[time-nuts] OT - Feynman lecture series on Physics hosted by Microsoft

[J. Forster]

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

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>   > 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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