Is it possible to make an unattended installtion of XP Pro proceed
completely without user intervention EXCEPT to ask for a computer name and
network settings?  I have a lot of workstations that need to have specific
names and ip addresses before they join a domain.

I purchased a copy of Windows XP pro.  It installed very nicely on my
computer.  Subsequently when the hard drive crashed - i reinstalled without a
problem; so far so good.  Later, when i needed to clean the hard drive - wipe
it out completely - and then reinstall XP - i get an ...

I was upgrading from Windows Me to Windows XP Professional when at the
installation portion of "Removing temporary files", the process froze.
I read at
Microsoft KB (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307153) that I should

I use ALT+SHIFT to switch stasks in my XP. Usally it works fine, and as I
press the ALT key, I see in the middle of the screen all the task icons, and
every TAB press moves the selection one task to the right. From time to time
this selction goes from left to right.

PC is Gateway Neo with all USB. It's at the minimum end of requirements for
XPH. I had originally reformatted and recovered W98 but gave up and (someone
else) has installed XPH. Works fine. I can install the modem (Motorola
SM56ACL) to the point where I select COM ports but there ...

Looks like I may have to do a clean reinstall...  Aargh...
Is it possible to get the post sp2 service updates downloaded so I can apply
them to my new installation before connecting to the internet?
I know it used to be possible, but if it is now, MS is making it pretty

I've got a client that I'm upgrading from win98SE to XP. I ran the
compatibility check before running the upgrade, and there were no issues to
stop. A couple of drivers will need updates (printer, scanner, etc) but they
are not currntly attached.

MVP's - technical question I've Google'd to death and can't find a decent
answer for.
I'm using Altiris to image and deploy XP systems in a large enterprise
environment.  I have to pre-stage the PNP drivers for the NICs, video card,

OK, I have done a fair amount of searching and haven't really read how to do
this with instructions that make some sense. I have several PC's I want to
build a master image for that have differing hardware. I have taken the
master image made from sysprep and can boot all 4 of the ...

Recently bought-in a batch of budget machines with OEM XP Home because
management don't want to spend too much on this project. Unfortunately they
came with Norton and other foistware, so rather than trying to remove this
junk I formatted and used the I386 folder to do a clean ...

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This is more of an un-researched comment but I wanted to see if others are
having similar problems, and/or if I overlooked something. We've recently
attempted to deploy Vista onto a 15GB Partition

How can I reduce the number of items in the "all users" category?
I want to have the majority of program items in my personal user settings.
I want to be able to create a "test" user with a minimum number of start
programs in the start menu.

Windows XP Pro:  I currently have an application which is in the Start group.
Unfortunately this does not start until after a user logs in.  I need this
application to start on boot up, BEFORE log in.  How can I make this happen?

any time I set up a user account explorer does not start up. I then have to
run task manager to open explorer to have access to any programs. I have
tried deleting the user accounts that were present and when I create a new
one the same problem ocmes up. The accounts that are set ...

Ok, I am having a problem re-installing windows.
I accidentally deleted a partition, and unfortunately it was the one my
operating system was on.
Thing is, I dont have the install disc for XP Home Edition because this PC