On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Michael C. Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 08:06 -0700, Terrence Hulse wrote: >> OK, first off I know some linux users hate Microsoft and Bill Gates...at >> least that is the general impression I've had and you appear to be one of >> them and I'm not judging you for that. This isn't the forum for that >> discussion. >> >> I've been supporting users both retail and corporate for years...since the >> days of CPM. My bottom line is if you don't like what you bought take it >> back and for your replacement purchase make sure you know whether it comes >> with the OS/Drivers media and how to do a system restore and also whether >> the manufacturer supports linux in any way (drivers, OS, etc.). >> >> BTW..ASUS does sell different models of the Eee PC with GNU linux instead of >> Windows. >> >> Terry > > First off, I never said I hated Windows 7. I said I hate not getting > media for a copy of Windows I've paid for let alone a way to restore > the system from an off the hard drive source. Second off, Preheim > computers does not offer Linux pre-installed on an Asus Eee anymore > and Asus apparently doesn't either anymore for their laptops. Third > complaint, it is extremely hard to remove and/or replace the hard drive > which is probably a proprietary size wise and buried inside the laptop > case. If I could remove the hard drive safely, that would be the backup > in case the laptop needs to go into the shop for a hardware problem. > Fourth problem, Microsoft's backup program didn't write any readable > DVD's when I tried to image the system with it. What's the point of a > backup program that doesn't work? > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >
Michael - What's the exact model so I can google what you need to do in order to create proper restore media ... Drew- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
