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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:29:32 -0800, "C. Olds" <C.
Olds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>My mom just purchased a new eMachine from Best Buy. BB tried to get her to
>purchase a setup package for $225, telling her that they would remove
>unwanted installed software and set up security features. They told her that
>only their technicians could do these things. I understand that they imbed a
>lot of junk software on the machines they sell. I am not an expert, but have
>set up several new machines. Is it possible to format the hard drive and
>install only Windows XP Home Edition from the included recovery cd without
>installing the rest of the stuff that is on there. If so, is there a good
>resource that I could use to walk me through it? Thanks for your help!
If you have say $75, you'd be better off to hop on Ebay and
get a copy of XP Home, or better yet XP Pro.
You can install that with nothing but a bare system and the
CD Rom.
IT is quite easy to install. Just follow the prompts.
I recently purchased the full XP Pro (no SP 2, which I
download),
for under $60.00
Then you wouldn't need to worry about your eMachine's
install s/w or recovery disks. You could just load whatever
"extras" are on those other disks.
drivers, Norton, McAfee, whatever.
Good luck!
Tallahassee
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