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***glc*** · 10-25-2005, 02:55 AM

The earlier Dells with PC Restore also have a utility to burn your own restore CD, but they have even discontinued that now. Spend the 10 bucks when you buy the laptop.

Whatever laptop (or desktop, for that matter) you get, if it doesn't ship with media, before you make any changes to the factory configuration, read all documentation and see if it has a utility to burn your own - and if it does, do it IMMEDIATELY. If you inadvertantly (or on purpose) blow away or lock out the recovery partition or crash the whole hard drive and you don't have media, you are up the creek without a paddle and at the mercy of the manufacturer.

10-25-2005, 02:55 AM	#5
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 41,163	The earlier Dells with PC Restore also have a utility to burn your own restore CD, but they have even discontinued that now. Spend the 10 bucks when you buy the laptop. Whatever laptop (or desktop, for that matter) you get, if it doesn't ship with media, before you make any changes to the factory configuration, read all documentation and see if it has a utility to burn your own - and if it does, do it IMMEDIATELY. If you inadvertantly (or on purpose) blow away or lock out the recovery partition or crash the whole hard drive and you don't have media, you are up the creek without a paddle and at the mercy of the manufacturer.