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From: GTS on 9 Dec 2009 13:32 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.
From: Gary Baldi on 9 Dec 2009 13:38 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).
From: GTS on 9 Dec 2009 13:45 "Gary Baldi" <tim.richards(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.
From: Gary Baldi on 9 Dec 2009 14:00 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.
From: GTS on 9 Dec 2009 14:34
"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.) |