Windows woes

[Tony]

I strongly recommend that you invest in a copy of Symantec Ghost (or 
equivalent).

Install Windows, download all the Windows Update patches, configure it, then 
create a ghost image.

An operating version of Windows can then be restored from the ghost image in 
(generally) under 10 minutes.

I keep a series of ghost images:
1. With just Windows
2. As above, with patches, configuration
3. As above, with basic suite of applications

Saves an enormous amount of time in the long term.

Couple of things to remember:
1. When you create the ghost image, leave the password blank.  Just assign 
one after you have restored the image.
2. Dont forget to patch the Windows installation after restoring from a 
ghost image (at least via Windows Update).

Hope this helps.

Tony
Melbourne, Australia (tonysZ-mailbox at hotmailZ.com) (remove the Zs)