of a loss! Luckily, I do have a few Windows set up CD's of differing OS's, so don't have to depend on that recovery option at all. But I have to agree with you, it is extremely shoddy, not to provide an original Windows setup CD , with a new PC, because, I'm sure we all know, PC's do get messed up from time to time, (I have re-installed Windows 4 times in the past 2 months and have a boot menu with 4 choices now - it's mad). Regards, |
AntiVirMan (15107) | ||
| 792382 | 2009-07-17 23:04:00 | You should be able to remove them with EasyBCD AntiVirMan | Tuneznz (13203) | ||
| 792383 | 2009-07-17 23:34:00 | Two reasons they dont ship with the CD - 1. To save money - You may think its only a CD, but x that by 1 million computers and its big $$$$ 2. Slows down people pirating the software - while it still happens it makes it harder to do so. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 792384 | 2009-07-18 01:09:00 | If you can get your hands on another dvd the same as your original one. ie, home, home premium, full or upgrade or whatever, you can use that to install windows & enter your original key. |
Phil B (648) | ||
| 792385 | 2009-07-18 01:48:00 | You can use any Vista DVD to reinstall any edition of Vista. :) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 792386 | 2009-07-18 01:53:00 | You can use any Vista DVD to reinstall any edition of Vista. :)Not quite true -- While all versions of Vista come on the one DVD, and the product key selects which version to install, A OEM product key "May" not work on a retail DVD. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 792387 | 2009-07-18 04:54:00 | That is correct. Also if a computer manufacture sells 1,000,000 computers it wont hurt the the 7% profit margin to put a 40 cent dvd into a computer package to save the end user 60 cents for a dvd, $1 of bandwidth to download a copy, 2 hours finding a burning program for windows disk's or paying a teckie $20-30 to reload the system for them... I do guess we are talking about $400,000 here but I mean cmon... |
Tuneznz (13203) | ||
| 792388 | 2009-07-18 06:31:00 | I do guess we are talking about $400,000 here but I mean cmon... I wouldn't say No to that in my back account -- Ta Muchly :D | wainuitech (129) | ||
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