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    Dell supply Full OEM XP Pro disc or restore cd?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by pwagle, Apr 28, 2004.

  1. pwagle

    pwagle Newbie

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    I ordered XP Pro for my 9100. I'm going to kick myself if Dell supplies a restore CD with XP Pro on it...much prefer the full version pure OEM disc for the do-it-yourself types.

    If they do supply some type restore disc, can I call to have a full ver OEM cd sent that will let me re-install the OS from scratch?

    Thanks.
     
    pwagle, Apr 28, 2004
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    XP ships on its own disk.

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    Brian, Apr 28, 2004
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  3. zxcvb

    zxcvb Notebook Enthusiast

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    But it says restore disk But its full Pro version and that's all on it
     
    zxcvb, Jun 6, 2004
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  4. Knobby

    Knobby Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah I hear your fears!
    My old compaq desktop came with a win98 restore cd. All the crud that compaq bundled in with it always came back fresh and new each time I reinstalled win98...... yuck.

    But Dell shipped me XP pro all by itself! It came on one of their own Dell stamped cd's, but it was pure XP and nothing else that I could see......YAY!

    So I hope this answeres your question [ :)]

    At the end of the day, it's just a fancy calculator....
     
    Knobby, Jun 6, 2004
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  5. cbois

    cbois Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's been my experience in the past that unline HP and Compaq, Dell ships the actual OS CD. Will update when I get my 9100.
     
    cbois, Jun 7, 2004
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    I want to upgrade my Inspiron 3800 to XP from ME. How did you get your XP from Dell? Is it anykind of deal?

    Originally posted by Knobby
    But Dell shipped me XP pro all by itself! It came on one of their own Dell stamped cd's, but it was pure XP and nothing else that I could see......YAY!
     
    arobin, Jun 21, 2004
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  7. Scalded Ape

    Scalded Ape Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ordered mine w/ XP Home, but it came with an OEM disc. Well, it had a Dell sticker and everything on it but it looked OEM. After installing a bunch of crap on it to see how it handled, I promptly reformatted my drive and put XP Pro on it.

    The XP Home disc setup just fine in a different computer. Aside from the different label on top, I think it was an OEM disc. The other drivers and "garbage" programs are on separate discs and extremely easy to reinstall. At least the drivers were. I threw the other stuff away. ;)

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    Scalded Ape, Jun 22, 2004
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