Yeah, it will create restore CDs. Restore CDs are often not what you want, however :)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:56 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Here's a weird ruling from MS On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Chris Reeves wrote: > Hmm. That's what I was wondering. We picked up4 IBM Thinkpad Micros (the > little 3lb suckers) recently, and they came with no media, just a "restore" > partition. Hell yes, I'd use other media in that case.. or, if you need to > just do a repair install, E-Machines, Dell, HP's "System Restore" discs > don't help a lot as you don't want to just format your harddrive. > > I'm not sure this lives within the spirit of their DOJ settlement. IBM has a program where you can order restore disks for the laptops. Also, I believe that the restore partition has the ability to create restore disks? Not positive on that though. Christopher Fisk -- BOFH Excuse #149: Dew on the telephone lines.
