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    OS partition in hdd somewhere?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Krait, Aug 31, 2007.

  1. Krait

    Krait Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, Dell Canada doesn't ship OS cd's with their systems, but supposedly their on the hdd somewhere. Where do I look to find this? I plan on getting a Dell laptop too soon, so if I wanted to do a clean install of Vista without buying a $300 OS cd, where could I find it on the hdd? Or do I have to shell out another $300 for the OS cd.

    Sorry, I'm a newb with this stuff, and if its been discussed before, again sorry.

    Thanks guys

    -Krait
     
    Krait, Aug 31, 2007
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  2. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    You can ask for CDs via the online chat or something. That's what I did
     
    Waveblade, Aug 31, 2007
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  3. dc74

    dc74 Notebook Consultant

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    Mine came with a Vista CD.
     
    dc74, Aug 31, 2007
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The partition they give you is not just the OS, rather, it's a "Recovery Partition" that reverts the machine back to it's factory state... bloatware and all.
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 31, 2007
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