LA is good suggestion, though I couldn't search the archives of Linux-aus unless I downloaded the entire 19MB archive http://lists.linux.org.au/archives/linux-aus/
and Software Freedom Day archive are not available for list page http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/sfd I searched for "returning windows software" in Slug not much came up "windows refund" is much better. Lots of juicy stuff to keep me occupied. thanks On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:53:59 +1000 Amos Shapira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Have you dug into the SLUG or LA archives? I'd expect anything > like this to surface in these archives if it happened. > > Good luck, > > --Amos > > On 10/20/05, Russell Davie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks > > I found this too and was wondering if anybody has had more recent > > experience, well more recent than 1998. > > > > This is where I got the clues on not letting the machine boot into XP and > > using a Linux distribution (rather than partition magic) to repartition the > > disk. > > > > Surely somebody else has done this since 1998.... > > > > > > On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:36:47 +1000 > > Mark Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There's a documented case of something similar to what you want here: > > > http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/toshiba.html > > > > > > It's a little old now, but gives some great advice. > > > > > > Russell Davie wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > > > > > Has anybody done this? > > > > How would you suggest I go about this? > > > > > > > > This laptop (Acer Aspire 3002) runs fine on Ubuntu Hoary and I don't > > > > really need to use the Windows software that came with it. Everything > > > > runs fine, straight after install. Amazing. Except for special windows > > > > keys for starting Internet Explorer. ;-) > > > > > > > > Windows hasn't been used, though it attempted to boot twice, which was > > > > stopped in a few seconds by powering off. > > > > > > > > When Ubuntu was installed, the hidden rescue partition and WinXP > > > > partition had errors which Ubuntu couldn't fix. The only way out was > > > > to delete both partitions and let Ubuntu sort it out. > > > > > > > > So this laptop is fully Windows free, Windows was never used, the CDs > > > > are still in shrink wrap. > > > > So maybe it could be argued as the machine has never used Windows and > > > > as the CDs are in shrink wrap, then the ULUA that is set by MS hasn't > > > > been agreed to. > > > > > > > > Your advice in how to return the CDs for refund is appreciated. > > > > > > > > The money would come in handy to get more memory! > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > > > > Russell > > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
