How can I get the install CD or install files freely?

Could you further describe what you're trying to do? Not much information
was in your post.
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<wdc@km169.net> wrote in message
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> How can I get the install CD or install files freely?

On 9/5/2004 10:22:48 AM, wrote:
>How can I get the install CD or install files freely?
>

I don't know of any of the tablets that come with an "install" cd - they come
with the "restore" cd's. Which means you can't cleanly install, just
re-image. Which stinks for people who prefer to do a clean install themselves
rather than deal with the baggage that OEM's put on their systems.

MSDN has install CD's for tablets, but there are licensing restrictions and
it's certainly *NOT* free. :)

If you have a tablet and simply need to get your tablet back, and don't have
the restore CD's anymore, you can contact your manufacturer. Sometimes
they'll send you the discs again for just shipping, others will charge you to
purchase the media.


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John

The HP TC1100 comes with windows xp tablet addtion cd's (You have to have
two CD's for tablet addition). So you can do a "clean" install with this
tablet.

"JDThree [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com> wrote in message
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> On 9/5/2004 10:22:48 AM, wrote:
>>How can I get the install CD or install files freely?
>>
>
> I don't know of any of the tablets that come with an "install" cd - they
> come
> with the "restore" cd's. Which means you can't cleanly install, just
> re-image. Which stinks for people who prefer to do a clean install
> themselves
> rather than deal with the baggage that OEM's put on their systems.
>
> MSDN has install CD's for tablets, but there are licensing restrictions
> and
> it's certainly *NOT* free. :)
>
> If you have a tablet and simply need to get your tablet back, and don't
> have
> the restore CD's anymore, you can contact your manufacturer. Sometimes
> they'll send you the discs again for just shipping, others will charge you
> to
> purchase the media.
>
>
> --
> John

I have a question concerning the Restore CD.
How is one supposed to restore a TC1100? Will an external USB CD-ROM drive
do the trick? Or can you use PXE in one way or another combined with RIS?
I tried with a N4000 with port duplicator and DVD player without success. So
this kinda made me wonder.
If anyone knows, PLEASE let me know ;-)

"tom" <thomasw80******.com> wrote in message
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> The HP TC1100 comes with windows xp tablet addtion cd's (You have to have
> two CD's for tablet addition). So you can do a "clean" install with this
> tablet.
>
> "JDThree [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com> wrote in message
> news:%23WlgkZ5kEHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > On 9/5/2004 10:22:48 AM, wrote:
> >>How can I get the install CD or install files freely?
> >>
> >
> > I don't know of any of the tablets that come with an "install" cd - they
> > come
> > with the "restore" cd's. Which means you can't cleanly install, just
> > re-image. Which stinks for people who prefer to do a clean install
> > themselves
> > rather than deal with the baggage that OEM's put on their systems.
> >
> > MSDN has install CD's for tablets, but there are licensing restrictions
> > and
> > it's certainly *NOT* free. :)
> >
> > If you have a tablet and simply need to get your tablet back, and don't
> > have
> > the restore CD's anymore, you can contact your manufacturer. Sometimes
> > they'll send you the discs again for just shipping, others will charge
you
> > to
> > purchase the media.
> >
> >
> > --
> > John
>
>

Do you have the BIOS set to boot from the CD-ROM first? That makes a
difference, along with the external drive device being in the first or 2.0
USB port, if you have different ones.
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Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Diederik" <info@fbw.be> wrote in message
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>I have a question concerning the Restore CD.
> How is one supposed to restore a TC1100? Will an external USB CD-ROM drive
> do the trick? Or can you use PXE in one way or another combined with RIS?
> I tried with a N4000 with port duplicator and DVD player without success.
> So
> this kinda made me wonder.
> If anyone knows, PLEASE let me know ;-)
>
> "tom" <thomasw80******.com> wrote in message
> news:Gt%_c.160630$Lj.102757@fed1read03...
>> The HP TC1100 comes with windows xp tablet addtion cd's (You have to have
>> two CD's for tablet addition). So you can do a "clean" install with this
>> tablet.
>>
>> "JDThree [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23WlgkZ5kEHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > On 9/5/2004 10:22:48 AM, wrote:
>> >>How can I get the install CD or install files freely?
>> >>
>> >
>> > I don't know of any of the tablets that come with an "install" cd -
>> > they
>> > come
>> > with the "restore" cd's. Which means you can't cleanly install, just
>> > re-image. Which stinks for people who prefer to do a clean install
>> > themselves
>> > rather than deal with the baggage that OEM's put on their systems.
>> >
>> > MSDN has install CD's for tablets, but there are licensing restrictions
>> > and
>> > it's certainly *NOT* free. :)
>> >
>> > If you have a tablet and simply need to get your tablet back, and don't
>> > have
>> > the restore CD's anymore, you can contact your manufacturer. Sometimes
>> > they'll send you the discs again for just shipping, others will charge
> you
>> > to
>> > purchase the media.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > John
>>
>>
>
>

Well I went into the BIOS but I can not choose any other boot device other
than the HD. Apparently the DVD player in the port replicator is not
detected.
Maybe I should try with an USB CD-Rom. In that case maybe I'll see something
more in the BIOS.
I was just trying to avoid buying an external cd-rom to find out afterwards
it doesn't work either.
Thanks for your help though.

