Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-24 Thread Nishit Dave
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Arun Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 21 Apr 2008, Nishit Dave wrote: Sorry to digress from the topic, but I am in London right now, so I was considering going to a nearby toy shop in the evening and checking out the EeePC. Is it worth buying for

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-24 Thread Arindam
On 4/24/08, Nishit Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Arun Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 21 Apr 2008, Nishit Dave wrote: Sorry to digress from the topic, but I am in London right now, so I was considering going to a nearby toy shop in the evening

Re :Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-24 Thread Charuhas Mehendale
Hello,That article is available online from :http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/toshiba.htmlcheck it.--Charuhasnbsp;On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:31:18 +0530 Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List wrote I remember a person in austria or some place like that who rejected the EULA during the 1st

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-23 Thread Arun Khan
On Monday 21 Apr 2008, Nishit Dave wrote: Sorry to digress from the topic, but I am in London right now, so I was considering going to a nearby toy shop in the evening and checking out the EeePC. Is it worth buying for my daughters or should they stick to my PIV? -- You might be better off

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-23 Thread Arun Khan
On Saturday 19 Apr 2008, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On 19-Apr-08, at 10:31 PM, Ameet Gholap wrote: I remember a person in austria or some place like that who rejected the EULA during the 1st boot - was XP. took photos of the rejection and then asked for refund. initially he was not

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-22 Thread Sharique uddin Ahmed Farooqui
Dell offer customised ( or optimised version ) of Ubuntu with their laptop. On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Sujeet Ghanvat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am planning to buy VAIO laptop from USA. But I don't want to buy Windows Vista that comes pre-installed with it. What should I do ?

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-21 Thread Nishit Dave
On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 19-Apr-08, at 10:31 PM, Ameet Gholap wrote: I remember a person in austria or some place like that who rejected the EULA during the 1st boot - was XP. took photos of the rejection and then asked for

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-19 Thread Nikhil Kala
HI, The only option is that choose a model which does not have MS OS.. On Friday 18 April 2008 22:28:33 Sujeet Ghanvat wrote: Hi, I am planning to buy VAIO laptop from USA. But I don't want to buy Windows Vista that comes pre-installed with it. What should I do ? Kind Regards

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-19 Thread Vivek Kutal
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Sujeet Ghanvat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am planning to buy VAIO laptop from USA. But I don't want to buy Windows Vista that comes pre-installed with it. What should I do ? This might help

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-19 Thread Kunal Thakar
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Sujeet Ghanvat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am planning to buy VAIO laptop from USA. But I don't want to buy Windows Vista that comes pre-installed with it. What should I do ? Kind Regards Sujeet G. --

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-19 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 19-Apr-08, at 12:26 AM, Kunal Thakar wrote: Buy a Thinkpad or a Dell that comes with Linux ;) I don't know about Sony, but Dell and Lenovo offer machines with FreeDOS or something, which essentially means that you install whatever you want. I bought the Dell Inspiron 1420N that comes

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-19 Thread Ameet Gholap
I remember a person in austria or some place like that who rejected the EULA during the 1st boot - was XP. took photos of the rejection and then asked for refund. initially he was not entertained. but a notice from court did the trick, I guess. i read that article few yrs ago. 2008/4/19, Kenneth

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-19 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 19-Apr-08, at 10:31 PM, Ameet Gholap wrote: I remember a person in austria or some place like that who rejected the EULA during the 1st boot - was XP. took photos of the rejection and then asked for refund. initially he was not entertained. but a notice from court did the trick, I

[PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-18 Thread Sujeet Ghanvat
Hi, I am planning to buy VAIO laptop from USA. But I don't want to buy Windows Vista that comes pre-installed with it. What should I do ? Kind Regards Sujeet G. -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List:

Re: [PLUG] How to return Vista

2008-04-18 Thread Nishit Dave
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Sujeet Ghanvat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am planning to buy VAIO laptop from USA. But I don't want to buy Windows Vista that comes pre-installed with it. What should I do ? Forget the VAIO. I believe Vista is a co-conspiracy between Sony and