Mark Wallace wrote:
They will still honor the warranty if you take Windows off of it. The
problem is that the computer comes with a program called PC Doctor.
If you need a warranty servicing, PC doctor generates a code that
helps them identify the problem.
I returned a laptop that was Linux only and taking Windows off of it
didn't bother compaq. They just said that they were only responsible
for the hardware. They could figure out what was wrong without
running PC doctor.
I just had to ship my HP desktop back for in-warranty repair. I
overwrote the entire internal HD using 'dd' before sending it, and
nobody commented on it. The tech probably wasn't surprised at all.
He/she might have overwritten the whole HD anyway, to start with a
"standard" Windows install rather than one I might have messed up. It
came back with a full install of Windows.
I'm keeping Windows on the internal HD (after shrinking the partition)
at least until the warranty expires, because if there are any more
problems, they'll probably ask me to try some diagnostics that run under
Windows.
Adam
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