should we have a hard copy of winXP while we are buying a computer

[Darryl Moore]

I disagree.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7040

http://www.windowsrefund.info/

http://www.nomis52.net/?section=comps&page=dell


On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 08:57 -0400, Myles A. Braithwaite wrote:
> They will not give you a refund. This happened to me at work and Dell 
> and MS refused to gives us even a free CD of Windows XP Pro. Try 
> downloading a copy for the net and then use the Serial Number on the 
> Side of your computer.
> 
> Darryl Moore wrote:
> > You should demand a refund on the OS. In the licence agreement MS makes
> > you agree to (if you want their OS) says you can get your money back on
> > the OS if you DO NOT agree to the licence. It's been done before. Not
> > easy, but it can be done.
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> >> thanks everyone, but i think the hidden partition is too later for me
> >> i just formatted the whole hard drive without look at the partition
> >> table and installed Ubuntu
> >> well...i don't think i need that big virus anyway. ubuntu is nice enough!
> >>
> >> On 7/5/06, Paul Hearns <gemini_guy_57 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >>     
> >>> if you are making payments you will not get the disc untill it is paid
> >>> for....
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Qiuli Han <ivyharry at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi everyone
> >>> i ordered my new dell computer last week and found it in front of my
> >>> door yesterday
> >>> but after i searched everywhere in the box i didn't see a hard copy (a
> >>> disk) of WinXP in there
> >>> well...it has the serial number on the computer case, does this mean i
> >>> can do re-installation of WinXP by using any disk i find with this
> >>> key?
> >>> OR
> >>> should i have a hard copy of the pre-installed OS (could be any other
> >>> OS beside Windows) i purchased alone with my computer ( of course i
> >>> know i paid the OS while i am reviewing the order list)?
> >>>
> >>> Q
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