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    Question : Vista Refund

    Discussion in 'HP' started by colinzim, Nov 30, 2007.

  1. colinzim

    colinzim Newbie

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    Does HP refund the retail price of Vista when it comes pre-installed like Dell does. Any-one know/tried this ?
     
    colinzim, Nov 30, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I do not know of anyone who has tried it, but somehow I doubt that HP will go for it. Good luck.
     
    Greg, Nov 30, 2007
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  3. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i doubt it
     
    timtravel42, Nov 30, 2007
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    HP does not do that and from what I know neither does Dell
     
    gridtalker, Nov 30, 2007
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  5. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    no one does....some have simply been given a credit with dell to shut up and be happy...lol
     
    zfactor, Nov 30, 2007
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  6. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

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    Its not even a retail version that you receive when you purchase a prebuilt computer. You are receiving the OEM version of the OS. The OEM version is made for computer manufacturers and supposedly can only be used on the computer they were originally installed and activated on. You can purchase a OEM version of Vista or Windows XP from Newegg or any other computer reseller. So to answer your question, I really doubt they will give you a refund or credit for the OS, especially if you already bought it and are using it. If you want a computer without an OS go with something like a Sager, they offer you the option of buying the laptop without an OS.
     
    Envision, Nov 30, 2007
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  7. chrixx

    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    HP will just ask you to customise one with FreeDos instead, which might end up costing more than pre-built models, so getting Vista effectively makes it cheaper.
     
    chrixx, Nov 30, 2007
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