Re: Windows XP recovery legal question

Stan Brown wrote:
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:11:03 -0700 from stan <stan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
I have a client that has a Dell PC and they will not send him the CDs so I told him that he would have to purchase a copy of Windows XP. Needless to say he was very upset with me.

He's blaming the wrong party. He should be upset with Dell, for saving a few cents by not providing a Windows install disk with the computer.



Not to mention that he should have asked about recovery methods and installation media included *before* making the purchasing decision. So he also has himself to blame.

I certainly don't approve of an OEM's not including an installation CD, but until consumer "vote with their wallets" and purchase from *only* those manufacturers who do provide the CDs, this deplorable practice will not only continue, it will spread.


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