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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 06:54:25 -0500, "Al" <abosch@nospamearthlink.net>
wrote:
>
>"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>news:u82HVfAvFHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> In news:Oq1ynU$uFHA.252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>> User42 <yagrumo@hotmail.com> typed:
>>
>>> Thank you for your prompt response. I am simply fed up with Dell
>>> (bogus)Support. They hardly speak English and are useless.
>>> Hope to hear from someone else.
>>
>>
>> I'm someone else, but you won't like what I have to say any better than
>> what Carey has to say. You have only two choices: deal with Dell support
>> or buy a whole new copy.
>>
>> By the way, I've dealt with Dell support on my laptop. They were far from
>> useless. The person I spoke with spoke with an Indian accent, but was easy
>> to understand. He was polite and helpful and promptly took care of my
>> problem.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ObuNpR$uFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Welcome to Dell Support
>>>>
http://support.dell.com/home.aspx
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Carey Frisch
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> "User42" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've just purchased an Inspiron 700M from Dell. They did not
>>>>> include a CD for the operating system. How do I go about obtaining
>>>>> a CD for my WinXP pro SP2.
>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>I agree with Ken on Dell's Support! The have been super good to deal with
>and seem to go the extra mile to help. Compaq's good too!
>
Have to agree here too. I just used their online live tech support
and got my CD's with no problem. Cost me like $35 but that is a lot
cheaper than having to go out and purchase a retail XP.