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From: LD55ZRA on 10 Apr 2010 15:57


JoAnn Paules wrote:
>
> I have to ask: If you know that it doesn't have an optical drive, why didn't
> you buy an external one when you bought the netbook? I'm not being
> sarcastic. I've seen many people ask the same thing you have and I can't
> imagine why they didn't invest a few extra dollars in an external drive for
> installing software.
>

It could be that people don't go to the shop with a check list (or
a shopping list) so that they can remember what to look for in a
new system. Not all are as experienced as you are baby!

hth


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From: Gordon on 10 Apr 2010 16:29

"JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
news:u#P#SpL2KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I have to ask: If you know that it doesn't have an optical drive, why
> didn't you buy an external one when you bought the netbook? I'm not being
> sarcastic. I've seen many people ask the same thing you have and I can't
> imagine why they didn't invest a few extra dollars in an external drive
> for installing software.
>

And not just that - it's quite likely the vendor provided a Recovery DVD as
the method of returning to factory spec - I know my Toshiba Netbook came
with a Recovery DVD an no DVD drive!?

From: JoAnn Paules on 10 Apr 2010 18:56
Makes absolutely no sense, does it??

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"Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
> news:u#P#SpL2KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I have to ask: If you know that it doesn't have an optical drive, why
>> didn't you buy an external one when you bought the netbook? I'm not being
>> sarcastic. I've seen many people ask the same thing you have and I can't
>> imagine why they didn't invest a few extra dollars in an external drive
>> for installing software.
>>
>
> And not just that - it's quite likely the vendor provided a Recovery DVD
> as the method of returning to factory spec - I know my Toshiba Netbook
> came with a Recovery DVD an no DVD drive!?

From: Peter Foldes on 10 Apr 2010 19:19
That is because the OP probably has the new Netbook which comes without a CD\DVD
and not a Laptop(Notebook) that has a CD\DVD

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"JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
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> Makes absolutely no sense, does it??
>
> --
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>
>
>
> "Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:u5BqNyO2KHA.5200(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u#P#SpL2KHA.3844(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> I have to ask: If you know that it doesn't have an optical drive, why didn't you
>>> buy an external one when you bought the netbook? I'm not being sarcastic. I've
>>> seen many people ask the same thing you have and I can't imagine why they didn't
>>> invest a few extra dollars in an external drive for installing software.
>>>
>>
>> And not just that - it's quite likely the vendor provided a Recovery DVD as the
>> method of returning to factory spec - I know my Toshiba Netbook came with a
>> Recovery DVD an no DVD drive!?
>

From: Gordon on 11 Apr 2010 02:13

"JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules(a)hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
news:uMfzJEQ2KHA.6048(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Makes absolutely no sense, does it??
>

It doesn't. Fortunately, my Netbook being Linux, I have the OS on a
thumbdrive... :-)

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