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Re: Need to Reinstall/Replace Windows OS
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Ben Myers
Apr 12, 2013, 10:20:09 AM4/12/13
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On Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:20:48 PM UTC-4, Jim Higgins wrote:
> Computer problems here. Dell Optiplex 330 bought from Dell Business
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> What do you guys think my chances are of buying from Dell a new hard
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> drive for this thing with WinXP on it? And if not XP, then Win8?
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> If so, any advice for how to proceed?
Dell will not sell you a hard drive with XP on it. Well, if they did, you would pay significant money for it.
Better to buy a SATA hard drive, get a copy of the Dell XP reinstallation disk (CD, either Home or Pro to match the sticker), download the drivers from the Dell web site and do it yourself.
You do not want to run Win 8 on a 330, or even Win 7. Too limited, IMHO. You do not want to run Win 8, period... Ben Myers
> Computer problems here. Dell Optiplex 330 bought from Dell Business
>
> side.
>
>
>
> What do you guys think my chances are of buying from Dell a new hard
>
> drive for this thing with WinXP on it? And if not XP, then Win8?
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>
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> If so, any advice for how to proceed?
Dell will not sell you a hard drive with XP on it. Well, if they did, you would pay significant money for it.
Better to buy a SATA hard drive, get a copy of the Dell XP reinstallation disk (CD, either Home or Pro to match the sticker), download the drivers from the Dell web site and do it yourself.
You do not want to run Win 8 on a 330, or even Win 7. Too limited, IMHO. You do not want to run Win 8, period... Ben Myers
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