Installation Tips and Tricks

This page contains a collection of installation tips & tricks, articles and how-to guides, all related to Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000, Exchange Server 2003 and Office XP/2003.

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• Activate Windows XP
• Activate XP with Sysprep Installations
• Activate XP with Unattended Installations
• Change Default Location of the i386 Folder
• Change Office XP CD Key
• Change the Serial in Windows XP
• Changes in Default Behavior in Windows Server 2003
• Create Local Users in Windows XP
• Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows XP
• Customize a New XP Installation
• Deploy Windows XP through GPO
• Difference between Activation and Registration
• Download Office 2003 SP3
• Download Windows 2000 SP4 Deploy Tools
• Download Windows 2000 Sysprep
• Download Windows 2003 Deployment Kit
• Download Windows 2003 SP1 Sysprep
• Download Windows XP SP1 Deploy Tools
• Download Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 Deploy Tools
• Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2003
• Hide Entries in the Boot.ini
• Install Active Desktop on NT 4.0
• Install DD-WRT Router Firmware
• Install Exchange 2000/2003 Without Supplying the CD Key
• Install Hebrew on Windows 2000
• Install Hebrew on Windows Vista
• Install Hebrew on Windows Server 2003
• Install Hebrew on Windows XP
• Install ISA Server 2000 on Windows Server 2003
• Install Office 2003 Without Supplying the CD Key
• Install Windows 2000 after Windows XP
• Install Windows 2000 Server
• Install Windows 2000 Without Supplying the CD Key
• Install Windows 98 after Windows XP
• Install Windows Server 2003
• Install Windows Vista
• Install Windows Vista Without Supplying the Product Key
• Install Windows XP on Large FAT32 Partitions
• Install Windows XP Pro
• Installing WSUS 3.0 on SBS 2003 SP1 or SBS R2
• Install VM Additions on Windows Vista Beta and Virtual Server R2
• Language Versions of MS Products – Hebrew
• Manage your Network with ManageNet
• Maximum Partition Size – Hebrew
• Office System (2003) SP3 Slipstreaming
• One Note 2003 SP3 Slipstreaming
• Overview of Windows Server 2003 – Web Edition
• Overview of Windows Server 2003 – Data Center Edition
• Overview of Windows Server 2003 – Standard Edition
• Overview of Windows Server 2003 – Enterprise Edition
• Overview of Windows XP Boot Process – Hebrew
• Quickly Retrieve Windows CD Key
• Recover Lost Product Keys (CD-Key) for Windows 2000/XP/2003
• Remove Windows 2000/XP/2003 but Keep Windows 98
• Remove Windows 98 but Keep Windows 2000/XP/2003
• SBS 2000 Installation Tips
• STOP Error Message after deploying Sysprep Images
• Summer clock in Israel for 2005
• Summer clock in Israel for 2006
• Windows XP Supported Upgrade Paths
• Understanding Windows Server 2008 Server Core
• Uninstall Windows XP
• Use OEM Version to Upgrade XP
• Using the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) in an Image-Based Installation
• What’s the HCL?
• What’s Windows Product Activation?

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