On 20 Dec 2006 at 15:57, A-NO-NE Music wrote: > David W. Fenton / 2006/12/20 / 03:32 PM wrote: > > >I don't know why you don't trust pre-installed Windows. It's tweaked > >to fit the hardware installed on your machines, as you found out. > > I don't know how many times I have mentioned this here. Windows sold > here is not the same as native Japanese Windows. It's not like Linux > or Mac OSX that you can set env to different locale. Micro$oft > purposely provide crippled dll so they can sell Far East Pack for the > price (used to be like $300+ - I don't know what is the price today).
Sounds like a Microsoft problem. Perhaps Dell is not the right place to purchase your PC -- maybe you need to find a vendor that can pre- install (and support) the version of Windows that you need. > >Sorry, but I have absolutely no sympathy for your situation. Why > >should Dell support the machine after you've completely wiped their > >factory install? > > I don't understand your logic. I found nowhere it says reformatting > voids warranty. That's not what I said. They provide you with the software pre- installed and if you didn't purchase the media disks (costs about $10 extra), then you don't have any way to re-install, and it's not really their problem. The real problem with DVDs is Windows' piss-poor support for them. You shouldn't have to add 3rd-party software to be able to use all the features of your hardware. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
