Phil,

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:28:05 +0100, Philip Pemberton wrote:

>...
> I prefer 2k. All the background tech from XP, without the Tellytubby interface 
> or Product Activation fluff.

Me too!  So far I've resisted going to XP, because it seems to offer nothing but fluff and hassle.

> I've got a CD that has Win2k, SP4 Slipstreamed, and a few service packs. Takes 
> a real big bite out of the traditional post-install patchfest.

How do you create that?  I've only got SP2 CDs and it would be very handy to have later stuff included.  I 
have one machine at the moment that is in serious need of a Win2k reinstall (among the strange things it's 
exhibiting is that the "Add/Remove Programs" shows program icons, but no descriptions - rather hard to choose 
the right thing to uninstall!  :-)

> It would be 
> damn cool if I could get PowerArchiver, OpenOffice and a few other things 
> Slipstreamed in there as well, but Win2k Setup doesn't seem to allow that :(

Give Microsoft a ring and ask them how to do it...  :-)))
 
> Oh, and skipped (dumpstered?) PCs are a great source of Windows licence 
> stickers. Take a low-power heat gun to loosen the glue on the stickers, and a 
> few label backing sheets to put them on when they're done.

Interesting idea (may not work on XP because of the phone home thing), but don't they have anti-peel adhesive, 
which takes the printing off if you try to remove them?

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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