But you might want to talk some sense into them (whoever they are), because.....
1. You wouldn't be able to update it from 10586.0 to anything more recent without an internet connection and it's evolving constantly.
2. It's really an internet animal and a lot of what it does and how it works involves the internet, so....
Perhaps an earlier and more complete Operating System would be more appropriate. Something like Windows 7 perhaps.
Is your XP disk 'slipstreamed' up to date? Although on an isolated machine you won't be in any danger from the 'net it would be good to have all the fixes as uptodate as possible.
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