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    NP700z7c comes with nothing?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by boysangur, Sep 25, 2012.

  1. boysangur

    boysangur Notebook Guru

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    Hello,
    I just got this laptop yesterday from Best Buy and to my surprise, there was almost nothing in the box in terms of documentation. Most importantly, there were no CDs: no driver or setup CD of any kind and no Windows CD. There were two thin booklets and that's it.

    Now, I have not purchased a laptop in the last couple of years but I have never had gotten one without anything. What are you supposed to do if something goes wrong or you need to reformat??

    Has anyone bought one from Best Buy and found the same deal? Is it some mistake?
     
    boysangur, Sep 25, 2012
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  2. Megol

    Megol Notebook Evangelist

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    It isn't so unusual. The computer will have a recovery partition that will restore the OS installation to the out of the box state. Users aren't supposed to reinstall things nowadays :(
     
    Megol, Sep 25, 2012
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  3. Dannemand

    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    The three different Samsung notebooks I've bought recently all came with a "System Recovery Media", which is just a Windows 7 Home Premium install DVD.

    That said, lots of PCs nowadays come without installation media, requiring the user to create them from the Recovery Software on the HDD. Manufacturers save about $0.20 this way :D

    Maybe the Best Buy version is a bare bones - or maybe you got a bad box. Hopefully others can say. I didn't get mine from Best Buy.

    But IF it comes without installation media, don't worry: You can download Windows 7 and install it - legally - as long as you have the product key from the Microsoft sticker on the bottom of your PC.

    Since those stickers fade and wear over time, writing down that product key is a good idea.
     
    Dannemand, Sep 25, 2012
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  4. boysangur

    boysangur Notebook Guru

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    Hmm interesting. Thanks for the replies. I do see something called Samsung Recovery Solution 5. I guess I need to get into that.

    I didn't know I could download and install Windows 7. Can I download and burn it to a dvd?
     
    boysangur, Sep 25, 2012
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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Yes. See this thread and make your own disc.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Sep 28, 2012
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  6. boysangur

    boysangur Notebook Guru

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    What thread?
     
    boysangur, Sep 29, 2012
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  7. Dannemand

    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    Click on the link in John's post. The last two words.
     
    Dannemand, Sep 29, 2012
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