[dundee] De Linuxing my laptop

[Paul Lancaster]

Hi Jen

play dumb
format the drive with ntfs and say you tried to restore back to factory 
conditions and like everything else m.s. it bombed - dont know if that 
word will get passed mi5

paul


<3 wrote:
> Its good to know their official stance on it, but i think ill play it 
> safe for the time being.
>
> The guy at my 'local' repair center had said that if software was 
> found to be the cause of the overheating problem (which it clearly 
> isnt, as it runs much better under linux than vista!) then i would 
> have to pay for their time. And if i get a brainwashed M$ geek looking 
> at my laptop, he/she might just be pissy enough to blame linux for the 
> problem.
>
> So im playing it safe and not giving them any excuses!
>
> As a side note, vista will be completely wiped from the machine upon 
> return! *hurrrah!*
>
> On Nov 26, 2007 3:26 PM, David Thornton Snr < 
> davidthorntonsnr at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:davidthorntonsnr at yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Jen, Taken from their web site. Nowhere in the warranty does it
>     state or mention MS os.
>
>     Limited Warranty on Data Storage Media
>     The warranty on data storage media products is limited. During a
>     period of six months after the
>     purchase, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will replace any data carrier
>     that turns out to be physically
>     defective upon delivery if it was supplied with the product by
>     Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Software
>     itself is not the object of the warranty.
>
>     Dave
>
>
>     ----- Original Message ----
>     From: "<3 " <sauntering.with.scissors at gmail.com
>     <mailto:sauntering.with.scissors at gmail.com>>
>     To: Tayside Linux User Group <dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk
>     <mailto:dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk>>
>     Sent: Monday, 26 November, 2007 2:06:50 PM
>     Subject: Re: [dundee] De Linuxing my laptop
>
>     its a fujitsu amilo pi1536.
>
>     On Nov 26, 2007 1:39 PM, David Thornton Snr
>     <davidthorntonsnr at yahoo.co.uk
>     <mailto:davidthorntonsnr at yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>         Hi Jen, read a article in Linux Format  (LFX100)  p16
>         regarding  Curry's misleading customers that only MS os can be
>         used on the computers it sells. Otherwise warranty is
>         void......this is total rubbish as the guy who sent in the
>         letter said and i agree. He contacted Curry's customer
>         services who told him that the staff at the shop must have
>         been told by MS that only genuine MS os can be used on the
>         computers!
>
>         Can you let me know the make of your laptop
>
>         Dave
>
>
>         ----- Original Message ----
>         From: "<3 " < sauntering.with.scissors at gmail.com
>         <mailto:sauntering.with.scissors at gmail.com>>
>         To: Tayside Linux User Group < dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk
>         <mailto:dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk>>
>         Sent: Monday, 26 November, 2007 11:44:44 AM
>         Subject: [dundee] De Linuxing my laptop
>
>         Hai guys,
>
>         I thought i'd share with you my woes! my (relativley) new
>         laptop has a hardware problem (covered by warranty - so they
>         can deal with it) and I have to send it away! So not only do i
>         have to be without a laptop for a while, I also have to
>         uninstall any trace of its linux minty-ness, because
>         installing an operating system is a _'Void of Warranty'_ !!
>
>
>         Sucks to be me!!
>
>         -jen
>
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