Introduction
This page describes how AlexisHuxley installs XP.
Procedure
- Install the OS, accepting all defaults.
- Change the display size to 1280x1024.
- Shutdown, freeze, boot.
If the machine is a VM then, from now on, use vncviewer to access it; don't use virt-viewer.
- Map network drives.
- Install the following:
- firefox (accept all defaults)
- clamwin (accept all defaults except for installing the 'Ask' toolbar)
- Start control panel and:
- From the left panel, switch to the 'classic' view
- From the tools menu, set the 'tasks' to 'use Windows classic folders'
- Work your way through all icons adjusting stuff except don't enable updates yet.
- Hide desktop icons by right-clicking the desktop, going to 'arrange icons by' and unchecking 'Show desktop icons'.
- Sooner or later the system tray icon will say that just 1 update is available, follow the prompts (don't do this any other way!).
- Review security settings so that anti virus is not managed by windows.
- Reboot and check all ok.
- Shutdown, freeze, boot.
- Sooner or later the system tray icon will say that a stack of updates are available, disable 'Windows Genuine Notification Advangtage', ask not to be asked about this again, and follow the prompts (don't do this any other way!).
- Repeat the shutdown, freeze, boot, wait, install updates, ... until no more are installed.
- Arrange start menus as preferred (including merging Administrator's into All Users)
- Create an account for 'alexis'.
Go to http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers and follow the link for downloading the virtio drivers.
- Go to control panel and work your way through each setting.
- Start a file browser and modify the settings.
- Right-click on the task bar and customise.