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

[Andrey Vul]

if theres a i386 directory (MINIMUM 500MB, unless it's nlited) on your
hd then burn the dir and google & download w2ksect.bin and burn a
bootable cd (
#include <commonsense.h>
int main()
{
int noob=PersonWhoDoesntKnowHowToMakeABootableWindows_2K_XP_2003_Cd;
if (you==noob)
{
google;
}
return 0;
}
;P)

or go debian stable (or testing/unstable, but those have more security issues)
im debian since ubuntu kernel has too much proprietary crap patches
for *working* recompile of kernel from a kernel.org source bz2-tarball

On 7/6/06, Darryl Moore <darryl at moores.ca> wrote:
> 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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