-=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support
- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 13:37:07 -0500
I answered this - but don't think it went because my system crashed.
I really can't help much - my son did it and he put the xp on a brand new drive
-
I think you can, but it's best to install as clean as you can - the experts can
tell you!!
Sry -
Cris
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Ross
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:46 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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