Never ceases to amaze

[Patrick Thurmond]

What did you do, use the OEMs installer or did you do
the true nerd thing and actually use the INF files to
install it. If you used the OEM install program OF
COURSE it will reboot, the executable is designed for
all Windows OSes, not just XP. All the installers I
have seen that are strictly XP designed for work great
without rebooting. Case and point, use something
designed for Win9x and it will treat it like Win9x.
As for the amount of support work I do, I take about
20 to 25 calls per day and they can range from Win 3.1
(Although uncommon) to WinXP and I support everything
in between, hardware, software, peripherals,
everything!!!

--- zscoundrel <zscoundrel at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> Yeah, right.  Pull the other leg and it plays jingle
> bells!!!
> 
> You must not do much support work.  I installed a
> web cam last week and 
> it took at least THREE reboots to get it installed
> correctly.
> 
> 
> Patrick Thurmond wrote:
> > 	Well with WinXP most things can be installed with
> it turned on
> > and without ever rebooting. The only rebooting I
> have seen with
> > peripherals are those with multiple part installs
> (like dual modem/nic
> > cards) and a few rare items. XP is the first WinOS
> that is flexible like
>  > this.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > As for OS/2, I have no idea how that is supposed
> to relate to
> > Linux, but I have never used it before (and doubt
> I will ever get the
> > chance). Up until recently Microsoft has been
> known for dragging its
> > feet on features, because it was cheaper for them
> to develop that way
> > and up until recently they could get away with it
> without any major
> > competition. 
> 
> 
> 
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