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clifaj
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Why are the operating system software discs not included...

Why are the operating system software discs not included in the computer pricing?
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Tanarus
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Re: Why are the operating system software discs not included...

The operating system software disks are not included with the computer, therefore not included in the price of the computer. The system software is installed on a separate partition on the hard drive, and accessible when the computer is first turned on by hitting a certain key.

 

Every computer Future Shop sells comes with a program that will allow you to burn this data onto disk, so you can do this yourself at your leisure -- this is included in the computer, at no extra cost.

 

Otherwise, Future Shop offers a service where Recovery disks will be created, and your computer updated and tweaked for performance. As this is a separate service, it does incur an additional fee. This service is completely optional -- as noted above, you can burn the recovery software yourself, or rely on the built in recovery partition, instead.

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Jeff_Windows
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Re: Why are the operating system software discs not included...

Some PC manufacturers will send you the discs for a small fee/shipping handling. I know it is not free, but it is another option.

Jeff- Windows Canada Outreach