This is why you are nearly always better off buying clone PC's for desktops.. all the clones my wholesalers supply OEM CD's...
As for laptops, a much harder concern.. I can however order laptops from several places with No OS at all, and then order a copy of XP or 2000 OEM to go with it... which solves the problem. (not the problem that the end user wants windows, but the problem of getting them what they paid for.) regards Franki http://htmlfixit.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JoeHill Sent: Monday, 21 July 2003 8:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] MS is at it again... On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 17:40:56 -0700 Erylon Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > I hate MS as much as the next guy (I don't run it at all at home, > although it is available via dual boot), but this is really the fault > of the pc maker/distributors. I haven't seen a single pc in the past > couple of years that actually came with a real install disk. I thoght of that as soon as I posted it! Good point! Buuuuuut, PC distributors should be selling computers with install disks, and who will make them do that? Darn personal responsibility! I guess it's me... -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 ++++++++++++++++++++++ You can always pick up your needle and move to another groove. -- Tim Leary
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