HP/Compaq Presario and Linux
Charles Farinella
cfarinella at appropriatesolutions.com
Thu Jan 27 10:59:01 EST 2005
On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 10:35, Travis Roy wrote:
> Here was the response I got from HP/Compaq about the issue:
Don't feel bad, I got very much the same response from them when I put
Win2k on one of their computers that had been 'designed' to run Win98.
Just tell a friend and don't buy anymore. It's all you can do. :-)
--charlie
> ---
> Dear Travs,
>
> Thank you for contacting HP Total Care.
>
> I see that you installed Linux in Presario and partition forces to
> re-install.
>
> This is because that the Presario product line was developed for home
> users utilizing Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and Windows XP Home operating
> systems.
> Linux is primarily a business application and Presario products
> were not designed as business systems. Therefore, drivers for devices
> such as modems and sound cards are not available for Linux.
>
> If you would like assistance from an HP technician, please bear in mind
> that HP will offer all commercially reasonable efforts. This means
> that support will be offered to the best of the technician's knowledge.
>
>
> If you need further assistance, please reply to this message and we will
> be happy to assist you further.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Monica
> HP Total Care
> ---
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Charles Farinella
Appropriate Solutions, Inc. (www.AppropriateSolutions.com)
cfarinella at AppropriateSolutions.com
603.924.6079
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