Re: is it ok to fomat new compaq turion laptop?
- From: "JAD" <kapasitor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 08:39:59 -0700
"nooneimportant" <no.spam@me> wrote in message
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> "~1Alex~" <bogus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
> > versions of this that and the other, etc.
> > I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
> > reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
> > system on it
> > except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't
work
> > right.
> >
> > Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64
> >
> > Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > alex
>
> I remember buying a comcrap laptop a few years ago, and at that time all
the
> system recovery disk did was point to a hidden partition on the hard drive
> from which to copy everything from. Unfortunately I was not aware of this
> when i Fdisked/formated away an overburdened winME installation (why oh
why
> oh why must computer manufactures insist on installing loads of software
> that the buyer didnt' order?). Had to pay fifteen bux and wait a week to
> get fully functional Restoration CDs... which conviniently enough were not
> in a format to include windows install CD's. Fortunately that computer
took
> a big dump shortly afterwards and i was able to return it to bestbuy and
> exchange for an HP that had everything i needed on its "recovery cd's",
> except for the OS, which i had an install CD for from another computer,
just
> put the HP;s cd key in during installation. Another thing i liked about
HP
> was the website had ALL the drivers needed, even when XP became available
> they had the new drivers for it. I can STILL go on there and get drivers
> for my laptop five years later! After going to the HP I can never go back
> go compaq, they left a bad taste in my mouth, and now that HP owns compaq,
> dont know if I'm going to be willing to get an HP either. Next time I
guess
> It'll be Dell or IBM.
>
> First thing i'd check would be the comcrap website, see if it has all the
> drivers you need, and i'd be surprised. Then i'd load the "recovery CD's"
> and see if the drivers are on the disks in an format that you can redilly
> use (doubtful). It's rare that a you can't install a different/clean OS
on
> any system, however the companies may be to cheap to offer adequate driver
> support, in which case you really have to hunt for drivers to get full
> function out of the system. Almost be nice if we could go back to the day
> of installing our OWN OS on a computer we buy, and those without the
skills
that will happen...and it will be on an EPROM / BIOS similar chip that you
will plug in
> can pay extra to have it put on for them at the factory. Don't think
ANYONE
> offers an option to buy the computer without an OS anymore. Which is why
i
> homebuild desktops, and dread the day my HP laptop finally dies, cus they
> arent' exactly a practical project for a homebuilder.
>
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>
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