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9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/dell-software.62931/

ssk_the_gr8
ssk_the_gr8 Original post #1
Jul 14, 2007 at 1:08 PM
i bought a dell inspiron 1501 with windows xp home
i am installing xp pro on it
so from where can i get the free software which came pre installed on the laptop?
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Liggy #2
Jul 15, 2007 at 12:04 AM
www.support.dell.com select drivers and downloads, enter your servce tag, or the harder way by model. and poof there she blows...
Ganeshkumar
Ganeshkumar #3
Jul 15, 2007 at 8:33 AM
U wuld have got Dell Application software CD with Laptop!
ssk_the_gr8
ssk_the_gr8 #4
Jul 15, 2007 at 3:17 PM
Liggy said:
www.support.dell.com select drivers and downloads, enter your servce tag, or the harder way by model. and poof there she blows...
Click to expand...

thanx man
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Liggy #5
Jul 16, 2007 at 7:36 AM
Ganeshkumar said:
U wuld have got Dell Application software CD with Laptop!
Click to expand...
If he requested it, they been doing that system recovery partion for a while, so no need to ship customers disks when there is an image of a 'working' os there with all the software and drivers.
oh and no prob dude
Ganeshkumar
Ganeshkumar #6
Jul 17, 2007 at 7:45 PM
^^^

I culd not get u.........

I got Driver cd along with my Vista Installed PC!
Sourabh
Sourabh #7
Jul 18, 2007 at 1:04 AM
I also got the Drivers & Utilities CD with my n-series Inspiron 640m which comes pre-installed with DOS.
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Liggy #8
Jul 19, 2007 at 9:21 PM
well I know in NA there was a time beggining novemeber of 2005 where they were not shipping those disk...
infra_red_dude
infra_red_dude #9
Jul 19, 2007 at 9:35 PM
even if they haf the recovery partition (which is the fastest way to recover) they shud include the CDs. what if some novice messes up wid the recovery partition? the service engg. has to come and do the recovery. instead if they'd included CDs and provide a recovery sheet jus stating that the customer put in the recovery cd and reboot and wid minimal Questions asked if he's able to restore to factory default settings then dell will save a lot of money spent in solving problems like these.

companies should look into matters like these. these small droplets will save them huge buckets of water!!! afterall how much do the CDs cost? only the mastering costs... that too they master the cds/dvds in bulk. i think its foolishness on the part of the company if they do not provide CDs. it will only add to their costs at the end of the day.