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I just had to reinstall windows on a PC for a friend of mine. I'm working on hour 4 of doing this...... Not because anything has gone wrong... Quite the contrary... this is the least problematic XP install I have done in awhile.
But lets review the process:
1. Run the windows install
2. Deactivate Themes, Messagers and other random automatically started worthless services.
3. Install Norton Antivirus, reboot, update NAV, reboot, run update again, reboot, run update for third time.
4. Run Windows Update... first run the updater update... reboot, then run update again get service pack 2, reboot, run it again to get WM9, reboot, run it again to update one more of the apps (i forget which one), reboot, run it again to update remaining drivers and apps, reboot.
And now... Finally... we are ready to start installing actual software, oh yeah... I forgot... after I find and install the drivers for the ethernet, modem, audio, etc.
Well.... there went my entire morning. Thank goodness I had my Powerbook with me to work on while I waited.
But lets review the process:
1. Run the windows install
2. Deactivate Themes, Messagers and other random automatically started worthless services.
3. Install Norton Antivirus, reboot, update NAV, reboot, run update again, reboot, run update for third time.
4. Run Windows Update... first run the updater update... reboot, then run update again get service pack 2, reboot, run it again to get WM9, reboot, run it again to update one more of the apps (i forget which one), reboot, run it again to update remaining drivers and apps, reboot.
And now... Finally... we are ready to start installing actual software, oh yeah... I forgot... after I find and install the drivers for the ethernet, modem, audio, etc.
Well.... there went my entire morning. Thank goodness I had my Powerbook with me to work on while I waited.