Except for the fact that these recovery disks are vendor specific complete with drivers and diag tools so MS providing replacement discs would not be in their best interests - you'd need to order them from Dell, HP, etc....
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Downgrade Circus On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > You don't want replacement media to be so cheap or so easy to > obtain that people don't do a reasonable search before they go > to the trouble of figuring out how to get replacement media. Oooo, that's a good point. Of course, one could argue Microsoft's going about it all wrong. They could turn replacement media into a *profit center*. Think of how many times a customer/friend/family-member/random-stranger has asked you to fix their computer, and when you ask them for the discs it came with, all you get is a blank stare. Every one of those could be Microsoft earning twenty percent! ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
