and it doesn't cost you much, so what is the issue?
I just came from my local Best Buy and I was told that some of the newer laptops no longer come with recovery disks, you have to make your own. Has anyone else heard this?
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New Laptops - NO Recovery Disk?
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Cheap to make your own and your choice to duplicate a spare set.
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It just caught me off guard as my current laptop is 4 years old.
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Since you may not be able to cure some issues since you don't have a Windows install CD here's some notable free backup, restore programs. The price is right too.
http://lifehacker.com/5303067/five-best-free-system-restore-tools
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There are cases where a simple repair can not be performed with those restore media. I've offered this best five link so you don't have to suffer through a restore of that type but a restore that takes you back to when you last backed up.
Hope you see the difference.
Bob
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