Reinstalling operating systems and drivers with new Dell PC's

I was browsing thru the Dell website, looking at their new home PC's. I
went thru the customize selection, picking and choosing my way thru the
options. Actually, I have no intension of buying a new computer. I was
just curious to see what is currently available from Dell and how much they
cost.

One thing I didn't see was the option to include an operating system CD
(or DVD) so that you can format the hard drive. Plus a CD (or DVD) that
contains all the drivers. Does Dell still make that available when you buy
a new PC? That is very important to me.

When I get a new computer, one of the first things I do is format the
hard drive to remove all the 'crapware.' Doing this really improves the
performance of your machine. My 15 month old E510 had a ton of junk
preinstalled that slowed down the computer considerably, as well as
generating error messages and system crashes.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: History Fan [mailto:UnknownplacesonEarth@unknown11.com]
> Posted At: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:24 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Reinstalling operating systems and drivers with new Dell
> PC's
> Subject: Reinstalling operating systems and drivers with new Dell PC's
>
> I was browsing thru the Dell website, looking at their new home
> PC's. I
> went thru the customize selection, picking and choosing my way thru
the
> options. Actually, I have no intension of buying a new computer. I
> was
> just curious to see what is currently available from Dell and how much
> they
> cost.
>
> One thing I didn't see was the option to include an operating
> system CD
> (or DVD) so that you can format the hard drive. Plus a CD (or DVD)
> that
> contains all the drivers. Does Dell still make that available when
you
> buy
> a new PC? That is very important to me.
>
> When I get a new computer, one of the first things I do is format
> the
> hard drive to remove all the 'crapware.' Doing this really improves
> the
> performance of your machine. My 15 month old E510 had a ton of junk
> preinstalled that slowed down the computer considerably, as well as
> generating error messages and system crashes.
>
>


They're standard now. Clearly the $10 fee resulted in way too many
support requested from people that didn't buy them.

Tom Scales wrote:

> They're standard now. Clearly the $10 fee resulted in way too many
> support requested from people that didn't buy them.

Another case of "going broke saving money."

Bob

Tom Scales wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: History Fan [mailto:UnknownplacesonEarth@unknown11.com]
>> Posted At: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:24 AM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Reinstalling operating systems and drivers with new Dell
>> PC's
>> Subject: Reinstalling operating systems and drivers with new Dell PC's
>>
>> I was browsing thru the Dell website, looking at their new home
>> PC's. I
>> went thru the customize selection, picking and choosing my way thru
> the
>> options. Actually, I have no intension of buying a new computer. I
>> was
>> just curious to see what is currently available from Dell and how much
>> they
>> cost.
>>
>> One thing I didn't see was the option to include an operating
>> system CD
>> (or DVD) so that you can format the hard drive. Plus a CD (or DVD)
>> that
>> contains all the drivers. Does Dell still make that available when
> you
>> buy
>> a new PC? That is very important to me.
>>
>> When I get a new computer, one of the first things I do is format
>> the
>> hard drive to remove all the 'crapware.' Doing this really improves
>> the
>> performance of your machine. My 15 month old E510 had a ton of junk
>> preinstalled that slowed down the computer considerably, as well as
>> generating error messages and system crashes.
>>
>>
>
>
> They're standard now. Clearly the $10 fee resulted in way too many
> support requested from people that didn't buy them.

And you get a drivers CD as well.