On Sunday, April 6, 2014 11:36:34 AM UTC-4, Bob_Villa wrote:
On Sunday, April 6, 2014 10:17:21 AM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:



Do most PC's even come with install disk anymore? Years ago they



did.



I believe if you order for business (home, small, large office) you will get a Windows OS DVD and a drivers disk from Dell.

For home users you have to go to their site and register for one, free.

I believe you're wrong. What Dell has available if you don't make your
own restore DVD's is apparently the same thing most other PC manufacturers now
give you. That is they will sell (maybe give) you a factory set of restore
disks. That is *not* a Windows install DVD, not a MSFT Office install
DVD, etc. It's essentially a mirror image of the as shipped software
load, similar to what you'd have if you made a system image backup using
any recovery software. It's also what's on most PC's in a special disk
partition for recovery. And if you do what you're supposed to, you wind
up with the same thing for free, by creating your own restore DVDs when
you first set up the PC. None of that is a Windows OS Install DVD.

http://en.community.dell.com/support.../19474194.aspx