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windows 7 SYSTEM disk
Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk.
Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks |
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"Brody" wrote in message ... Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk. Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks My Dell (albeit an older system with Windows Vista) has a recovery partition containing all the software that used to be in the box on assorted disks. This partition is then accessed to restore your system should it crash. Details should be in the Dell documentation. Chris |
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Brody wrote:
Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk. Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks Dell's consumer PCs (at least) have not included a 'recovery disk' or an operating system installation disk since approximately April, 2010. I understand they don't even include the 'tools and drivers' disk either. Instead, computers from Dell and virtually every other OEM have a recovery partition, which erases the hard disk and re-installs all the software (not just Windows) in the same state it was when you first turned on the computer. I've never received a straight answer from Dell about this, and members of the computer press whom I have contacted make educated guesses but don't know for sure (or won't say.) My guess is it's an anti-piracy measure from Microsoft. When you stop to think about it, there really isn't much need for a Windows installation disk any more. Most people - including me - used to clamor for a Windows disk in case we needed to repair or re-install Windows. Those procedures have been largely superseded by backup software, particularly by disk imaging. My computer is a year old now, and I can't imagine wanting to erase the disk and start over; that's a year's worth of updates and configuration settings to re-do from scratch. Feh - who needs it. I just restore a good image. Daddy |
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:05:49 -0800, Brody wrote:
Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk. Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks My new, (arrived last week), Dell T3500 workstation came with a Dell Operating System "reinstallation DVD" . I haven't taken the disk out of the wrapper, but it's definitely not a Microsoft branded Windows installation DVD, with all the holograms, COA, and activation code. Bill -- Email address is a Spam trap. |
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How do you clone your hard drive,what software do you use,I have a external
hard drive would that work? "Daddy" wrote in message ... Brody wrote: Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk. Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks Dell's consumer PCs (at least) have not included a 'recovery disk' or an operating system installation disk since approximately April, 2010. I understand they don't even include the 'tools and drivers' disk either. Instead, computers from Dell and virtually every other OEM have a recovery partition, which erases the hard disk and re-installs all the software (not just Windows) in the same state it was when you first turned on the computer. I've never received a straight answer from Dell about this, and members of the computer press whom I have contacted make educated guesses but don't know for sure (or won't say.) My guess is it's an anti-piracy measure from Microsoft. When you stop to think about it, there really isn't much need for a Windows installation disk any more. Most people - including me - used to clamor for a Windows disk in case we needed to repair or re-install Windows. Those procedures have been largely superseded by backup software, particularly by disk imaging. My computer is a year old now, and I can't imagine wanting to erase the disk and start over; that's a year's worth of updates and configuration settings to re-do from scratch. Feh - who needs it. I just restore a good image. Daddy |
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On 2/16/2011 5:05 AM, Brody wrote:
Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk. Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks Microsoft dictates that Dell and other manufactures do not ship new systems with recovery media (DVD). Dell does provide a method to create a set of recovery DVDs on most models but does still ship a recover Windows DVD with many of their business machines. This issue is not unique to Dell, and in the even of drive failure (at least while the machine is still under warranty) they ship out replacement drives pre-loaded with the OS and/or with recovery media if requested. |
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windows 7 SYSTEM disk
When you buy a Dell computer in Australia it costs $2.50 extra if you want a
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On Feb 16, 8:18*am, "pacca" wrote:
How do you clone your hard drive,what software do you use,I have a external hard drive would that work? "Daddy" *wrote in .... Brody wrote: Dell states their computers do not ship with a recovery disk. Do they ship with a Microsoft Operating System disk for reinstalling the o/s Thanks Dell's consumer PCs (at least) have not included a 'recovery disk' or an operating system installation disk since approximately April, 2010. I understand they don't even include the 'tools and drivers' disk either. Instead, computers from Dell and virtually every other OEM have a recovery partition, which erases the hard disk and re-installs all the software (not just Windows) in the same state it was when you first turned on the computer. I've never received a straight answer from Dell about this, and members of the computer press whom I have contacted make educated guesses but don't know for sure (or won't say.) My guess is it's an anti-piracy measure from Microsoft. When you stop to think about it, there really isn't much need for a Windows installation disk any more. Most people - including me - used to clamor for a Windows disk in case we needed to repair or re-install Windows. Those procedures have been largely superseded by backup software, particularly by disk imaging. My computer is a year old now, and I can't imagine wanting to erase the disk and start over; that's a year's worth of updates and configuration settings to re-do from scratch. Feh - who needs it. I just restore a good image. Daddy " When you stop to think about it, there really isn't much need for a Windows installation disk any more. " Unless I am missing something here, that statement is not entirely true. When I do a full backup and restore in Windows Vista, I am prompted for a Windows Vista Installation disk, other wise I can not do a full restore. Larry |
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On Feb 16, 11:32*am, "Brian K" wrote:
When you buy a Dell computer in Australia it costs $2.50 extra if you want a Win7 OS DVD. I am not sure about Win7, but in Windows Vista you will need the system re-installation DVD to do a restore from a Windows Vista full backup. Unless there is a different way that I am not familiar with. Larry |
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If you have a Win7 image created by the Win7 app you need a Win7 restore
disk (but you don't necessarily need the install disk) for the restore. You can make a "Win7 restore disk" in Win7. |
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