Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 29, 2002 08:56 PM
Well, gosh! It says on all the literature that this computer comes with "Windows XP," so if what I got isn't something that behaves like a retail copy of Windows XP, someone is pulling a fast one not only on me but on the many other journalists who have exprienced the same problem while trying to install Linux alongside XP.
Dude. Where the hell have you been? This isn't something new. Manufacturers were including these 'restore' CD's when I worked at Best Buy in 1995. You might as well replace Linux with OS/2, and sign it's Roblimo - TeamOS/2. To anyone with half a wit, you come off sounding like a fanatic who refuses to see what's right in front of you.
NOW, having basically said, "You're a Moron", I WILL give you that Microsoft restricts some OEM's from handing out full CD's. Then again, if you were resourceful, and somewhat knowledgable, you would not only KNOW that this practice exists, but also researched who you could get full install CD's from.
What I don't understand is, if XP was already installed, why didn't you just chop off the empty space into a new partition, and install Linux there? You would never have known that the 'Recovery CD' actually returns you computer to it's purchased state. (Wiping everything, including any Windows Updates)
You're article is false and misleading. Did you get turned down for a job at MS?
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Re:Sounds like OEM BS as opposed to MS BS...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 29, 2002 08:56 PMDude. Where the hell have you been? This isn't something new. Manufacturers were including these 'restore' CD's when I worked at Best Buy in 1995. You might as well replace Linux with OS/2, and sign it's Roblimo - TeamOS/2. To anyone with half a wit, you come off sounding like a fanatic who refuses to see what's right in front of you.
NOW, having basically said, "You're a Moron", I WILL give you that Microsoft restricts some OEM's from handing out full CD's. Then again, if you were resourceful, and somewhat knowledgable, you would not only KNOW that this practice exists, but also researched who you could get full install CD's from.
What I don't understand is, if XP was already installed, why didn't you just chop off the empty space into a new partition, and install Linux there? You would never have known that the 'Recovery CD' actually returns you computer to it's purchased state. (Wiping everything, including any Windows Updates)
You're article is false and misleading. Did you get turned down for a job at MS?
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