-=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
- From: "Spider" <ctr12081@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:32:30 -0600
Yes, but I found all it's best to format/install Me/ update/ install
Xp................works like a charm then.
Neil (Spider)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Ross" <jross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> Chris,
> I have a dimension that is also 3-4 years old with ME on it. Can you
> install XP Pro or Home over ME, or do you have to uninstall ME first?
Also,
> did you lose all of your programs and stuff (except doc's you could back
> up)?
> Thanks,
> JLR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:40 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
>
>
> > My dell is a hair over 3 years old - one of their Dimensions - and other
> than
> > them replacing the power supply and floppy drive, it's the best system
> I've ever
> > owned - so I guess it is relative too, to what you've had prior to a
> dell - and
> > what they are currently offering also - doesn't mean that a new dell
would
> be as
> > good as this older one! I guess you have to definitely buy their longer
> service
> > plan if you buy one today -
> > And, I'm curious, since my warrenty expired in october - if something
> breaks
> > now, I figured I was on my own - so since I figured I was on my own, I
> figured
> > it would be ok to remove the windows ME operating system from the
original
> hard
> > drive that came with the computer - that I had to keep intact in order
to
> keep
> > the warrenty intact.
> > CrisS
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Weaver
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:39 AM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> >
> >
> > You're one of the lucky few then. Their incident rates have gone up in
> > the past couple of years on new equipment, including total computer
> > DOAs, harddisk DOAs, modem DOAs. Dell's quality parts were at one time
> > just that quality, but they are starting to go proprietary too to lock
> > in the customer. Totally unnecessary if you make a quality product.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wyatt M. Portendt
> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:10 AM
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> >
> > Maybe so...but thus far the Dell we bought hasn't *needed* tech support.
> > It's run flawlessly out of the box, comes with actual reinstall disks
> > (not
> > restore disks) and appears to be built with quality parts compared to
> > other
> > packaged systems. I'd highly recommend them.
> >
> > On 12/5/2003 at 11:38 AM a whisper was heard, and the one known as cris
> > was
> > rumoured to have uttered....
> >
> > | *sigh
> > | too bad - they're screwing themselves and people will get
> > | discusted and stop
> > | buying from them.
> > |
> > | Don't want a laptop....
> > | no clue who to trust around me to build one - and who
> > really
> > | does build them -
> > |
> > | still looking at those medion's at Costco....(still
> > dreaming
> > | that one day I'll
> > | get a new PC ! LOL)
> > |
> > | CrisS
> > | ----- Original Message -----
> > | From: David Weaver
> > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:27 AM
> > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> > |
> > |
> > | No they won't. Because they are one of the big three. You
> > | want a great
> > | PC with great service I can recommend Toshiba laptops, and
> > | custom built
> > | PCs depending on the builder.
> > |
> > | Dave
> > |
> > | -----Original Message-----
> > | From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cris
> > | Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:09 AM
> > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> > |
> > | It's definitely going to hit them where it hurts at some
> > point.
> > | they all seem to cycle thru being good and being bad and
> > being
> > | soo so -
> > | and caring and not caring.
> > | CrisS
> > | ----- Original Message -----
> > | From: David Weaver
> > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:08 AM
> > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > | For small business and enterprise users only. And they
> > will
> > | want to
> > | save money, so do you really think they are going to hire
> > | technical
> > | people or the people who can read a step-by-step manual?
> > And
> > | knowing
> > | Dell's penchant for trying to go the cheapest way possible
> > it
> > | won't last
> > | long.
> > |
> > | Dave
> > | -----Original Message-----
> > | From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cris
> > | Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:33 PM
> > | To: PCTechTalk
> > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- dell - tech support
> > |
> > | A friend just wrote to me that she heard that Dell got so
> > much
> > | grief
> > | about
> > | moving their tech support out of the US, that they're
> > moving
> > | it back.
> > | Has anyone else heard this ??
> > | CrisS
> > |
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