Index: virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/create.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-1.0.1.orig/virtManager/create.py
+++ virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/create.py
@@ -337,7 +337,18 @@ class vmmCreate(vmmGObjectUI):
         self.widget("method-local").set_active(True)
         self.widget("create-conn").set_active(-1)
         activeconn = self.populate_conn_list(urihint)
-        self.widget("arch-expander").set_expanded(False)
+        if activeconn and activeconn.is_xen():
+            self.widget("arch-expander").set_expanded(True)
+        else:
+            self.widget("arch-expander").set_expanded(False)
+
+        # Default to Network install if host was installed that way
+        host_instsrc = util.getHostInstallSource()
+        if host_instsrc is not None and \
+           (host_instsrc.startswith('ftp:') or host_instsrc.startswith('http:') or \
+            host_instsrc.startswith('smb:') or host_instsrc.startswith('nfs:')):
+            self.widget("method-local").set_active(False)
+            self.widget("method-tree").set_active(True)
 
         try:
             self.set_conn(activeconn, force_validate=True)
Index: virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/netlist.py
===================================================================
--- virt-manager-1.0.1.orig/virtManager/netlist.py
+++ virt-manager-1.0.1/virtManager/netlist.py
@@ -174,10 +174,20 @@ class vmmNetworkList(vmmGObjectUI):
                 if nic.target_dev and nic.target_dev not in vnet_taps:
                     vnet_taps.append(nic.target_dev)
 
+        def check_for_inet(bname):
+            if bname is not None:
+                from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+                p = Popen(['/sbin/ip', 'addr', 'show', bname], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+                stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+                if stdout and 'inet' in stdout:
+                    return True
+            return False
+
         bridge_dict = {}
         iface_dict = {}
         hasShared = False
         brIdxLabel = None
+        brIdxLabel_with_inet = None
         skip_ifaces = ["lo"]
 
         for name in self.conn.list_net_device_paths():
@@ -218,6 +228,11 @@ class vmmNetworkList(vmmGObjectUI):
             if hasShared and not brIdxLabel:
                 brIdxLabel = label
 
+            # Default to a bridge that has an actual inet addr
+            if brIdxLabel_with_inet is None:
+                if check_for_inet(bridge_name):
+                    brIdxLabel_with_inet = label
+
             row = self._build_source_row(
                 nettype, bridge_name, label, sensitive, True,
                 key=br.get_name())
@@ -227,6 +242,9 @@ class vmmNetworkList(vmmGObjectUI):
             else:
                 iface_dict[label] = row
 
+        if brIdxLabel and brIdxLabel_with_inet is not None:
+            brIdxLabel = brIdxLabel_with_inet
+
         return bridge_dict, iface_dict, brIdxLabel
 
     def _populate_network_list(self):