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From: Bill on 16 Mar 2010 22:45
I'm in Australia and recently ordered a Studio 17 Laptop - getting it is the
main problem - shortage of parts etc.

Anyway, the order acknowledgement/manifest clearly states Genuine ...
Windows ...DVD Media is included.

HP didn't supply media when I purchased from them 30 or so months ago - but
part of the setup process included burning 2 DVD's for recovery purposes.
There is also a recovery partition, but as someone says in this thread, its
pretty useless if you have a HD failure.

"Daddy" <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> I think we can agree that I have beaten the life out of this topic, so
> this is the last you'll hear from me about it.
>
> In February, 2010, Dell issued a notice through its technical knowledge
> base that it will no longer include a Windows 7 disc (or a Drivers and
> Utilities disc) with its computers. No 'cut-off date' was specified, after
> which time the shipment of Windows discs would stop; nor was there mention
> of whether the policy would apply to all divisions (e.g., Home, Small
> Business, possibly others.)
>
> I ordered my Studio XPS 8100 shortly after this proclamation was issued,
> and pressed my rep - politely - to include a Windows 7 disc (as well as a
> D&U disc) with my computer.
>
> My rep didn't know about Dell's new policy until I told her about it. In
> fact, none of the reps I spoke with had heard about this new policy. (You
> never get to talk with your original rep after that first time; whenever
> you call they're always busy so you end up talking to someone else.)
>
> When my computer arrived, lo and behold, it had a Windows 7 disc (and a
> D&U disc and discs for McAfee and MS Works.)
>
> The same day my computer arrived I heard back from rep #3, who told me
> that my request for a Windows disc caused a minor brouhaha at head office.
> It seems that somebody forgot to tell the sales reps about Dell's new
> policy. "Improving our internal communication is a goal for Dell this
> year," he wrote. You bet.
>
> Nonetheless, the policy is official, and now that everyone has
> (supposedly) been told about it, the policy will go into effect during the
> middle of March. He didn't mention whether it applies to all sales
> divisions. So get your orders in quickly.
>
> By the way, my new Studio XPS 8100 was perfect right out of the box. No
> trouble whatsoever. Let's hope it stays that way.
>
> Daddy

From: MJMIII on 18 Mar 2010 12:12
Correct, unless you use a program like Acronis to image the drive. Then you
can restore a new drive with all the information from the old.

--


"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."


"Keith" <keithtucaz(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I see-so if the hard drive dies, no reinstall?
>
>
> "MJMIII" <balrog(a)castaway.net> wrote in message
> news:RqudnT3-uPfMCwLWnZ2dnUVZ_gWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com...
>> Ctrl+F11 at bootup.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
>> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
>>
>>
>> "Keith" <keithtucaz(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:n5Bnn.60269$jt1.8367(a)newsfe01.iad...
>>> What is the offical restore process without a disk?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Daddy" <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:hnkjm6$d7j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>I think we can agree that I have beaten the life out of this topic, so
>>>>this is the last you'll hear from me about it.
>>>>
>>>> In February, 2010, Dell issued a notice through its technical knowledge
>>>> base that it will no longer include a Windows 7 disc (or a Drivers and
>>>> Utilities disc) with its computers. No 'cut-off date' was specified,
>>>> after which time the shipment of Windows discs would stop; nor was
>>>> there mention of whether the policy would apply to all divisions (e.g.,
>>>> Home, Small Business, possibly others.)
>>>>
>>>> I ordered my Studio XPS 8100 shortly after this proclamation was
>>>> issued, and pressed my rep - politely - to include a Windows 7 disc (as
>>>> well as a D&U disc) with my computer.
>>>>
>>>> My rep didn't know about Dell's new policy until I told her about it.
>>>> In fact, none of the reps I spoke with had heard about this new policy.
>>>> (You never get to talk with your original rep after that first time;
>>>> whenever you call they're always busy so you end up talking to someone
>>>> else.)
>>>>
>>>> When my computer arrived, lo and behold, it had a Windows 7 disc (and a
>>>> D&U disc and discs for McAfee and MS Works.)
>>>>
>>>> The same day my computer arrived I heard back from rep #3, who told me
>>>> that my request for a Windows disc caused a minor brouhaha at head
>>>> office. It seems that somebody forgot to tell the sales reps about
>>>> Dell's new policy. "Improving our internal communication is a goal for
>>>> Dell this year," he wrote. You bet.
>>>>
>>>> Nonetheless, the policy is official, and now that everyone has
>>>> (supposedly) been told about it, the policy will go into effect during
>>>> the middle of March. He didn't mention whether it applies to all sales
>>>> divisions. So get your orders in quickly.
>>>>
>>>> By the way, my new Studio XPS 8100 was perfect right out of the box. No
>>>> trouble whatsoever. Let's hope it stays that way.
>>>>
>>>> Daddy
>>>
>>>
>
>
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