[pchelpers] Re: Dist format or disk eraser utility
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:11 +1300
On 2/11/2010 9:29 p.m., Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
> Hi Gerald
>
>> You may misunderstand me. I do not want to restore an old
>> Dell desktop but trash it. I did buy a cheap (in quality
>> and price) USB DVD drive. but that too is dead now. I
>> believe most computer stores no longer sell it. I will get
>> another one.
>
There are a lot of people who spend time renovating old PC systems
for use in schools or to teach the children at home.
Just remove the bad and use the good. The other bits could be recycled
for the rare elements that went into manufacture.
>
> And if you're getting another DVD drive for this computer, you're
> clearly saying the opposite of your first line even now.
>
>> As I tried to explain Dell sold me an old version of
>> Internet Explorer on CD but not the factory restore disk.
>> There are two CDs to the set I have that is menu
>> driven. One should burn the HDD without Windows installed.
>
> See? You're clearly saying the opposite of your first line again :-) And
> what on earth do you mean with " sold me an old version of Internet
> Explorer on CD"?! Surely no one charges for IE? Even sounds illegal.
It's easy to trash something, but a little harder to give it a new lease
of life. This machine may have uses such as games for children or a list
of others. It's up to you to assess what can or should be done with it.
--
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