Two things you can do. Read very carefully the attached
literature. Very often will say comes with media.
Also consider the companies you buy from.
Compaq/Hp may or may not include hard copies with computers. My
wife's Compaq laptop did not. My Dell (and her new Dell ) did.
Some of what we might call the lower end companies do not include
media with their systems, you have to copy it off. (They usually
come with a utility that will make recovery disks for you)
If buying from a store, ask to open up one of the boxes to verify the
inclusion of media. No media no buy!
Stewart
At 03:39 PM 2/7/2009, you wrote:
When buying a new computer, how can you tell whether it will come with the
Windows installation disk?
When I bought a computer from a screwdriver shop, it had an installation
disk, which proved handy. I also bought an eMachines computer which didn't
have it. Fortunately the need never arose.
I am looking at product specifications on line without being able to
determine this. Is this not a concern for most customers? What keywords
should I look for?
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************