On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > Probably not, because he'll be using the disks that came with the > laptop and they usually include all that extra stuff by default. Not a > big deal; just remove the extras later. > > But really, he now owns two doorstops. I wouldn't bother trying to get > an old Win98 laptop to work. For one, it won't even be able to websurf > any longer with all the new things like Java, Flash, and streaming > video. A new netbook will only run $300. Or a Win7 laptop for maybe > $550, which should last him for several years, and comes with a free > antivirus from MS (finally!). > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Gail.Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > what else. I dont' think he has much on this computer. But anyway, his > > question is: Is there a way to reformat the drive and Not have existing > > programs reinstalled? How would he do this? >
Microsoft has a 7 days of Win7 promotion with some really insane specials. < http://www.microsoft.com/windows/offers/7-days/> There is a $1200 three pc package with a new Win7 desktop, laptop and a netbook from Best Buy. This is a good time to be looking for something new. -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
