On Mon 1 Dec 2003 19:46:27 +0000(+1300), cr wrote: > On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:25, dhiraj kiran wrote: [...] > > having a network card. Can I do the installation > > through a dialup connection, since I do not have an > > ethernet(n/w) card and mine is a standalone PC? > > > > Dhiraj > > > > I believe you can, but it will take 'forever' on a dial-up. Several hundred > megabytes at least. You're much better off to get the CD-ROMs by mail order > (search in Google for a supplier). The first two of the seven CDs contain > *almost* all the programs you're likely to want for a typical installation > (and you can fill in any extras by dial-up).
>From first hand experience[1] I strongly recommend that you get the full set of CDs. They're not expensive; downloading megabytes via dial-up IS expensive. [1] On several occasions I have been required to insert all 7 CDs (though don't ask me to name the packages I was installing because I don't remember). -- Cheers, Clive -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
