Vista - Will Windows Vista have custom installation?

In Windows XP, I didn't like how I couldn't customize much via its
installation. Older Windows did have that options like not installing
its games, some programs, etc.

Will Vista be more flexible in its custom installation? Thank you in
advance.
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Nah - the setup that you see now will be more or less how it is in the final
version. Don't forget, the first bit of setup (where you have to wait for
ages) has little options - the bit when Windows finishes the loading of
files (the long bit) you can customise it a little bit more )

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"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
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> In Windows XP, I didn't like how I couldn't customize much via its
> installation. Older Windows did have that options like not installing its
> games, some programs, etc.
>
> Will Vista be more flexible in its custom installation? Thank you in
> advance.
> --
> Phillip Pi
> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
> ISP/Symantec Online Services
> Symantec Corporation
> www.symantec.com
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> Email: phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
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> Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
> expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
> views of my employer. Thank you.

Windows XP didn't have the option to customize the install a degree such as
choosing Games or additional Windows Components. That was available in
Windows 95, 98 and NT 4 I remember.
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"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
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> In Windows XP, I didn't like how I couldn't customize much via its
> installation. Older Windows did have that options like not installing its
> games, some programs, etc.
>
> Will Vista be more flexible in its custom installation? Thank you in
> advance.
> --
> Phillip Pi
> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
> ISP/Symantec Online Services
> Symantec Corporation
> www.symantec.com
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Email: phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
> expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
> views of my employer. Thank you.

Phillip,

Vista's installation philosophy is simple: install everything (based on the
product SKU), then allow customization on-the-fly from within the
environment.

For businesses, that means customizing a build first, then locking down that
build's options based on Group Policy settings (GPO).

Of course, different SKU's have different bundles of choices altogether (so
some SKUs are inherently limited in installable toys/bells-and-whistles).

- naseru

"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
news:u2BnyKnhGHA.1856@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> In Windows XP, I didn't like how I couldn't customize much via its
> installation. Older Windows did have that options like not installing its
> games, some programs, etc.
>
> Will Vista be more flexible in its custom installation? Thank you in
> advance.
> --
> Phillip Pi
> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
> ISP/Symantec Online Services
> Symantec Corporation
> www.symantec.com
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Email: phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
> expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
> views of my employer. Thank you.