Re: WMC 2005, Misleading installation instruction

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

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:11:05 -0000

Yes sorry - long day :-) 

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"terri" <support@thetabletpc.net> wrote in message 
news:%23SUTiC2xEHA.3096@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Just as an addon - It's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, not 2004.
>
> The MSDN copy could then have been titled Windows XP SP1 (to be used for 
> XP, Disk 1 for Media Center or Tablet PC).  Not all machines are going to 
> be OEM, which can be proven just by reading this group.  There are a lot 
> of users building their own.
>
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> Terri Stratton
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> "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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