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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
