Re: [Fsfe-uk] Quest for a Windows7 refund in the UK - laptop upgraded to GNU+Linux

[Illtud Daniel]

On 05/05/11 13:54, Neil Darlow wrote:

> A bigger issue for me, accepting that I will throw away Windows and install
> GNU/LInux, is that doing so will probably void my warranty. It shouldn't but I
> suspect that attempting to make a warranty claim after switching the OS will
> have its share of problems.

To be honest, the first thing I do is take out the windows HDD,
put in another (SSD or hybrid if I'm feeling flush) and keep the
windows one in a firesafe, ready to be popped back in if I need to
claim a warranty repair on the hardware. Not a very cost-effective
way of doing it, but if you've got a long warranty, it may be worth
it.

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