[time-nuts] OT - Feynman lecture series on Physics hosted by Microsoft
Robert Darlington
rdarlington at gmail.com
Sun Jul 19 01:21:01 UTC 2009
This might be the case, but I find it very hard to believe. I mean, what
happens if you don't have an Ethernet card? What happens if you don't have
a connection to the 'net ? I mailed Mike off the list indicating that I'd
slipstream in SP3 and give it a whirl this week. I moved off the list
because it's not time related anymore.
-Bob
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 6:58 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:
> 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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