> Back about 2008 I had my own way of downloading and installing, still > with the stock installer. I'd download some files and put them on a > CD, using the install floppy image as a boot image. Boot the CD as a > floppy, shell out and mount it as a CD, then go back and install from > a mounted drive. Worked fine for years until somebody had a "bright > idea" that broke it.
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