Re: XP disc with new computer

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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:57:32 -0700

Bruce;
The writer has no clue since he does not seem to understand the basic
difference between OEM and retail..

Microsoft will not provide a CD for free, certainly not with no questions.
Retail CDs can be replaced, perhaps that is what the author read and
misunderstood:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

Magazines often have Email addresses for their authors or at least their
editorial staff.
Contact them for their source or clarification. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Bruce" <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:CE87975E-FD87-4E1C-8B9C-EF7F80E3AE16@microsoft.com...
>I read it in PC Magazine, February 8, 2005, page 76, article Build an 
>XP-SP2
> Recovery Disc by David A. Karp.
>
> Here is an exerpt:
>
> The first ingredient, the Windows XP CD, may prove the most troublesome,
> simply because many manufacturers omit it in lieu of some sort of 
> customized
> "express install" recovery disc. If Windows came pre-installed on your PC 
> but
> the manufacturer didn't provide a full Windows XP CD, contact Microsoft 
> and
> ask for one (you did pay for it, after all). In most cases, the company 
> will
> provide it for free, no questions asked.
>
> This must be untrue, right?  Do I need to pay the full price for a CD 
> then?
> Thanks for your help.
>
> "Bruce" wrote:
>
>> I just read that one can get a real XP cd if they bought a new computer 
>> with
>> the "restore" cd.  What is the proceedure to do this.  I find the restore 
>> cd
>> to be not very useful and I did pay for the XP product, right?  Thanks 
>> for
>> any help given.

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