HP Computers

[Ronnie Gauthier]

If you buy the OS upgrade through them it is OK and your warranty is still 
valid. Why would you want to deal with a company that their fix to problems 
is to have you reformat and reinstall to factory new and call the problem 
fixed and let you be on your own as to reinstalling all your apps not to 
mention the data lost.

Whats that latin shit that means "buyer beware" :-(

Reintall to factory new and then call...say the other person calling didnt 
have a clue but you do. If the machine wont work at all then swap the drive 
out and reinstall and swap back. Lots of work, ask your self if the machine 
is worth it. Be warned, they have every serial of every component in the box.

On Thursday 13 June 2002 11:28 am, Ben Duncan wrote:
> I thought I would pass this on to the group.
>
> As of this day, I am not RECOMMENDING Anyone to buy HP/Compaq Computers.
> Even thought I have had reasonable SUCCESS of installing Linux on them,
> their service NOW sucks.
>
> I am supporting the company next door, which is a windows based network.
> The machines shipped with ME on them and we upgraded to 2000. We had a
> machine go out and called for service. We were told to shove it because we
> had changed the operating system from what was shipped and they WOULD NO
> LONGER WARRANTY the machine because of the change.
>
> I wonder what that is going to do to all of dozen or more  HP Machines I
> have installed over the past year that I have put LINUX on, especially if
> they are refusing to support a computer that has a simply SHIPPED/OS
> upgraded.