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Running WindowsXP with no services  |  (2005/08/04 13:10)

Slashdot pointed out some new work by Mark Russinovich of SysInternals. Mark managed to successfully kill off all services except System and Csrss and leave the system in a stable state. Read Running Windows With No Services

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Raw socket support VS various service packs & hotfixes  |  (2005/05/17 09:50)

Microsoft messed with raw sockets when they released Windows XP and complicated things further with the release of XPSP2 and MS05-019. Robin Keir posted a very verbose discussion of what's changed to NTBugtraq. Read Robin Keir's observations on raw sockets vs various Windows versions
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XPCreate - build install media that includes all needed service packs & hotfixes  |  (2004/06/21 14:30)

If you have any need to build multiple XP desktops or VMs, you know how much of a pain it is to get the machine up and running safely on an untrusted network. (HINT: boot while disconnected from the network, install the base OS, setup the firewall, go to windows update and install SP1, disconnect network cable, reboot, reconnect network cable, repeatedly hit windows update and reboot until there are no more hotfixes) XPCreate attempts to make this process painless by allowing you to make a single cd that will install WindowsXP + all needed hotfixes and service packs.

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