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Techy111
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by Techy111 » 27 Jan 2009, 20:55
LOL....I know mate.....but i turn the UAC off but still use the Vista Admin rights of passage.....
Glad your sorted mate...i am off to the local parts shop tomorrow to get Windows XP oem....70 quid...i think it will be dosh well spent.... :doho:
Tony
forthbridge
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by forthbridge » 27 Jan 2009, 21:06
Techy111 wrote: LOL....I know mate.....but i turn the UAC off but still use the Vista Admin rights of passage.....
Glad your sorted mate...i am off to the local parts shop tomorrow to get Windows XP oem....70 quid...i think it will be dosh well spent.... :doho:
Tony
Can't say I blame you..... I will be in the market for a second machine (hopefully) soon - and it's going to be XP.....!
Jim
SkippyBing
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by SkippyBing » 27 Jan 2009, 22:24
Tony, if you get an XP disc do a google search on slipstreaming XP. It basically lets you build an install cd with all the service packs included which save a serious amount of restarting your computer for updates if you're starting from a vanilla install.
There are some fairly good walkthroughs out there on how to do it and if you reformat and re-install at some point in the future it's worth it's weight in gold (probably around the £277 mark going by current prices).
Techy111
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by Techy111 » 27 Jan 2009, 22:52
Cheers fella....i'll look into that when i pop to the shops tomorrow....
Tony
TSR2
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by TSR2 » 27 Jan 2009, 22:54
Most of the new media should have at least SP2 already built in. I know the XP image we use has SP3 build in on the CD ;-)
Chris Sykes
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by Chris Sykes » 28 Jan 2009, 13:08
Im the same as Ben, all my MS Technet disks are slipstreamed ones! Saves the so many reboots and "yes/agree" selections...
On topic, yourll love Windows 7! It has Libaries, and your docs folders... Oh what fun they are...