Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Phil and everyone else who replied. I will tell him to go ahead and buy, burn the backup discs and then wait for Windows 7 to come out and than wait another 1/2 year before upgrading so as to let the early adopters/victims do the beta testing. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jul 11, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Philip Leeson wrote: > You'll be able to upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes out. > This comes as a clean install disc for Europe, so should solve 2 > problems at once -- dump Vista, new backup discs. > From the Acer website, looks like October release, cost 15 euro. > HTH, > Phil > On Jul 11, 2009, at 3:02 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Since it is now at least 5 years since I bought a Windows laptop, >> things may have changed and so I'd better ask. >> >> Back then, it was normal that when you bought a new PC, whether >> laptop or desktop, you got the XP discs along with the computer. Of >> course the OS was pre-installed on the machine but the discs were >> useful in case one needed to do a total reinstall for whatever >> reason. >> >> Now my son is buying a new gaming laptop from acerdirect.co.uk. The >> price is good, as are the specs etc.--but no Vista discs are >> included. The stuff is preinstalled on the laptop and that's that. >> Is that normal nowadays? What does one do if the OS needs to be >> reinstalled? >> >> Sorry for the OT question, but I figure that there must be people >> here who have bought a Windows laptop more recently than I. >> >> Please do NOT turn this into a Mac vs. Windows thread. I am >> squarely in the Mac camp for my own computing needs but my son >> wants Windows, it is his birthday present and his choice (Apple is >> not a good choice for gaming anyway since many of the best games >> are not available). >> >> TIA, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information