[wellylug] Windows XP install compared with Redhat and Mandra kes latest install

Peter Jones PeterJ at indeserve.co.nz
Wed Aug 7 09:54:45 NZST 2002


Maybe your machine is just too much for XP?  Its pretty leading edge stuff
compared to what I am installing on.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Centurion Computer Technology Limited
> [mailto:Centurion at paradise.net.nz]
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2002 09:48
> To: wellylug
> Subject: RE: [wellylug] Windows XP install compared with Redhat and
> Mandra kes latest install
> 
> 
> XP Pro.  An install of everything in RH7.3 (3.5Gb+) only 
> takes about 45
> mins, and the installer is much nicer.  What options do I have with XP
> except to try and install it again.
> 
> On Wed, 2002-08-07 at 09:40, Peter Jones wrote:
> > Was this XP home edition?  I have been installing XP Pro on 
> a number of
> > P1.6/40gig/256m boxes,
> > FIC VC15 board (intel 845D chipset), Pine 3D Phantom video 
> card (32meg)
> > Genius lan card.
> > These are about as basic a business-box as you are likely to find.
> > The install in every case has been very straight forward, 
> none of the
> > glitches you mention - 
> > almost as easy as the Lycoris LX install thats on the home 
> PC :-). Each
> > install takes about 30-40 minutes.
> > 
> > But you're right about the ugliness, and the way MS keep 
> moving stuff
> > around.
> > I noticed this also between NT4 and W2000 - the same stuff 
> is there, they
> > have just changed the way to access it
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Centurion Computer Technology Limited
> > > [mailto:Centurion at paradise.net.nz]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2002 09:17
> > > To: wellylug
> > > Subject: [wellylug] Windows XP install compared with Redhat and
> > > Mandrakes latest install
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Well I have finally been forced into the unfortunate experience of
> > > Installing Windows XP onto a customers computer.  The machine is a
> > > Athlon XP1800+ with 1204MB DDR  PC2700 ram, on an Epox 
> 8K3A+ mobo with
> > > built in Highpoint Raid, 2x80Gb WD special edition (8Mb 
> > > cache)hdd setup
> > > as hardware mirror Raid, LG CDwriter, GF4 MX440 video card, 
> > > 350Watt Dual
> > > Fan PSU, and loads of Thermaltake cooling.

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