Can't see the forest because them trees in the way.
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Maybe its just me, but I need to unconfuse myself
and be more specific to describe what I'am thinking
when I post words to describe soemthing that may not
be what I'am thinking.
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If I made a pc from scratch, or bought a new pc having
the harddrive NOT pre-loaded with any Operating System,
both of these methods should reflect that Microsoft did not
receive any payment.
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If I then choose to load Windows XP, I would purchase
an official CD and run some sort of set-up directly upon
my harddrive that was formatted to accept it.
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This set-up would step-by-step ask me questions on how
I choose to install Windows XP, most likely two paths will
be available, an easy vanilla flavor, or advanced/expert.
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This to me is NOT the same as one buying a pc with the
Windows XP pre-loaded by the manufacture, and then
either receiving a CD to restore the Windows XP pre-loaded,
nor is it what one would obtain using:
Message #38974 from thecow:
"... to make a backup of XP if you don't receive one
with the computer?... yes, but you would have to have
software such as drive image by powerquest...
Did your machine not come with a system restore cd?
If it did, you can restore to the factory setup with it..."
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Making a copy of a pre-installed Windows is a state
after the fact of running the set-up from a purchased CD
that will install Windows onto an empty harddrive.
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I think most folks that buy a pc with Windows pre-installed
have only the wish to be able to restore Windows to that
state when they bought it home from the store. But thecow
makes a very important mention, that after usings Windows
and setting it up to reflect the way things happen, in a way
to customize it simply by using it, like adding history links
or mailing lists, that this is far more important to capture,
and many many softwares are available to make an image
of whats what at a point in time, both freeware & shareware.
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I'am guessing that a person having an image of Windows
and everything else on their harddrive at points in time
when they can say "everything is working good" is far more
important & valuable that a CD of Windows before using it,
as for sure one can always purchase it, but to restore your
harddrive to where it was yesterday or last week when everything
was going good, and now your harddrive crashes, or them
viruses and worms damages your pc to a point that it would
require major time & cost to fix it, that a simple easy straight
forward image of a few days ago being loaded would be
a most more desirable option.
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Note: I have no connection to or about the following product.
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