Regards,
Diederik

"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
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> Do you have the BIOS set to boot from the CD-ROM first? That makes a
> difference, along with the external drive device being in the first or 2.0
> USB port, if you have different ones.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Diederik" <info@fbw.be> wrote in message
> news:OrX4hRFlEHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >I have a question concerning the Restore CD.
> > How is one supposed to restore a TC1100? Will an external USB CD-ROM
drive
> > do the trick? Or can you use PXE in one way or another combined with
RIS?
> > I tried with a N4000 with port duplicator and DVD player without
success.
> > So
> > this kinda made me wonder.
> > If anyone knows, PLEASE let me know ;-)
> >
> > "tom" <thomasw80******.com> wrote in message
> > news:Gt%_c.160630$Lj.102757@fed1read03...
> >> The HP TC1100 comes with windows xp tablet addtion cd's (You have to
have
> >> two CD's for tablet addition). So you can do a "clean" install with
this
> >> tablet.
> >>
> >> "JDThree [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com> wrote in message
> >> news:%23WlgkZ5kEHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > On 9/5/2004 10:22:48 AM, wrote:
> >> >>How can I get the install CD or install files freely?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > I don't know of any of the tablets that come with an "install" cd -
> >> > they
> >> > come
> >> > with the "restore" cd's. Which means you can't cleanly install, just
> >> > re-image. Which stinks for people who prefer to do a clean install
> >> > themselves
> >> > rather than deal with the baggage that OEM's put on their systems.
> >> >
> >> > MSDN has install CD's for tablets, but there are licensing
restrictions
> >> > and
> >> > it's certainly *NOT* free. :)
> >> >
> >> > If you have a tablet and simply need to get your tablet back, and
don't
> >> > have
> >> > the restore CD's anymore, you can contact your manufacturer.
Sometimes
> >> > they'll send you the discs again for just shipping, others will
charge
> > you
> >> > to
> >> > purchase the media.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > John
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

I realize this is a very old thread, but many people like me are still getting lots of used tablets off ebay without restore disks. You don't have to get overpriced or pirated copies of restore disks off ebay. At the time of this post, you can still get restore CDs shipped direct from HP for only $10 plus tax. Just call 800-952-7689 and give them your serial number. For my TC1100, I got a driver CD and DVD with the the latest Tablet PC 2005 OS with SP2 in less than a week via regular mail.

are tablets on ebay priced extra low due to no restore disks ?



On Tue, 15 May 2007 18:50:48 -0700, mdavej <mdavej******.com> wrote:

>
>I realize this is a very old thread, but many people like me are still
>getting lots of used tablets off ebay without restore disks. You don't
>have to get overpriced or pirated copies of restore disks off ebay. At
>the time of this post, you can still get restore CDs shipped direct
>from HP for only $10 plus tax. Just call 800-952-7689 and give them
>your serial number. For my TC1100, I got a driver CD and DVD with the
>the latest Tablet PC 2005 OS with SP2 in less than a week via regular
>mail.

I haven't seen much price difference between tablets with or without disks. The prices are probably due to the fact that they're obsolete and there are lots of them available from big companies retiring them.

Just to be clear, Tablet PCs aren't obsolete, only some of the older models.
:)
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"mdavej" <mdavej******.com> wrote in message
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>
> I haven't seen much price difference between tablets with or without
> disks. The prices are probably due to the fact that they're obsolete
> and there are lots of them available from big companies retiring them.
>
> todd horton;522602 Wrote:
>> are tablets on ebay priced extra low due to no restore disks ?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 15 May 2007 18:50:48 -0700, mdavej <mdavej******.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >I realize this is a very old thread, but many people like me are still
>> >getting lots of used tablets off ebay without restore disks. You don't
>> >have to get overpriced or pirated copies of restore disks off ebay. At
>> >the time of this post, you can still get restore CDs shipped direct
>> >from HP for only $10 plus tax. Just call 800-952-7689 and give them
>> >your serial number. For my TC1100, I got a driver CD and DVD with the
>> >the latest Tablet PC 2005 OS with SP2 in less than a week via regular
>> >mail.
>
>
> --
> mdavej

Didn't mean to be misleading. Tablets are definately not obsolete. I was just talking about the discontinued models like the TC1000/TC1100. I'm very happy with my old TC1100, and glad to see the tablet form factor is still going strong.

Right. I understood what you meant, but others who are just starting to
look might have misconstrued it. :)
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Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC

"mdavej" <mdavej******.com> wrote in message
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>
> Didn't mean to be misleading. Tablets are definately not obsolete. I was
> just talking about the discontinued models like the TC1000/TC1100. I'm
> very happy with my old TC1100, and glad to see the tablet form factor
> is still going strong.
>
>
> --
> mdavej

mdavej wrote:

> I'm
> very happy with my old TC1100
>

Same here, TC1100 and still happy. FWIW.