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From: Ted Morgen
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 03:39
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 03:39
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See my previous post. At home I have a Compaq. Model 5220, 380mhz with the AMD-K6 chip. I have had to use the Compaq restore disk twice. Both times I could have avoided this had I realized that Norton sometimes does not install properly. All I lost was the sound features, (not the sound card or the CD-only the sounds when the computer starts, shuts down, etc.) While installing Norton, the re-boot did not go well. I had to ctrl-alt-del to get it to finish. The cure was.... to uninstall Norton...and re-install it. Second try went just fine. My wife and I have the same machine (bought 2 at the same time). She also had the same troubles with Norton. Synopsis: I really can't say anything bad about this Compaq.....other than I wish I had my Windows98 disk rather than a "restore disk". However, my next machine will be a Dell. They are obviously a better made machine. (See my previous post) And checks the prices of Dell...... ....Ted "MrQuietGuy" <mrquietguy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e8lg6.3950$S77.529849@news.uswest.net... > Dell! By all means, Dell! > I have a Dell. I bought it because I volunteer for nonprofit agencies where > we get many computers donated from corporations that have upgraded. Most of > them are Dells because that's what most corporations use. They know which is > best. I love it when we get donations of Dell computers, because I know they > will be good and they will be reliable. Even the old Dells that we get > donated are the best around. > I've personally had several computers in the past, including IBM, HP and > Compaq. Dell is best. > > Tom > > "nsnn" <dontreply@tothis.ok?> wrote in message > news:Qdhg6.187293$ge4.65084393@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com... > > > > Don't do it! > > > > The machines suck > > Customer service sucks > > > > Do you have a machine you have used allot, that works well, and have good > > customer support? Where did you get it? > > > > > >
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