It states that it comes with Windows XP installed, do I get the install disk in the event of a HD format or HD replacement?
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Our units we provide you with a Disk to reinstall your system. In the event that your hard drive crashes or you wish to do a complete reinstall.
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Hello Kaosnorder, thank you for contact us, this item come with Restore media in a Second Partition Disk
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It came with a driver disk, but I could not get it to work with windows xp or 7, but then again, I am not a expert.
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I ordered mine installed with Windows 7 ("downgrade" option). It came with disks for both operating systems and (I think) disks for recovering both operating systems.
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It is windows xp installed in it,but you can go and put what ever you want of windows 7,if you want
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It's just a drivers/utility DVD. The Windows 7 install DVD must be created via the recovery partiton (4 DVD's to burn!). And it will only restore the partition & Windows to their factory state (all other info on the drive will be destroyed.)
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The one i received did not come with a disk but did have windows installed, however it was not a licensed copy, it was what appeared to be a stolen copy or a copy that had been used too many times.
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Mine came with a SAMPLE, after a certain amount of time you got to BUY it. As most computers I bought had over the years. I started off with Windows 98SE. Mine at least came with the Win. 8.1 Already Installed. (Although I bought from DIG JUNGLE, so not sure what this seller has). I got the CD/DVD Drive FIXED by Dell Now I am Loving my Purple Animal.
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You're way beyond my level of understanding. Mine came with Windows 7 installed and works just fine, even after a later re-install when the hard drive was wiped clean to get rid of a virus.
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Yes. It was loaded and setup with Windows XP Professional before the hard drive was formatted.
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The system comes preloaded with Windows 7. I suppose you could wipe it out and install XP, but why?As an alternative, why not get VMware player (for free) and install XP as an alternate choice OS within the Windows 7 environment?
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Mine has the Reinstall DVD for Windows 7 64 bit, and another DVD for drivers. What I really wanted to ask was for the Restore DVD -- a DVD that will restore the laptop to its original, out of the box state. However, none of the included DVDs provide that, not even the reinstall DVD and driver DVD. I emailed dell support and they agreed to provide me with a replacement drive to assist with my restore process.
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As with most Windows versions this disk will still give the option to overwrite the partition and reformat during the installation process if you choose. Just remember that "deleting" the original Windows XP partition using a Windows install disk does not actually "wipe" or delete all the content but simply overwrites the partition. If you are hoping to delete all the content and prevent recovery you will need to wipe the drive using a different method like DBAN (wiki it). Don't forget to backup anything you want to keep to a separate media prior to any of the above as suggested with the other answers. As with most Windows versions this disk will still give the option to overwrite the partition and reformat during the installation process if you choose. Just remember that "deleting" the original Windows XP partition using a Windows install disk does not actually "wipe" or delete all the content but simply overwrites the partition. If you are hoping to delete all the content and prevent recovery you will need to wipe the drive using a different method like DBAN (wiki it). Don't forget to backup anything you want to keep to a separate media prior to any of the above as... » Read More As with most Windows versions this disk will still give the option to overwrite the partition and reformat during the installation process if you choose. Just remember that "deleting" the original Windows XP partition using a Windows install disk does not actually "wipe" or delete all the content but simply overwrites the partition. If you are hoping to delete all the content and prevent recovery you will need to wipe the drive using a different method like DBAN (wiki it). Don't forget to backup anything you want to keep to a separate media prior to any of the above as suggested with the other answers. « Show Less
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First Question: There is a way to do a clean install with the upgrade version on an empty formatted hard drive. At windowssecret.com there are complete instructions. Second Question: You actually need to buy the 64 bit version
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A disc comes with it but since Wndows XP was discontinued you will have to downloadDrivers from Microsoft for Windows 7 or 8 .
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Mine came with Windows 7 professional installed and with recovery disks for Windows 8 should you want to upgrade.
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What is says in the title is normally what it comes with. They do a downgrade on a windows 8 machine. If it comes with Windows 7 they normally send you both recovery disks in case you change your mind.
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This particular model came with no hard drive and I ended up purchasing a Western Digital 500 gigabyte hard drive and install it myself - very easy to do. Itended up being cheaper to do it this way than to purchase it with the hard drive already installed.