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# because
I can't afford hosting, yet alone a magazine. And I didn't realise you could get sp1 on a cover cd. And I didn't realise it'd take so bloody long. I'd jsut installed over 100Mb of updates before I started on sp1 )c:
(I helped save b3ta! CowJam, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 22:51, archived)
# yip, a lot of cover CDs have SP1
but.. apparently microsoft is to stop them from distributing it

- they must love wasting money on bandwidth
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 22:54, archived)
# Possibly because
rumour has it you can't install sp1 if you're running a dodgy copy. I'm presuming a cd copy gets round that.
(I helped save b3ta! CowJam, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 22:58, archived)
# hmm
dunno, I`d have assumed they were just big .exe files or .cab files so it wouldn`t matter

I`ve heard of people having problems after installing SP1 (a bit like the people who patched Mac Panther (I think! know nothing about Macs at all) and had problems with firewire)

not that I have a dodgy copy of XP kicking about or anything (i.e installed)....

*whistle*
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:00, archived)
# I have a
modified XP startup screen with an alternate boot shell so I don't have to start fiddling with reshacker. Windows update doesn't like modified boot strings or shell so I can't use it unless I turn it off. Then bloody SP2 re-replaced the dll files i'd replaced to allow the use of non-microsoft themes. Still haven't got round to sorting that again.
(I helped save b3ta! Lethe is carrying a spade. SPANG., Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:12, archived)
# oooooooooh
you need to be 1337er!

;-)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:13, archived)
# OR more bothered.
I can't be arsed currently.
(I helped save b3ta! Lethe is carrying a spade. SPANG., Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:15, archived)
# I had to download sp1 to get onto the uni network.
That download took me two whole minutes!
(Prof_Frink has remembered his username, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:01, archived)
# That'd be
thanks to the cash. Once Bob's finished reinstalling I'll be reinstalling Katie here.

And thanks to my new spangly Squid cache it shouldn't take nearly so damn long.
(I helped save b3ta! CowJam, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:05, archived)
# woo
squid is bloody brilliant!

specially with custom rules, so you can block all those crappy webshites that host 90MB flash advertisements* and track cookies and stuff


*small exaggeration there
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:06, archived)