Windows woes

[dennis luehring]

> Do you know it takes THREE HOURS to install Windows from scratch? Gads, you 
> install XP from the CD which requires rebooting several times, then again 
> from the XP SP2 update CD (rebooting n more times), then you log in to 
> Windows update and update/reboot 4 or 5 more times. Why can't Windows Update 
> download everything at once and reboot only once?

it is nearly possible (you can speedup the installation)

1. copy your xp-installation cd onto your harddisk

2. slipstream your xp-cd-copy with the sp2 (permanently)
(http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html)
ca. 15min

3. use an update-tool (there are many out there - try google) to update 
your xp-cd-copy with all other hotfixes
(http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html)
(http://sereby.german-nlite.de/)
ca. 10min

(4. you can write back this updated xp version back to an cd)

5. install xp using the xp-cd-copy folder (it is a very fast method: 
because of the harddisk-speed and the not needed internet updated)
ca. xyz min (i don't know)

ciao dennis