So far I have installed XP Service pack 3 as follows:
Brand New XP installation P4 1GB Ram - Went really fast and no errors
Virtual Machine - went real slow but no errors
Existing machine P4 1GB Ram - extremely slow - no errors
Existing machine P3 512MB Ram - extremely slow - 1 error - couldn't copy atapi.sys from c:\windows\system32\drivers. After a bit of research I simply deleted the atapi.sys file and closed daemon tools.
You've got a legal copy, installed and activated. Then your machine goes and blows up on you and you have to install it again. Where's the product key? If your anything like me it probably went out in the rubbish some time ago.
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
Source, Doug Klippert
The freeware application WinOFF schedules Windows shutdown, restart, log off, hibernate, and other shutdown modes with a scheduling criteria. You can opt to shut down after a specific time, or when the CPY is idle or usage is low for period of time. Find out more and download WinOFF.
Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP only.
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