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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.

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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*

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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.

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Lethe is carrying a spade. SPANG., Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:12, archived)

oooooooooh

you need to be 1337er!

;-)

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Reckless_Rik, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:13, archived)

OR more bothered.

I can't be arsed currently.

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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.

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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

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Reckless_Rik, Fri 21 Nov 2003, 23:06, archived)