Noel
Fri Apr 09 18:51:14 CDT 2004
Thanks for the clarification - sorry if I appeared to come down rather hard
on you!
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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
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"Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
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> OK, won't argue about the Me installation part because I really don't
> recall if it was everything or just the fluff as you describe it.
> My original response was to alert KT, and you for future reference,
> that Compaq indeed sells a separate Recovery disk (actually two of
> them) that contains everything that was on your Compaq system when you
> bought it for a nominal $20- $25 Canadian (Heck that's like 5£ or
> something !!!).
> Dan
>
> "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:u$%23SP4mHEHA.3032@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > ....and those disks are manufactured by Compaq (unsurprisingly)and
> at least
> > one of them contains nothing whatever to do with the operating
> system - but
> > all the fluff that Compaq insist on putting on your system,
> >
> > The ME installation part of those disks contains NO ZIP zip files!
> >
> > --
> > Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> >
> > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >
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> > "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
> > news:O4vNAzmHEHA.3848@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Well then I guess we are going to have to agree to disagree!
> > > My Hard drive crashed last summer and I purchased a replacement
> from a
> > > local shop and then installed everything from two disks ( I just
> > > checked) that I purchased from Compaq (not the Recovery disk that
> > > comes with the computer). My computer then was restored to Factory
> > > settings.
> > > Dan
> > > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> > > news:Oftyr1kHEHA.700@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > I can only say.....
> > > > your recollection is wrong (mostly).
> > > > Win ME (and any OEM CD produced from it) contains NO zip files.
> (it
> > > does
> > > > however contain a lot of CAB files, which are copied to the Hard
> > > Drive).
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> > > >
> > > > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> > > >
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> > > > "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:uRO7%230jHEHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Kt and Noel (for future reference)
> > > > > I purchased a RECOVERY CD from Compaq (now HP) last year for
> > > something
> > > > > like $20, so that I could reinstall Win Me with whatever
> "bells
> > > and
> > > > > whistles" that it originally came with. My recollection is
> that it
> > > > > downloaded everything in zip files and then all had to be
> unzipped
> > > and
> > > > > installed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Dan
> > > > >
> > > > > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eGduUifHEHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > 'all the programs'??
> > > > > > Windows Millennium Edition is an operating system - as such
> it
> > > > > contains a
> > > > > > lot of small programs (Notepad, WordPad, the calculator,
> etc),
> > > and
> > > > > a few
> > > > > > large applications - Internet Explorer being the biggest
> > > > > > If you need a new ME disk, then you'll have to go back to
> either
> > > MS,
> > > > > if your
> > > > > > Windows was bought Retail, or to your manufacturer, if it's
> an
> > > OEM
> > > > > copy -
> > > > > > either may refuse to replace it, if you didn't register the
> copy
> > > at
> > > > > time of
> > > > > > purchase (or even if you did!<g>)
> > > > > > in the case of MS - look here
> > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What I suspect you're referring to, however is things like
> > > Works,
> > > > > and other
> > > > > > applications that came bundled with your PC - for those,
> you'll
> > > have
> > > > > to
> > > > > > speak very nicely (grovelling never hurt anyone!<g>) to the
> > > > > manufacturer of
> > > > > > the PC, and see if they'll take pity on you - chances are
> that
> > > > > they'll make
> > > > > > a charge for it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > "KT" <kbbshep@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:1a50801c41ddd$4f5e1400$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > The disc that has all the programs for an HP Millenium is
> > > > > > > missing. Is it possible to get a replacement, or is each
> > > > > > > program too individual?
> > > > > >
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