-=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
- From: "Jeff Ross" <jross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:40:24 -0600
Format/install ME/Update? Not sure what you mean by this, since ME is
already loaded on the machine.
JLR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spider" <ctr12081@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:32 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
> 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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