Re: Internet Explorer emulator?

houghi wrote:

The first one I do not remember wether it was pre-installed or not. The
last one did. No idea how a recovery works as I never ran Windows on it
and trew away the CD that came with it.


And that is the key. New computers that I am talking about do not come with
a CD. They have a BIOS option that formats the hard drive and copies an
image onto it from a recovery partition often hidden but not always.

There is nothing to throw away. A customer is told on the one page foldout
that substitutes as a manual to run a Recovery Partition DVD backup
proceedure. If they neglect that then they are screwed if either that
partition or the HD is destroyed.

And you cannot repair nor install files from that recovery partition. All
you can do is have the proceedure (called by F10 or F12 (usually) at boot
time) run the installation program. It then wipes out everything and sets
the computer up as though you just bought it and it would wipe out Linux in
the process.

Also with HP/Compaq they have a configuration in CMOS called a Tattoo that
will prevent you from installing other peripherals than what came with your
computer to begin with. So if you put in a different manufacturer/model of
HD or perhaps ethernet card or video card you are required to change the
Tattoo. It is a gimmick to help authorized dealers make more money. The
usual fee is $200 for them to change the Tattoo. Without changing the
Tattoo Windows and perhaps even Linux will not boot. More and more
manufacturers are going to the Tattoo. Of course one can bypass the
problem but most home computer users nor IT departments for businesses will
not know how.

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