 vaxvmsferroequine fanPremium
join:2005-03-01
Wormtown
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2 edits | [Rant] Dell is a pain in the ass [update] quickly made happy I bought a new laptop directly from Dell. When it arrived it had crapware installed. I expected that. Re-installed Windows with the provided DVD. Boot windows only to find out NO network drivers were installed. Dell did not include a Drivers DVD. Online support accepted my demand for them to send me a drivers dvd. I was also told I should have used the Dell insert-name-here software to create DVDs that would restore the laptop to the way it was when delivered, including all the crapware I was trying to get rid of.
When and Why has Dell stopped providing a Drivers disc with the purchase of a new computer? Especially if they know the OS reinstall disk doesn't have essential drivers. |
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 KrisnatharokCaveat EmptorPremium
join:2009-02-11
Earth Orbit
kudos:7 | Re: [Rant] Dell is a pain in the ass I'm surprised it came with any sort of recovery disc. The last two laptops I've bought hadn't included any, and they also had directions to burn recovery discs ASAP or pay through the nose to vendor to get a copy sent to you.
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rfnutPremium
join:2002-04-27
Fisher, IL Reviews:
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Last I saw OS and/OR driver disks were an available user selected "option" when purchasing ( at least on business side of DELL) but default to not included.
It is not just Dell. Most manufactures no longer provide media, but upon first boot prompt you to make restore disks ASAP. I now as a rule, download and store all network drivers separately for restoring a clean un-"DELL'ed" install , as it usually the most important when fixing things. Also this is not a "new" policy. This started several years ago. |
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 MJimLayAKA FlexBaudPremium
join:2004-10-06
Pensacola, FL
kudos:2 | reply to vaxvms
Why not use a USB flash drive and download the drivers from the site? I have never used drivers from a CD... very outdated. |
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 DustynPremium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | The only time I found drivers on a CD to be a must was back in the Windows 95/Windows 98 day of 33.6/56K dial-up.  |
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vaxvmsferroequine fanPremium
join:2005-03-01
Wormtown Reviews:
·Charter
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update:
The day after interacting with Dell, I get an overnight delivery from Dell with 4 CDs - Windows re-install, drivers and utilities, installed apps, resource media. I'm a happy camper, but still disappointed I had to contact tech support to get these CDs that were readily available.
Perhaps being an adamant SOB (and demonstrating I'm a knowledgeable nurd) got me what I expected without having giving them extra $$$. Maybe not. Who knows. But I got what I expected to be provided and I'm now happy. |
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 BigBlarg
join:2008-02-10
Longueuil, QC
kudos:1 | reply to vaxvms
The drivers on the CD will most likely be outdated quite fast, if they are not already outdated.
Every time I do a clean Windows install, I always make sure to download the latest drivers before. |
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vaxvmsferroequine fanPremium
join:2005-03-01
Wormtown Reviews:
·Charter
| said by BigBlarg:The drivers on the CD will most likely be outdated quite fast, if they are not already outdated.
Probably, but at least there will be functional drivers which were missing. Now I can connect to the internet to get the latest drivers, something I could not do after re-installing Windows without a load of unwanted crapware. |
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 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to BigBlarg
said by BigBlarg:The drivers on the CD will most likely be outdated quite fast, if they are not already outdated.
Every time I do a clean Windows install, I always make sure to download the latest drivers before.
you sorta need a working network to do this.
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to vaxvms
Re: [Rant] Dell is a pain in the ass [update] quickly made happy next time use crap remover |
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This is why I like HP. They also install crapware but they also have a feature to restore your PC using clean image (Windows and drivers with no crapware).
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