Re: WMC 2005, Misleading installation instruction

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:59:52 -0000

"Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The instructions are misleading, Mike. We have had many posts regarding
> this very issue across the various boards. If the directions were proper
> in the first place, we wouldn't be having to answer the question.

As I said - Pre installed PCs - no issue, the build it yourself, no
support, OEM CD using - should be technically savvy enough to understand
what is going on.

Windows Media Center Edition 2005 is an OEM product. The setup is fine for
them as it allows for the flexibly of XPSP2, MCE2005 and Tablet 2004
installs and there is no additional development effort wasted on coding or
testing unnecessary code in the setup to figure out what it is returning
from and then to change the requested name for CD1 for user who should not
be exposed to an OEM product. We removed the wasted effort on the splash
screen, so it is only understandable that this may also be seen as
unnecessary effort. 

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"Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> The instructions are misleading, Mike.  We have had many posts regarding 
> this very issue across the various boards.  If the directions were proper 
> in the first place, we wouldn't be having to answer the question.
> -- 
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:eC6Hw5zxEHA.1572@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> "terri" <support@thetabletpc.net> wrote in message 
>> news:OtgOkmzxEHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> There have been a lot of posts about this and yes, it's definitely a 
>>> misleading instruction.  It would have been much clearer if they'd just 
>>> said to reinsert MCE2005 Disk 1.
>>
>> Terri,
>>
>> The setup engine is actually generic in that depending on which product 
>> key you put in you either get a Windows XP Pro SP2 install or a MCE 2005 
>> or a TabletPC 2004 install; so in all cases the disk #1 is as the 
>> original poster surmised the Windows XP Pro SP2 disk hence the text for 
>> the request to reinsert it when the add-on component has finished - you 
>> just see the same request for the disk as you would if you had ejected it 
>> part way through the XP Pro SP2 setup.
>>
>> I realise this is no comfort but since end users will usually be buying 
>> MCE2005 preinstalled they will not be exposed to the setup process (even 
>> when using recovery CDs or partitions).  The technically skilled building 
>> their own MCE and using OEM media will be able to cope with the 
>> technicalities of the install process discussed above.
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
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>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
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>> "terri" <support@thetabletpc.net> wrote in message 
>> news:OtgOkmzxEHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> There have been a lot of posts about this and yes, it's definitely a 
>>> misleading instruction.  It would have been much clearer if they'd just 
>>> said to reinsert MCE2005 Disk 1.
>>> -- 
>>> Terri Stratton
>>> Editor / Owner
>>> http://thetabletpc.net
>>> http://themediacenterpc.net
>>> Microsoft Windows MVP / Tablet PC
>>>
>>> "JP" <JP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:AFBCDFEC-27BC-4061-8231-AD956B9D19EC@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi;
>>>>   I got a copy of MWC 2005 from MSDN subscription so; I decided to test 
>>>> it
>>>> to find out what is the big deal about it.  During the installation it 
>>>> asked
>>>> for the "WMC 2005, Disk #2" which is perfectly okay but then it asked 
>>>> for the
>>>> "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2" disk.  So, I am thinking it 
>>>> needs
>>>> the actual SP2 for the Windows XP which I had a copy from the 
>>>> subscription
>>>> but when I put that in the CD tray it can not find the file and keep 
>>>> asking
>>>> for the "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2".  But strangely all 
>>>> these
>>>> times it was asking for the WMC-2005, Disk #1.  I wish Microsoft had 
>>>> tested
>>>> this installation before releasing it!!!
>>>>
>>>> But when you think about it, it is true WMC 2005 is just WinXP Pro, 
>>>> Service
>>>> Pack2 (Disk#1) with and Add-on program called Media Center in the Disk 
>>>> #2.
>>>>
>>>
>>
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