Dell 1100 with 19" TFT + Free Printer £299 delivered!!!

bigandy_3

Quick question : Do Dell PCs ship with a copy of the operating system on CD (OEM version), or is operating system only supplied pre-installed on the hard disc?

TIA
-andy

hobo28

bigandy wrote:

Quick question : Do Dell PCs ship with a copy of the operating system on CD (OEM version), or is operating system only supplied pre-installed on the hard disc?

Comes with a restore CD which will image your PC back to the way it was when it was shipped.

It does NOT come with a seperate CD for installing Windows XP. One of Micro$oft's ways for reducing piracy I'm afraid.

kalico

hobo28 wrote:

Comes with a restore CD which will image your PC back to the way it was when it was shipped.

It does NOT come with a seperate CD for installing Windows XP. One of Micro$oft's ways for reducing piracy I'm afraid.

I understand it is possible to get the Windoze XP CD without all the pre-installed junk on it.
I e-mailed Dell and asked for mine, which they have said is now in the post. I'll let you know when/if it turns up.
Incidentally, there is a utility out there that a guy has written specifically to rid the average Dell of all this 'bonus' software.

danthemanjohnston

Eexcuse my ignorance but will I need a modem/router to set this up on an existing broadband line?

angelfire

iainkirk wrote:

Bargain if you ask me!

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/desktops_Q1_W10_dimen_1100_D04116?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Don't forget to use Quidco or EPP to get another 7-10% off!

The monitor on it's own is £193

the link is saying the page no longer exists?

Doublespresso

kalico wrote:

Incidentally, there is a utility out there that a guy has written specifically to rid the average Dell of all this 'bonus' software.

really? I would be interested in that.. any further info?

GoofyGAT

!!!!!! wrote:

the link is saying the page no longer exists?

That may be because the offer ended on 19/04/06 (see this post in another forum - you can see the spec as well).

Go to the Dell UK homepage & look for the Dell Dimension 1100 to see how much it is now. I would've posted a direct link but my PC/browsers will not display any Dell webpage whatsoever (frequent occurrence!). G