"Julian" <Julianlzb87******.com> wrote in message
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> "Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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>> "Ian Betts" <ian.betts******.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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>>>> Will be getting a new Dell PC soon with Windows Vista preloaded on it
>>>> (Doubt if it will come with a Vista installation CD). What I want to
>>>> know is if I can easily install Windows XP and leave the Vista intact
>>>> and just chose at startup of PC whether to use Vista or XP? - I think
>>>> they call it dual booting isn't it?
>>>>
>>>> But I don't really want to go formatting and partitioning the hard
>>>> drive if I can avoid it to do this.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Andy.
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>>> Andy, as usual here you have several answers and lots of the political
>>> issues attached to any purchase you make but Dell's that I have bought
>>> and friends have received in the last year have all been OK.
>>>
>>> You did not say if you were to buy laptop or desktop but either way you
>>> will get a full restore CD included. You have the choice at Dell to have
>>> XP or Vista pre loaded. Because of the price differences I would have
>>> Vista.
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>>> Rather than disrupt in anyway the installation of the original Vista
>>> system, because of warrantee considerations, I would think about a
>>> second hard drive for the XP and maybe go for the cheaper option now
>>> that XP will be available at greatly reduced prices. If you get a laptop
>>> a USB hard drive would do the job.
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>>> --
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> With patience there is always a way.
>>>
>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup so all can read.
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>> I really have a feeling the new Dell PC will not have a full restore CD
>> included. In the US you may very well get a full restore CD included but
>> I reside in Ireland, and in the UK & Ireland (and the rest of Europe I
>> think) for the last 2 years anyway no full restore CD are included on the
>> Dell PC's now (please correct me if I am wrong though)[/color]
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> I got a Dell E520 in late April and it came with
> a Reinstallation DVD Vista HP32bit.
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> I used it immediately to rebuild the system from
> ground zero with no crapware and the system runs
> really well.[/color]

Yes, but where is your location? as I say I thought in Europe market they
(Dell) don't supply the OS on CD any more.

On a new Dell PC I would just remove Norton then run the symnrt removal
tool, then I would uninstall the McAfee stuff and use the McAfee MCPR or
whatever the removal tool is called and just uninstall the google or yahoo
toolbar/desktop search rather than go to all the trouble of wiping the HD
and reloading the OS just to remove the crapware.

Funny Enough I went for the Dell Vostro because they said there was no
unwanted programmes - apparently they 'listened to their customers comments'
who said they didn't want unwanted software loaded. First thing I did was
checked the confirmation of my order after it was placed - guess what is
included
on there? A 30 Day Trial of McAfee !!

Andy.