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    XPS M140 software

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lappypappy, Mar 15, 2006.

  1. lappypappy

    lappypappy Notebook Geek

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    So I got my refurbed m140 today from dell...machine looks brand new and no dead pixels or problems...but I noticed it came with only two discs...a wordperfect disc and an Anti virus disc....I assume everythig esle is preloaded but just cuirous if others got anything else in theirs....other than the two discs there was the power cord, set up poster and a maintenance book.....
     
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    USAFdude02 NBR Reviewer & Deity NBR Reviewer

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    You should get a Dell restore disc. I would also call them and request the OS disc, which they should send to you for free. This way you have it incase you want to wipe the system clean. :)
     
    USAFdude02, Mar 15, 2006
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    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    As far as I know they aren't shipping restore discs anymore. They just have the spare partition for that.

    Lilke USAF said, I would at least get the OS disc. If you get that disc, you'll also need to request Cyberlink PowerDVD (dvd decoder/player) and Sonic RecordNow (recording software). When you get teh OS disc, you'll get 3 more discs with it that inclues drivers and applications.
     
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  4. lappypappy

    lappypappy Notebook Geek

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    Thanks...I'll call them....
     
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    lappypappy Notebook Geek

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    Well, I called India a spoketo a very nice young man who told me that all the stuff I needed was in my partition....oh well, guess that's taking up a lot of room....lol
     
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    Grr, i hate their tech support sometimes.

    THe partition that they are talking about is going to reformat your computer so you have all of the junk software on there. For some users that is okay, but the junkware is going to slow down your system and takes up a bunch of space.

    If you've reformatted a computer before or want to reformat your laptop, you have to tell the tech support that you want the XP disc, not the restore partition.
     
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  7. lappypappy

    lappypappy Notebook Geek

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    I just had a nice im session with a tech person and he is sending the discs...I asked how the weather was in India, and told him tika marsala is my favorite Indian dish, amazing how far a little polite chat can take you.... :)
     
    lappypappy, Mar 16, 2006
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    Glad to hear you got your discs - sometimes you've got push a little harder, or try a second time to get what you want from Dell though.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Mar 16, 2006
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    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    I'm quite sure they ship restore discs with all their XPS machines. However, for there outher computers you have to request the discs.
     
    Jason, Mar 16, 2006
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    Well I meant restore discs as in the discs with all of the junk software. Not the XP disc.

    I thought the XPS systems were getting XP discs, not restore discs.
     
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    lappypappy Notebook Geek

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    I was told by Dell that they do not ship restore discs anymore with the xps m140 (don't know about the 170)...I waas told that is what the partition is for.
     
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    My xps M140 came with all the restore discs. But then again, that was like 3 months ago when I ordered it. So perhaps things have changed.
     
    Jason, Mar 16, 2006
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