How to avoid overwriting XP

[Colin Barnhorst]

Microsoft advises you that to assist you in avoiding overwriting the
installation of XP on your present primary home computer or production
computer, Microsoft is now providing Vista Beta 2 on 1.44 MB floppy
diskettes.

Each diskette is contained in an individual plastic sleeve. To prevent
overwriting XP it is vital that you do not remove the diskettes from their
sleeves before inserting them into your drive.

A product key will not be neccessary with the diskette release of Vista Beta
2. Microsoft has determined that user retention of Vista Beta 2 product
keys has proven too difficult for CPP participants to master. Microsoft
will continue to monitor this situation in future builds.

A link to order the diskettes will be posted shortly. The diskette kit will
be shipped by ground. Please allow an unusual number of days for delivery.

 

[Peter M]

You forgot to mention the $67.48 shipping fee due to the size of the
package.

 

[Ray]

Will the self destruct date be graduated according to the disk installed. If
I start to install on July 1st and finish on Dec 1st. will the date for the
later installed disks be extended so that I can at least use some of the
program.
Will they just cease to work or will it be a gradual fade out? Maybe the
area of the glass coverage will increase.

Ray

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Glass?

Will the self destruct date be graduated according to the disk installed.
If I start to install on July 1st and finish on Dec 1st. will the date for
the later installed disks be extended so that I can at least use some of
the program.
Will they just cease to work or will it be a gradual fade out? Maybe the
area of the glass coverage will increase.

Ray

 

[Ray]

Sorry, I meant Aero Glass. Will the windows start to fade away as if they
were changing to glass is what I meant.

 

[Guest]

You also forgot to mention that the diskettes are not labeled so they must
be kept in the original order they were unpacked.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Micorost considered that and determined that order did not matter after all.
Besides binary numerals would have proven too difficult.

Which reminds me; did you know that there are 10 kinds of people in this
world? Those who can read binary and those who can't.

 

[dotcom]

LOL
I see you are keeping you sense of humor Colin.
dotcom

 

[Rick Rogers]

I'm assuming of course that the original files were compressed into a single
..rar file, then copied to unlabeled, sequential floppy disks using a file
splitter program that is only compatible with Win3.1, yes?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

It won't help, Colin. 43 new CPP'ers will stick a floppy in their CD tray
and then blame MSFT when they call eMachines who won't help them anyway.
Two real winners will follow the directions exactly, and when it says to
"Insert Disk 2" they will; without removing Disk 1.

Microsoft advises you that to assist you in avoiding overwriting the
installation of XP on your present primary home computer or production
computer, Microsoft is now providing Vista Beta 2 on 1.44 MB floppy
diskettes.

Each diskette is contained in an individual plastic sleeve. To prevent
overwriting XP it is vital that you do not remove the diskettes from their
sleeves before inserting them into your drive.

A product key will not be neccessary with the diskette release of Vista Beta
2. Microsoft has determined that user retention of Vista Beta 2 product
keys has proven too difficult for CPP participants to master. Microsoft
will continue to monitor this situation in future builds.

A link to order the diskettes will be posted shortly. The diskette kit will
be shipped by ground. Please allow an unusual number of days for delivery.

 

[Todd]

Microsoft advises you that to assist you in avoiding overwriting the
installation of XP on your present primary home computer or production
computer, Microsoft is now providing Vista Beta 2 on 1.44 MB floppy
diskettes.

Each diskette is contained in an individual plastic sleeve. To prevent
overwriting XP it is vital that you do not remove the diskettes from their
sleeves before inserting them into your drive.

A product key will not be neccessary with the diskette release of Vista Beta
2. Microsoft has determined that user retention of Vista Beta 2 product
keys has proven too difficult for CPP participants to master. Microsoft
will continue to monitor this situation in future builds.

A link to order the diskettes will be posted shortly.

I'll be standing by for the link.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Oh yeah!

I'm assuming of course that the original files were compressed into a
single .rar file, then copied to unlabeled, sequential floppy disks using
a file splitter program that is only compatible with Win3.1, yes?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

LOL. I've pulled that one with my cd drive. Talk about a death rattle!

 

[Mario Rosario]

Hey, I still have my DOS 6 and Windows 3.11 diskettes. Just in case I want
to reinstall it.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Email address for link is: (e-mail address removed)

I'll be standing by for the link.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Microsoft advises you that to assist you in avoiding overwriting the
installation of XP on your present primary home computer or production
computer, Microsoft is now providing Vista Beta 2 on 1.44 MB floppy
diskettes.

Each diskette is contained in an individual plastic sleeve. To
prevent overwriting XP it is vital that you do not remove the
diskettes from their sleeves before inserting them into your drive.

A product key will not be neccessary with the diskette release of
Vista Beta 2. Microsoft has determined that user retention of Vista
Beta 2 product keys has proven too difficult for CPP participants to
master. Microsoft will continue to monitor this situation in future
builds.

A link to order the diskettes will be posted shortly. The diskette
kit will be shipped by ground. Please allow an unusual number of days
for delivery.

With my luck, disk #2276 would be missing...
It was bad enough with Windows 95 when disk #26 was missing.
Now someone answer my question about the zip files...

 

[Guest]

Colin, I was refered to your post on intergrating my IDE XP drive back into
the system after settin up VISTA on a 2 drive SATA system, but I haven't been
able to fine it. Can you plese repost or direect me to it.

art

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Any chance you are related to an Arlen Hershberger in Denver?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Thanks, but I am not the one who has been posting on the subject. However,
that poster will see this and reply. Hang in there.

 

[Tom Scales]

This would be good news if it wasn't coming on 8 inch floppies.