I've just installed a new OEM version of XP Pro (with SP2) on my computer.  
All seems to go ok during the "blue screen" setup phase - I deleted the
existing partition and reformatted the drive, then created a new partition
and it says it copied over the files it needed.

Is there a way to deploy XP Service Pack 2 and leave the firewall turned off
(along with the popup warning messages) from a command line or script?  The
switches that are included on the /? command are the usual Microsoft
switches, such as /passive, /norestart, etc.  I need to ...

Hi there, I'm looking to set up my personal web server and followed the
instructions
Open Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel, then click Add/Remove
Windows Components.

I been haveing trouble installing xp pro on my hard drive.  
I am able to get through the windows install, computer reboots then
starts the process all over again starting from the blue screen.
I've tried setting the cdrom as the first bootable drive but this does not

Hi, I need to install SP2 silently and I want to use custom settings in
unattend.txt.  I can't find any place that tells how to actually call the
unattend file.  Am I missing something?

I have been trying to install Windows XP SP 2 on a hardware RAID array
without success. The problem is that I cannot install the manufactuer's
driver during setup (after hitting F6). I always get the error message:
File Si3114r5.sys caused an unexpected error (4096) in line 1742 ...

Good morning all,
I am responsible for configuring system images for a software
development shop and am having a heck of a time with XP and product
activation.  My goal is to create system images that can be placed on

Hi....
Need some help here....
I'm sortof new to sysprep and trying to figure out how it works.... Our
co. needs to deploy WinXP to over 500+ desktops we plan on using ghost

I am wondering if I can create a recovery partition for Windows XP Home, a
la HP and Compaq?  So, if I ever want to reload windows from the HD I can
without using my disk.  Can anyone tell me if this is possible or point me to
a site that can tell me?  Thanks.

I acquired a reactivation key for WinXP OEM from Microsoft via telephone, but
the key is rejected as invalid. After six attempts, I'm sure the numbers are
entered correctly. WinXP Home is installed on the OEM Micron, but there are
changes in Video card, Sound card, addition of ...

Is there a way to hide a drive without using TweakUI? Is there a registry
setting that can be used instead?
Thanks

I have two IDE hard drives to my system. The boot hard drive has two
partitions (Norton Partition software). Can a full install be performed on
the boot partition without erasing the data on the other partition? The
second hard drive has a single partition, which I assume won't ...

At logon, I get an error window popping up 'cannot find winsock2.2.exe'  Is
this important, or how do I stop it from popping up?

I have upgrade my laptop from 2000pro to XPpro.
After that, I realized that the Remote tab does not show on the system
properties panel. Does anyone know what's the problem is?
Thanks,

I'm running a small (25 workstations) Windows 2000 domain.  We are slowly
replacing all of our workstations (currently running Win98).  I'm having
inconsistent problems with security when I setup a new XP-Pro workstation.  
When I go through the XP installation, I typically make a ...