XP on CD?

[Steve T]

Do any new PC manufacturers include the actual XP OS on CD anymore? Just
wondering if most are like HP which just installs on a hidden partition.
Thank you, Steve T.

 

[DRHUMP]

-----Original Message-----
Do any new PC manufacturers include the actual XP OS on CD anymore? Just
wondering if most are like HP which just installs on a hidden partition.
Thank you, Steve T.


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Your best bet if your in the market to buy a new computer

is to buy from a local computer store. Most will give you
an actual XP CD.

 

[Chris Lanier]

I just got a new HP for my parents. They provided the Recovery files on a
hard drive partition and tools for making Recovery CD's out of those files.
But in the root of the C drive, they also included the i386 folder, which as
very nice of them.

 

[hustedj]

We buy Dells and they all come with a XP CD with Dell's name on it.

 

[Dave]

If you go and have one built for you, you can get a Microsoft OEM disk.

 

[Kevin]

The majority of small, build-to-order shops will give you a Windows XP disk.
There seems to be a split with the big manufacturers with some using the
hidden partition, and the others giving you a "system restore disk", which
is only marginally better than a hidden partition. You can order your
system from the small shops without an operating system installed. You are
then free to install what you want.

 

[Steve T]

I have a win98 system, from defunct Quantex; which came with all of the OS
disks. But I also have an HP, with XP in a hidden partition. HP sent me the
"restore disks" for about $10 but only offered to sell me the XP OS as
regular retail. I was just curious what the other large vendors were doing.

 

[Guest]

----- Steve T wrote: -----

Do any new PC manufacturers include the actual XP OS on CD anymore? Just
wondering if most are like HP which just installs on a hidden partition.
Thank you, Steve T.

 

[Larc]

|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Do any new PC manufacturers include the actual XP OS on
| CD anymore? Just
| >wondering if most are like HP which just installs on a
| hidden partition.
| >Thank you, Steve T.
| >
| >
| >.
| Your best bet if your in the market to buy a new computer
| is to buy from a local computer store. Most will give you
| an actual XP CD.

Agreed. And the computer will probably be better and more easily upgradable as
well. Plus there's always the security of knowing exactly where to go if there
are problems.

Larc



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[EGR]

Do any new PC manufacturers include the actual XP OS on CD anymore?

Strange isn't it? The more you pay for a computer, the more likely it is
that the manufacturer will have saved himself a few cents by refusing to
supply a CD.

And the more you beg them to supply one, the more they will protest that
"there's no demand for it".

 

[EGR]

They provided the Recovery files on a
hard drive partition and tools for making Recovery CD's out of those
files.
But in the root of the C drive, they also included the i386 folder, which
as
very nice of them.

How very kind of them to provide you with the tools to do their job for
them!

Maybe Ford will start delivering their cars in bits next, and no doubt
you'll be telling everyone it's very nice of them to supply a toolkit!

 

[Chris Lanier]

I already own full copies of Windows XP Home and Pro. So I didn't really
care about getting the CD. But since they provide the i368 folder it just
makes it easier.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Do any new PC manufacturers include the actual XP OS on CD anymore?
Just wondering if most are like HP which just installs on a hidden
partition. Thank you, Steve T.

Most, if not all, of the major national OEMs either do what HP
does or give you a restore CD. Actual installation CDs are rare.

However, you can also have a computer built to your
specifications by a local builder. It's usually a much better
choice than the big OEMs, and almost always comes with a generic
OEM installation CD.

 

[Marsha]

OK...help me out here! I have a HP with no actual XP CD. There is a file
i368.....so how would I recover with this? What are the tools for making
Recovery CD's? I received no instructions on how to do this.
Thanks,
Marsha

 

[Gary Tait]

I have a win98 system, from defunct Quantex; which came with all of the OS
disks. But I also have an HP, with XP in a hidden partition. HP sent me the
"restore disks" for about $10 but only offered to sell me the XP OS as
regular retail. I was just curious what the other large vendors were doing

Times PC in the UK is Hell.

While they have a recovery partition, you must buy a £60 support
package to get the CD(s) to use the restore partiton. This is
anecdotal, based on Times PC users that posted here and other groups.

 

[Malke]

OK...help me out here! I have a HP with no actual XP CD. There is a
file
i368.....so how would I recover with this? What are the tools for
making
Recovery CD's? I received no instructions on how to do this.
Thanks,
Marsha

To get into HP's Recovery Software, hit F10 when starting the computer.
If you want a cd (and that's a good idea), then call HP and have them
send you one. HP sucks so bad for doing this. They save a few cents and
all the burden is on the customer.

Malke

 

[CS]

OK...help me out here! I have a HP with no actual XP CD. There is a file
i368.....so how would I recover with this? What are the tools for making
Recovery CD's? I received no instructions on how to do this.
Thanks,
Marsha

Just call HP customer service and ask them to send you a recovery set
of CDs for your make\model\OS. They'll charge you a fee for the CDs
plus shipping. Much easier to do that than try to make a recovery CD
from the i386 folder on the hard drive.

Normally, upon bootup you should see a message with instructions to
"Press XX" to start recovery. That should start the HP recovery
program from your hard drive, however, that will destroy all your data
in the process. It's designed to restore your machine to the way it
was shipped from the factory.