Comment 184 for bug 1

This is one of ways to fix that bloody bug :

taken from : http://www.dv1000forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1328

Post subject: Get a refund for your Windows licence
I've ordered my dv1000 from hpshopping. Unfortunately they do not offer the dv1000 with FreeDOS or Linux (other laptops from HP that do not get sold on hpshopping come with the option of FreeDOS as an operating system and some other manufactureres even offer preinstalled Linux) so it came with Windows XP Home. I did not accept the Windows EULA that gets displayed when first booting up the laptop. The EULA clearly states:

Quote:
If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, you may not use or
copy the SOFTWARE, and you should promptly contact Manufacturer
for instructions on return of the unused product(s) in accordance
with Manufacturer's return policies.

(See http://proprietary.clendons.co.nz/licenses/eula/windowsxphome-eula.htm for the entire EULA.)

So I called up hpshopping and explained that I didn't accept the EULA and wanted a refund for my Windows licence as stated in the EULA. The call center agent and her supervisor were both very friendly (but unfamiliar with the idea that someone might not want to use Windows or not accept the EULA) and the supervisor finally offered to refund $69 (the difference between XP Home and XP Professional). Hopefully, if more people ask for a refund they will start offering the option of getting a laptop without Windows in the first place."