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

Robert Darlington rdarlington at gmail.com
Sat Jul 18 22:41:24 UTC 2009


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)


On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Mike Monett <xde-l2g3 at myamail.com> wrote:

>
>  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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