Re: Windows XP recovery legal question

'Larry Samuels' wrote:
| Nope--ALL OEMs have the option of including original media if they choose
to
| do so. They simply choose not to do so for reasons of cost of media and
| added support costs.
_____

Exactly my point.
Microsoft controls the conditions.
If Microsoft only allow OEM sales that include recovery disks, then, there
you are.

There is platform provider that avoids that situation.

Phil Weldon



"Larry Samuels" <larry@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ugcgK50ZGHA.4916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Hi Phil,
|
| Nope--ALL OEMs have the option of including original media if they choose
to
| do so. They simply choose not to do so for reasons of cost of media and
| added support costs.
|
| --
| Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from
| Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge
for
| support calls that are associated with security updates
| Larry Samuels Associate Expert
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| Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
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| Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
| "Phil Weldon" <notdiscosed@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:fjX2g.8426$sq5.2832@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > 'Larry Samuels' wrote:
| > | Yes you should. Hard drive based recovery is useless if the hard drive
| > | fails.
| > _____
| >
| > It seems to that whether or not the manufacturer supplies an OS
operating
| > system disk is up to Microsoft, since they set the terms controlling
how
| > a
| > Microsoft operating system can be sold with a computer.
| >
| > "Larry Samuels" <larry@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:ODBxKA0ZGHA.5004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Yes you should. Hard drive based recovery is useless if the hard drive
| > | fails.
| >
| >
|
|


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