[jhb] Re: Windows XP
- From: "bones" <bones@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:24:08 -0000
I don't have a Router here - that's the problem.
bones
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From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Mike Lucas
Sent: 07 January 2008 22:58
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Windows XP
Bones
I understand the reasoning behind upgrading being deprecated in favour
of a clean install. But I prefer to try an upgrade and see whether my
strict regime of Registry cleaning after uninstalling software and
drivers which are no longer required provides a better platform than the
pessimists suggest. I don't see that I have anything to lose: if an
upgrade doesn't work, I can either go with a clean install or revert to
Win 2K Pro from a backup image; if it does work then I have saved a fair
bit of work.
You could solve your SP2 installation problem by slipstreaming it with
your original XP CD. And a decent SPI router would protect you from the
nasties which you might encounter by going online without AV.
Mike L
bones wrote:
> I think there was a long discussion about the option to install from
> scratch versus the upgrade existing OS options. The thinking was that
> the new install was better - despite the painfully slow job of
> rebuilding the whole software/hardware on the new OS. Upgrading works
> fine but it carries over a lot of garbage from the previous OS that
> may be long redundant - old drivers for hardware long dumped, DLL's
> for software long ago removed but had bad uninstall routines that
> didn't clear everything out and the inevitable Registry entries left
> by both the above.
>
> My problem is that I still have an original XP disk here too and I
> know that once I install it I am going to face a huge online process
> of upgrading with all the SP2 changes and security patches. I'm
> tempted to ask MS if I can upgrade the CD to an SP2 version and save
> all the hassle. The last time I did the above routine I didn't have
> any AV software running and in the hours I was online I picked up a
> good few attacks and then had to clear the viruses out. That's the
> snag - the installation requires an online connection to complete and
> it is only when completed that you can add further software to stop
> the hacks..
>
> bones
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Mike Lucas
> Sent: 07 January 2008 15:44
> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jhb] Re: Windows XP
>
>
> Frank
>
> As well as some features (encrypting file system, access control,
> offline files) which I want but which are not available in XP Home,
> the obvious thing is that there is no upgrade path from Win 2K Pro to
> Win XP Home.
>
> You mention availability of OEM versions. As I said in my initial
> post, I already have the OEM version - but it does not allow upgrading
> an existing Windows o/s. I would prefer to upgrade rather than
> install XP from scratch, in order to avoid the considerable added
> burden of re-installing a LOT of software. From my experience last
> week installing XP Pro from scratch on a spare Win 2K box, together
> with all patches, security updates, then all applications and
> settings, it took the best part of a day. With Linux this would take
> 15 minutes - you can see why I prefer it.
>
> Mike L
>
> franklyn fisher wrote:
>
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