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Linux_User
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Thanks Saspro I'll remember that, I seem to recall the last time I approached HP for one for one of their laptops they wanted £30/£40 for it. I'm saving that link for future reference. 
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jonlumb
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Note the section that states that for large OEM suppliers these arrangements are individual. It's certainly not a requirement of our OEM agreement with MS to ship a copy of the installation disk...
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saspro
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HP send me recovery disks for free on business machines providing they're still within warranty or have a carepack on them.
First thing I do when a buying a different model of PC is get the disks sent to me.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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In which case your company is terrible. Jus' sayin'. TBH since I'm paying for Windows, I expect a copy of it. DVDs do not cost HP et al £40 either.
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Spreadie
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If you buy a machine with the OS pre-installed, one of the first things to prompt you on bootup is the option to create your own recovery discs.
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jonbwfc
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That's windows you're talking about, yes? Don't think Windows 7 Enterprise does that, at least I don't remember it asking last time I 'did'. Which was only last night... Is it smart enough to let you use a USB stick or does it insist on it being a DVD? Might be an issue for ultraportables... Jon
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Spreadie
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My son's netbook OS is Windows 7, and I install that via USB stick. Although, I didn't create a recovery image on the stick, directly from the netbook. I honestly don't know if it insists on a DVD or not.
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jonlumb
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I thought Windows 7 Enterprise was only available under a site-license, Ultimate being the single license equivalent. If that's the case then you shouldn't ever encounter an OEM installation of Enterprise... (I could be wrong, we have no dealings with Enterprise at work).
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saspro
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Enterprise is only available via Volume License and isn't available in OEM or FPP versions. The recovery disk software is a "feature" added by the OEM's, it's not a standard part of a windows install.
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