[Dorset] So you don't like Vista?

2009-03-23 Thread Peter Merchant
Some else doesn't either. I came across this joke today. Okay so it's not linux, but it certainly isn't M$ BILL GATES IN HEAVEN _ _ Bill Gates died and, much to eve

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Sean, > > >> Now, bearing in mind I can get a 34 refund on Vista Home Premium, >> that's 16 for 1GB RAM and a 160GB upgrade on the hard drive! >> > > How much is the shipping likely to be given the value of the laptop? > And who chooses the method (and cost) of sh

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

2009-03-23 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > The trouble is, that there aren't many motherboards around that > support my CPU socket, so I might end up having to upgrade the > processor too... Once I start going down that route, it starts to > look cheaper to replace the PC as a whole. I'm in the same boat. I want to replace

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Sean, > Now, bearing in mind I can get a 34 refund on Vista Home Premium, > that's 16 for 1GB RAM and a 160GB upgrade on the hard drive! How much is the shipping likely to be given the value of the laptop? And who chooses the method (and cost) of shipping when Acer return it, which you pay.

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: > > This came up before with BeOS. Checking Wikipedia and cited links leads to > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/02/20/be_inc_sues_microsoft/ > http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/print.php/3073811/ > > Short, biased summary: Be Inc. had some agreements to ship dual

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
Sean Gibbins wrote: > Well, the software install is obviously a cookie-cutter process with the > sort of volumes we are discussing, and I refuse to believe this could > not be similarly automated with a bootable DVD that asks if you want to > install the OS to the bare drive on first boot. Yes the

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
Peter Washington wrote: > Hi Sean, > > 2009/3/23 Sean Gibbins : > >> John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: >> >>> Hi Sean, >>> >>> I posted this to #dorset a short while back. It might be useful reading. >>> >>> http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/ >>> >>> >> Hi J

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Peter Washington
Hi Sean, 2009/3/23 Sean Gibbins : > John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: >> Hi Sean, >> >> I posted this to #dorset a short while back.  It might be useful reading. >> >> http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/ >> > > Hi John, > > Thanks for that - it makes Acer's process (see my

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: > Hi Sean, > > I posted this to #dorset a short while back. It might be useful reading. > > http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/ > Hi John, Thanks for that - it makes Acer's process (see my last reply to myself!) look positively painles

Re: [Dorset] [Hampshire] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
Sean Gibbins wrote: > Sean Gibbins wrote: > >> All help appreciated, and I will post the result of my efforts. >> > > This is looking less painful than I thought it might be - phoned MS who > said Acer will handle the refund, am on the phone to Acer now, listening > to some nice music. > >

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
Sean Gibbins wrote: > Hi All, > > Apologies for the cross post but I am looking for the combined wisdom of > both and Hants and Dorset as I am in a bit of a hurry. > > My daughter is buying a bargain laptop from Tescos where she works and > gets a staff discount. The said Acer Acer 5735z is on offe

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
Sean Gibbins wrote: > > All help appreciated, and I will post the result of my efforts. This is looking less painful than I thought it might be - phoned MS who said Acer will handle the refund, am on the phone to Acer now, listening to some nice music. It can't be this easy, surely? Sean -- Th

[Dorset] Microsoft Vista Refund - Information Sought

2009-03-23 Thread Sean Gibbins
Hi All, Apologies for the cross post but I am looking for the combined wisdom of both and Hants and Dorset as I am in a bit of a hurry. My daughter is buying a bargain laptop from Tescos where she works and gets a staff discount. The said Acer Acer 5735z is on offer and therefore there is some ur