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Virtual PC is a handy tool when building your unattended install. Some folks like VM ware but I don't know if they have a free trial. Uncle Bill will let you use it for 45 days. Virtual PC 2004

The search button is your friend.... Here you go etrust thread

Google "Windows Update Catalog" Select your operating system version Select your language Download your patch(s) de jour Hope this helps...

The unattended guide is your friend.... Unattended Guide

You might also do a run of SpyBot Search & Destroy-I usually run AdAware, Spybot then HiJack This when cleaning an infested workstation. SpyBot You have to be careful with HiJack This-it's easy to nuke things that are useful....

You will need to slipstream SP1. See Bart's PE page for more info. The PE CD runs in memory and from the CD. I've used it to clean Win98 (blecccch!), win2k, and WinXP installs. It's a very good tool to have

We had to have "split tunneling" enabled to allow us to browse the Inet while VPN'ing in to the work server. No, I don't know how-we have a Cisco wizard that babysits our PIX 501.

Found it. RegShot

Multiple searches to no avail, I'm trying to find a reference to a util that would enable me to take before and after snapshots of the registry and compare them. For example, to turn off caching of thumbnails in windows expllorer, do a before and after snapshot, compare, and I'd have the reg tweak I need for future installs.. ****, I was just reading the thread the other day....

Start|Run|msconfig is a quick way to get there-to the boot.ini that is

Check Tools|Options|View-ensure that under "Show" that picture placeholders is not checked.