Mark Smith wrote:

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And you are wrong anyway. You most certainly should have the devices
plugged up so XP can go ahead and install them. It is easier and
faster. And what the hell do you think happens when you plug in the
device? The OS tries to install it anyway.


You should not have USB devices plugged in when installing XP. It may cause
the install to delay or even hang while it tries to find drivers. If they
are mass storage devices and formatted XP may end up on a partition other
than C:. It is always best to install with internal devices only and add
external devices later.

Kerry