Re: Whats a Good Computer brand?

Rick,

I'm not an expert in this area but I'd be shocked if an installation CD or a
recovery CD wasn't supplied with any reputable computer purchase. At the
very least you should receive a recovery CD, and not on a separate
partition, but what do I know?

Drew

"nick" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2190C4BA-0D2E-486E-9219-B21E8D08A1FE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(sigh)
ok im looking to a amd athlon 64 computer i currently run a p3 1
gigahertz
with 512 ram and play online games wow guildwars and eq2 with no issues
with
128 meg agp ati card im getting a new computer for dungeons and dragons
online which requires p4 or amd equal min 512 ram min 64 meg video card
and
sle and found compact


Compaq Presario Desktop with AMD AthlonT 64 Processor 3400+
AMD AthlonT 64 processor 3400+* with 64-bit platform; 1600MHz system bus
with Enhanced Virus Protection for Windows XP SP2, and HyperTransportT
Technology 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to
4GB
NVIDIA GeForce 6150LE Graphics with up to 256MB shared video memory;
high-definition audio with 8-speaker support

but was told compaq sucks that they put spyware on all there machines and
that they come with no recovery disks with my current system if i lost my
main hard drive i would drop in win xp cd and reinstall everything i heard
with compaq u dont have a cd that the cd is a seperate partition on the hd
but if hd fails or is removed u dont have that option...im stuck HELP


"Beck" wrote:

nick wrote:
Ok someone stated compaq sucks that they have spyware and offer no
retail windows cd with there systems, im looking at bestbuy cause
thats where i got giftcards from all they have is mainly gateway
emachine compaqs and hp

sp what the heck is good?

I really do not think you will be able to buy a big brand PC that
supplies
retail versions of XP. If you want that you really need to go with a
company who will build you a PC to order and add windows xp retail to the
order. This will probably cost you about $300 more.





.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Pre Installed XP Home on HP Computer
    ... > operating system or at least the recovery disks to be included. ... Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: ... >>> I just purchased a Compaq PC from Wal Mart for my son. ... >> won't do that for an OEM version, let alone give you one you ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
    ... Being unfamiliar with the specifics of Compaq, "Hard Drive failed a short test" is vague. ... I tried running the COMPAQ recovery system and the hardware diagnostic says ... my personal files. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Pre Installed XP Home on HP Computer
    ... Compaq, well HP, apparently will sell their recovery system on DVD for a few ... I am waiting to hear back as to what a few bucks actually is. ... a copy of the operating system or at least the recovery disks to be included. ... >> Microsoft and as long as I can provide proof of purchase, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: another hal.dll start up issue
    ... no recovery disks or other such disks. ... i have another comp system with xp pro on it, ... pull the HD from the compaq and put it in my ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: NHS Saga (Very long)
    ... Best of luck with the recovery. ... David ... Visit http://www.farm-direct.co.uk for your local farmgate food ... supplies. ...
    (uk.business.agriculture)