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Sleeping Dog:
In 1996, I sent a Windows 95 CD back to Microsoft requesting a replacement.  It was broken clean-in-two.  (The CD sleeve had never been opened but you could feel the pieces kinda' mushing around in there.) I sent to Redmond a photocopy of the receipt where it had been purchased and a note explaining that "It must have been broken somehow before it was opened."  The truth is that my girlfriend got me sloppy drunk with the intention of taking advantage of me, and I stepped on it as I stumbled out of my office (on the way to being taken advantage of).  Seeing as the CD sleeve was unopened, I requested.....and expected a replacement.

I still have not heard back from those people and that was more than six years ago.  However, I expect to get my Windows 95 replacement disk from them in the mail just any day now.  I was told that the guy at Microsoft who handles support and complaint calls also ships replacement product whenever he is off of the phone.

Sleep tight all.

Sleeping Dog

jtpenrod:

quote: I can't tell you, look at it as a science experiment. Write a letter that you have no intentions of using XP, you never put the CD in a machine, you have installed Linux on it from the beginning, you do not agree to any software license, your PC distributor will not give you a refund (give them the name of the place you bought it), and you want your money back. Stick the CD any other piece of material with the M$ logo (hologram) in a package with the letter and send it to Redmond.
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Been there; done that. last January I finally needed to replace the ol' Dell OptiPlex GSa. The best system for the price and features was a Micron that came with all the Linux-friendly hard I needed, and no WinModem. However, I could get it with XP, 98SE, or Win ME
  :mad:  So I took it with XP as an OEM install. After getting it all connected, and covering up the "Designed for Win XP" decal with a "Powered by Mandrake Linux" sticker, I stuck my Win 95 disk in the slot before turning it on for the first time. I ditched XP right then and there, followed by the installation of Win 95, Mandrake, and eventually several other distros. I sent all the Win XPoo disks and documentation back to Redmond with a letter stating that I declined the EULA, documenting what I'd done, and requesting a refund.

Needless to say, I'm still waiting. A lawyer friend of the family said that I could probably get the refund by flying out to Seattle and filing a claim in small claims court. But that would cost quite a bit more than that refund.  :mad:    :mad:  
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RudeCat7:
I would really be interested in buying a used laptop later for Linux. Can anyone recommend specific models which are 100% compatible,around 1Ghz, with DVD? I'd hate to buy one and then find out the network card won't work with my cable modem.  :(

theangelofdeath69:
Well, considering that the EULA specifically states "If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, you should return all copies of the software to the store you bought it from for a full refund" you should get your bloody refund.

Yeah right...

voidmain:
I have had good luck with most Dell laptops, however they do use WinModem/Ethernet cards in the newer ones that will not work with Linux.  No problem though, I just buy LinkSys PCMCIA ethernet cards and they work like a champ.

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