[PLUG] Windows 7 issue...

[drew wymore]

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Michael C. Robinson
<plug_1 at robinson-west.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 08:06 -0700, Terrence Hulse wrote:
>> OK, first off I know some linux users hate Microsoft and Bill Gates...at
>> least that is the general impression I've had and you appear to be one of
>> them and I'm not judging you for that. This isn't the forum for that
>> discussion.
>>
>> I've been supporting users both retail and corporate for years...since the
>> days of CPM. My bottom line is if you don't like what you bought take it
>> back and for your replacement purchase make sure you know whether it comes
>> with the OS/Drivers media and how to do a system restore and also whether
>> the manufacturer supports linux in any way (drivers, OS, etc.).
>>
>> BTW..ASUS does sell different models of the Eee PC with GNU linux instead of
>> Windows.
>>
>> Terry
>
> First off, I never said I hated Windows 7.  I said I hate not getting
> media for a copy of Windows I've paid for let alone a way to restore
> the system from an off the hard drive source.  Second off, Preheim
> computers does not offer Linux pre-installed on an Asus Eee anymore
> and Asus apparently doesn't either anymore for their laptops.  Third
> complaint, it is extremely hard to remove and/or replace the hard drive
> which is probably a proprietary size wise and buried inside the laptop
> case.  If I could remove the hard drive safely, that would be the backup
> in case the laptop needs to go into the shop for a hardware problem.
> Fourth problem, Microsoft's backup program didn't write any readable
> DVD's when I tried to image the system with it.  What's the point of a
> backup program that doesn't work?
>
>
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Michael -

What's the exact model so I can google what you need to do in order to
create proper restore media ...

Drew-