[time-nuts] OT - Feynman lecture series on Physics hosted by Microsoft
J. Forster
jfor at quik.com
Sun Jul 19 00:58:27 UTC 2009
I have installed XP from CD and it does NOT try to call the mother ship. I
THINK the same applies up until SP3. At SP3 it does insist on connecting
with home base.
FWIW,
-John
===============
> > I assure you, Windows XP does not update automatically without
> > asking (or you intentionally configuring it to do so). Also, you
> > do not need a LAN cable attached during installation for any
> > reason, especially for configuring the network settings. After
> > install is complete and you boot the first time, just configure
> > network settings as usual or auto-update settings, etc.
>
> > -Bob (minesweeper certified solitaire engineer)
>
> Sorry, Robert. I'm using SP3. Maybe it is different from what you
> are used to.
>
> I have spent the past several weeks installing and re-installing XP
> due to problems with VirtualBox, XP file formats, snapshot
> corruptions, trying to install XEN on top of VirtualBox (don't do
> that!) or any number of other problems.
>
> XP will not allow you to connect to the web if you do not have the
> LAN cable connected at the point in the installation when it tries
> to see if it can connect. I tried this several times and found the
> cable had to be connected at that point.
>
> But then you must disconnect the cable for the rest of the
> installation.
>
> The default for Auto Update is set true. After first boot, there are
> several places where it will start updating.
>
> There may be a notification that it will do so, but it is very easy
> to misinterpret or miss it entirely.
>
> When XP first starts, there are so many warnings about missing
> antivirus programs, firewall, taking the XP tour, and I forget what
> else. It is very easy to get distracted and click the wrong button,
> then you are hosed and have to start over again.
>
> The safest way is to disconnect the LAN cable until you have turned
> everything off and won't have to deal with any more distractions.
>
> Another thing that might be worth looking at. ReactOS is starting to
> show some good results:
>
> http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html
>
> It would be very interesting to see if Silverlight would install and
> run on it. Eventually they will get there.
>
> Wouldn't that be funny!
>
> Best,
>
> Mike
>
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