Dell Laptop Owners

[bran987]

Windows XP came loaded on my comp. It didn't come with a CD. I got it a month ago. How the F do I reload windows

 

[Raina]

Bitch bitch bitch. That's just like you Bran.

 

[eat big]

It should have come with one. Did you check all the books it came with?

Should be in an envelope.

 

[blut wump]

Contact Dell and ask them. Tell them that in buying the machine you've paid for a copy of Windows and could they sort this out.

Alternatively, download a copy of XP from a torrent. The sweet move would be to find a Linux distro which is compatible with the laptop.

 

[slickdadd]

Dell will probably send you a new one. I have had great success with their customer service. I fried my motherboard during a move last year and called Dell and someone came to my frickin house with a new motherboard and installed it within a week. Was very impressed. Plus it was a chick. I answered the door in a bathrobe and kept accidentally spilling water on myself.

 

[Scotsman]

Dell will probably send you a new one. I have had great success with their customer service. I fried my motherboard during a move last year and called Dell and someone came to my frickin house with a new motherboard and installed it within a week. Was very impressed. Plus it was a chick. I answered the door in a bathrobe and kept accidentally spilling water on myself.

That's the first I've ever heard of them having good service. We have a bunch of dell's and can't get them to do shit.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[eat big]

Dell will probably send you a new one. I have had great success with their customer service. I fried my motherboard during a move last year and called Dell and someone came to my frickin house with a new motherboard and installed it within a week. Was very impressed. Plus it was a chick. I answered the door in a bathrobe and kept accidentally spilling water on myself.

Bahaha that's amazing.

 

[Mr. dB]

It's probably on a hidden partition on your hard drive. Check the documentation that came with your computer. You usually get to the secret partition by holding down one of the "F" keys when you boot the system, dunno which one, which will take you to a re-installation menu.

 

[Devastation]

bran did you buy it new? if you did you should have the reinstallation cd

 

[AAP]

Most Dells do not have a reinstall CD nowdays. Instead you get a link like Mr db said. The reload software and everything is already on the disk. Not sure how the fuck you are suppose to get a software key though. I know the new Dell I just bought the other month came this way.

 

[KillahBee]

Most Dells do not have a reinstall CD nowdays. Instead you get a link like Mr db said. The reload software and everything is already on the disk. Not sure how the fuck you are suppose to get a software key though. I know the new Dell I just bought the other month came this way.

I bought a Dell laptop about a year ago and it has all the CDs. It also has a purdy little green cover. I like green

 

[Devastation]

what you talkin bout willis. i just got a new laptop in july and it came with an xp disk. are the economy ones not coming with 'em?

 

[Devastation]

I bought a Dell laptop about a year ago and it has all the CDs. It also has a purdy little green cover. I like green

 

[Lestat]

pwned by dell

 

[Mr. dB]

Most Dells do not have a reinstall CD nowdays. Instead you get a link like Mr db said. The reload software and everything is already on the disk. Not sure how the fuck you are suppose to get a software key though. I know the new Dell I just bought the other month came this way.

The key is on a sticker on the bottom of the computer.

 

[gonelifting]

I think they are options now when you buy a new dell. I've been looking for a new Dell PC and they ask if you want the disks when building the computer.

 

[BrothaBill]

You should have been prompted immediately to burn system back up discs when you bought it to reload it if something happened, thats standard operating procedure..."..you didnt do that Jack, did you?"

 

[gonelifting]

Here it is... Not sure if that's what it means.....


From Dell website*****Help Me Choose

None

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition backup CD [add $10]

Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD [add $10]

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional backup CD [add $10]

 

[superqt4u2nv]

servers you right for buying dell.

 

[wootoom]

i have an HP damn i love this thing

 

[eat big]

servers you right for buying dell.

Have fun living in Canada!

 

[lickin lollypops]

what you talkin bout willis. i just got a new laptop in july and it came with an xp disk. are the economy ones not coming with 'em?

I got all the disks with my dell.....

 

[nutsnack]

comes preloaded on your harddrive.. never gets deleted

 

[bran987]

ok I will call Dell and find out how to get it off my hard drive thanks. or gonelifting if you could buy me the restoration CD that would also work.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

ok I will call Dell and find out how to get it off my hard drive thanks. .

have fun with Dell support

 

[bran987]

have fun with Dell support

why, did you start working for them?

 

[pintoca]

ok I will call Dell and find out how to get it off my hard drive thanks. or gonelifting if you could buy me the restoration CD that would also work.

 

[redguru]

Didn't he get busted for marijuana with intent to distribute?


Dude, you're getting a cell...

 

[pintoca]

Didn't he get busted for marijuana with intent to distribute?


Dude, you're getting a cell...

nehhh, that was Jackangel

 

[blut wump]

ok I will call Dell and find out how to get it off my hard drive thanks. or gonelifting if you could buy me the restoration CD that would also work.

You should be able to nuke it by making a boot floppy from an old Windows 98 install. Boot from the floppy and type
fdisk /mbr

That should clean out all their crap and leave you with a pristine drive.

 

[pintoca]

You should be able to nuke it by making a boot floppy from an old Windows 98 install. Boot from the floppy and type
fdisk /mbr

That should clean out all their crap and leave you with a pristine drive.

nedless to say... do a backup of important stuff before nukinf the master boot record branny

 

[Mr. dB]

You should be able to nuke it by making a boot floppy from an old Windows 98 install. Boot from the floppy and type
fdisk /mbr

That should clean out all their crap and leave you with a pristine drive.

I don't think that's what he's asking. And I doubt the laptop even has a floppy drive.

 

[Dial_tone]

Windows XP came loaded on my comp. It didn't come with a CD. I got it a month ago. How the F do I reload windows

Happened to my roomie last month when her hard drive died. They sent both a pre-installed hard drive and an XP cd in case the drive wasn't really preinstalled.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

why, did you start working for them?

Bitch please I turned down Dell months.

 

[gonelifting]

Here it is... Not sure if that's what it means.....


From Dell website*****Help Me Choose

None

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition backup CD [add $10]

Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD [add $10]

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional backup CD [add $10]

This ^^^^^^ means when choosing options while buying a Dell PC online, they ask you if you want these as well and these are their prices. If you choose not to buy them (at the stated prices), you don't get them.

They are options.