[time-nuts] OT - Feynman lecture series on Physics hosted by Microsoft
Mike Monett
xde-l2g3 at myamail.com
Sat Jul 18 21:21:27 UTC 2009
Mike Monett said:
> Unplug the LAN cable when installing XP to prevent it from
> automatically updating files. I found it wrecks the installation,
> and I turn automatic updates off as soon as I get the chance.
I missed an important point. There is a step near the end of the XP
installation where it tries to connect to the web. You will see a
series of yellow dashes connecting to a picture of the Earth, then
surrounding it.
The LAN cable needs to be plugged in at this point so XP can load
the files needed to connect to the web. If you don't allow it to do
this, it won't connect later and you have to re-do the entire
installation again.
Plug the LAN cable in for this step, then immediately unplug it when
the screen displays the question about how you connect to the web.
Answer the question to proceed.
When XP finally installs, turn off Automatic Updates as soon as it
gives you a chance, while it is displaying all the warnings and tour
messages.
You can turn off Automatic Updates in Control Panel -> Security
Center -> Change the way Security Center Alerts me.
Best,
Mike
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