Re: hp recovery dvd

I'll continue to keep whining, because I think it may have some sort of positive
effect on how HP deals with its consumer customers. (Corporate and enterprise
customers are a different breed, and rarely frequent this newsgroup.) The fact
that the drivers for newer Pavilions can somehow be found on the HP web site is
a reflection that some message from some whining personage got through to
somebody at HP. Now go and try to find drivers for a 5-year-old Pavilion.
Odds are pretty good there won't be any... Ben Myers

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:22:24 -0600, craigm <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Ben Myers wrote:
>> Thanks for explaining. IMHO, this is all still way too complex for the
>> run-of-the-mill consumer seeking information and drivers for a system. It
>> requires that the person looking for the drivers have a priori knowledge that
>> the Presario SR1600 and the Pavilion A1228x are BOTH of similar vintage and use
>> the same motherboard. You may know this. I sure did not, and your everyday
>> consumer has no rational way to grok this relationship between Pavilion and
>> Presario.
>>
>> Your second explanation has more merit, i.e. identify the motherboard model,
>> search for it, and hope that a Compaq Presario model uses the same motherboard.
>> If so, the Compaq Presario list of drivers shows the drivers originally shipped
>> with the beast.
>>
>
>It isn't a Pavilion vs. Presario issue. You can find the full set of
>drivers on the Pavilions also. I just happened to choose a Presario for
>my original example.
>
>
>> But let's face it. HP could still make it a lot easier for all of us, which is
>> what I keep harping on, whining about, and otherwise being a pain in the ass
>> about... Ben Myers
>>
>
>You can keep whining, that choice is yours. But it would be better if
>your whining reflected reality rather than your misconceptions.
>
>Your posts provide others with useful information. Your frequent
>whining, however, does not contribute anything positive to the discussions.
>
>Yes, the HP site could be better. As it stands, it probably meets the
>needs of most of the users.

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