Subj : Re: Whistler To : Glenn M. From : Rich Date : Sat Apr 07 2001 10:52 am From: "Rich" <@> If space were the only issue, CD-ROM capacity would be an issue. I = believe the server product media are full. It's not the only issue = though as what's in the box needs to be tested and supported as part of = the product itself. I'm sure there are other factors that I've not = though off. Legal issues licensing the code from the IHVs, etc. Rich "Glenn M." wrote in message = news:3acfb31b@w3.nls.net... But with the massive increase in HD space, why NOT include everything = including the kitchen sink, at least on the CD, with a subset copied to = the disc. At least have the drivers on the CD so that during the = original install, they'd be available for legacy hardware. --=20 Glenn Meadows "Rich" <@> wrote in message news:3acfb199$1@w3.nls.net... Yes, space is one factor. It's not just the CD though that is an = issue. Many drivers are installed on to your hard disk so that you = don't need to find that CD when you install new hardware. I think you are missing the point. Windows never included = drivers for absolutely every device on the market. Someone needs to = make a choice for what is in the box and that choice can't be to include = everything. Non-PnP ISA network adapters are not going to be as high on = the list as something new. That's not to say that you can't use them. = You just need to treat them like any other hardware for which drivers = are not included in the box. Rich "Geo." wrote in message = news:3acf8271$1@w3.nls.net... Space? NT has grown so big that it can't fit on a CD? Is that what = you are trying to say?=20 We have to give up functional drivers in favor of flying folders = and animated bullshit? Christ the fucking Win95 team is in charge of NT = now.. Geo. (sorry for the language Rich, but that's my honest first = reaction to your post, I decided not to reword it after I typed it.) --- XP Toss HTML Stripper v0.3.5 * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project (1:379/45) .