joseph2k said:
Somehow i think that expecting the average user to do anything but just
use
the computer is a fool's errand. Not packaging a reinitialize dvd with
vista borders on criminal misunderstanding of the market realities.
I agree that one should have an installation DVD, not a recovery disk or a
hidden partition. That's one reason why I use retail versions. This was
the same direction the large OEM's went in XP. Originally some vendors
provided a real installation CD, although quite often BIOS locked, still one
had could do a repair install with it, access the recovery console, etc. in
short do everything you could do with a retail installation CD. Then for
cost savings they moved more and more to the recovery CD and then the hidden
partition just to save a few pennies and to cut down on tech support costs.
I see it as the same in Vista.
Caveat emptor applies.