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From: Christopher Muto on 9 Dec 2009 15:06 GTS wrote: > > "Gary Baldi" <tim.richards(a)gmx.com> wrote in message > news:633a62b7-1107-4f5e-a1de-14ab4ddbe6ed(a)n35g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... >> On Dec 9, 6:45 pm, "GTS" <x...(a)y.net> wrote: >>> "Gary Baldi" <tim.richa...(a)gmx.com> wrote in message >>> >>> news:41783e78-4ec1-4ece-92a8-ec8ae48dd816(a)9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>> >>> > On Dec 9, 6:32 pm, "GTS" <x...(a)y.net> wrote: >>> >> I locally bought an Inspiron laptop for a customer yesterday . >> >>> (Windows >>> >> 7 >>> >> 64 bit). It does not include a Windows DVD but only a method to >>> make >> a >>> >> recovery set. Has anyone else recently encountered this? The >>> fact >> that >>> >> Dell has been one of the last OEM's to still provide a real >>> Windows >> media >>> >> has been a strong selling point for me. I hope they're not >>> dropping >> it >>> >> again like they did a few years ago. >>> >>> > Inspiron 1750 which arrived two weeks ago (Win Vista) had the OS media >>> > supplied (UK). >>> >>> Thanks. Maybe it's a change with Windows 7. Hopefully we'll hear from >>> others yet and see. >> >> Well I've got an Inspiron 1545 due here Friday with Win 7, the PDF >> order confirmation from Dell states "Operating System : English >> Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)"........doesn't mention media >> inclusion. >> >> I'll keep you posted after it arrives here. > > Thanks. I'd appreciate it. (BTW, that's the same model I bought > yesterday at Wal-Mart.) > > > have received vostros 1520 with windows 7 pro media (dvd) included as well as the blue card that instructs you to create your own backup media. thought it was odd to have the blue card since they provided the media.
From: john on 9 Dec 2009 15:07 "GTS" <x(a)y.net> wrote in message news:hfoqgd$7tq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >I locally bought an Inspiron laptop for a customer yesterday . >(Windows 7 64 bit). It does not include a Windows DVD but only a >method to make a recovery set. Has anyone else recently encountered >this? The fact that Dell has been one of the last OEM's to still >provide a real Windows media has been a strong selling point for me. I >hope they're not dropping it again like they did a few years ago. > > Maybe this will help: https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form john
From: GTS on 10 Dec 2009 09:29 "john" <bits(a)myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:NrTTm.45519$ZF3.35132(a)newsfe13.iad... > > "GTS" <x(a)y.net> wrote in message > news:hfoqgd$7tq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>I locally bought an Inspiron laptop for a customer yesterday . (Windows 7 >>64 bit). It does not include a Windows DVD but only a method to make a >>recovery set. Has anyone else recently encountered this? The fact that >>Dell has been one of the last OEM's to still provide a real Windows media >>has been a strong selling point for me. I hope they're not dropping it >>again like they did a few years ago. >> >> > > Maybe this will help: > > https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form > > john > Thanks, but that simply discusses creating the recovery media set as I already mentioned. It doesn't reference Windows media.
From: GTS on 10 Dec 2009 09:30 "Christopher Muto" <muto(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:PZOdnSe3Kvq6nr3WnZ2dnUVZ_sJi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... > GTS wrote: >> >> "Gary Baldi" <tim.richards(a)gmx.com> wrote in message >> news:633a62b7-1107-4f5e-a1de-14ab4ddbe6ed(a)n35g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... >>> On Dec 9, 6:45 pm, "GTS" <x...(a)y.net> wrote: >>>> "Gary Baldi" <tim.richa...(a)gmx.com> wrote in message >>>> >>>> news:41783e78-4ec1-4ece-92a8-ec8ae48dd816(a)9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>>> >>>> > On Dec 9, 6:32 pm, "GTS" <x...(a)y.net> wrote: >>>> >> I locally bought an Inspiron laptop for a customer yesterday . >> >>>> (Windows >>>> >> 7 >>>> >> 64 bit). It does not include a Windows DVD but only a method to >>>> make >> a >>>> >> recovery set. Has anyone else recently encountered this? The >>>> fact >> that >>>> >> Dell has been one of the last OEM's to still provide a real >>>> Windows >> media >>>> >> has been a strong selling point for me. I hope they're not >>>> dropping >> it >>>> >> again like they did a few years ago. >>>> >>>> > Inspiron 1750 which arrived two weeks ago (Win Vista) had the OS >>>> > media >>>> > supplied (UK). >>>> >>>> Thanks. Maybe it's a change with Windows 7. Hopefully we'll hear >>>> from >>>> others yet and see. >>> >>> Well I've got an Inspiron 1545 due here Friday with Win 7, the PDF >>> order confirmation from Dell states "Operating System : English >>> Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)"........doesn't mention media >>> inclusion. >>> >>> I'll keep you posted after it arrives here. >> >> Thanks. I'd appreciate it. (BTW, that's the same model I bought >> yesterday at Wal-Mart.) >> >> >> > > have received vostros 1520 with windows 7 pro media (dvd) included as well > as the blue card that instructs you to create your own backup media. > thought it was odd to have the blue card since they provided the media. Thanks. That's interesting. Seems there's an as yet unclear pattern of when the Windows media may or may not be included.
From: WSZsr on 10 Dec 2009 21:04
Tom, do you have my mailing address? :) "Tom Scales" <tjscales(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:001201ca7980$becf4570$3c6dd050$@Domain... > > I just bought an Inspiron at Best Buy as a Christmas gift. Making the > Restore DVD was pretty simple. I don't think it was a big deal. > > Tom > |