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someone should correct me if im wrong but PAE is something for memory managment, is actually involved ? for a disc it dont have a 32 bit offset so directly, rather it makes use of 3 register of 16 bit size LBAlo - 16-bit LBAmid - 16-bit LBAhi - 16-bit = LBA48 https://wiki.osdev.org/ATA_PIO_Mode#Registers (the 8 bit are longly outdated - they are now always 16 bit) after these are set (LBAlo,LBAmid,LBAhi) it just use a I/O code - it dont use a 32 bit offset - it rather tells the disc where to write its data over these 3 filled registers its a bit like with memory paging, the old norm where 4k pages what are normed with a 32 bit PTE entry (and maybe a PDE) -> then PSE (page size extension (similiar to PAE)) apeared and made these 4 k pages to 4 MB pages thus for 4k you need less bits in 32 bit norm (20 bits to represent the highest 4 GB page) (4 k * 20 bit = 4 GB) for a 4 MB page it would be only 10 bit´s (4 mb * 1024 = 4 GB) to represent the highest 4 GB page, the rest of 4 MB pages would point to the upper pages above 4 GB i heared for PAE its only the half, they said its because PAE has the NX bit that means -1 bit = 2 MB pages, this is the result they often describe (also they say the 4k pages are ignored, aka PSE is always on) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension#/media/File:X86_Paging_PAE_2M.svg i do not know it exactly for that PAE mode, but even if it would be like that i could programm it like that the thing with the sector-size for a HDD/SSD/drive is very similiar if you have a 4 k sector instead of a 512 sector you have 8 times as much data it might not be the PAE extension itself, it might be the licence check like starter, home, pro - but that is only a guess just trying to make things better, if someone have knowledge let me know i also can improve myself

Increasing the cluster size does not allow you to exceed the 2 TiB limit in either GPT or MBR. In MBR, to exceed this limit up to 16 TiB, you must increase the logical sector size from 512 bytes to 4096 bytes. This requires hardware that performs the conversion in its firmware, which is not currently possible with IDE mode, much less with the Paragon GPT Loader. Here is a list of devices that support this with MBR. https://msfn.org/board/topic/186645-devices-list-compatibles-mbr-hard-disk-2tb

The PAE limit was commented by @Andalu on January 18, 2025 https://msfn.org/board/topic/181911-read-gpt-hard-disk-on-windows-xp-solved/page/27/#findComment-1276911 I ran the tests with @Dibya Path PAE and confirmed the results in the following posts. If you know of a PAE patch that works with GPT, please comment.

Oh, I see. That is a problem. So "Windows XP/KB4493927" not an Windows XP update and I can't just advise all Windows XP users to add the value to their registry and install the update or some will end up with a machine that doesn't boot anymore. I will call the update "Windows Embedded POSReady 2009/KB4493927" from now on. So basicly, when we talk about Windows XP (32 bits), then we are dealing the 3 different operating systems: Windows XP (32 bits) Windows Embedded for Point of Service (32 bits) Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (32 bits). It just happens to be the case, that users of Windows XP are able to install updates for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, if their CPU supports SSE2 and they got the POSReady key in their registry. --- The help file has been corrected accordingly. --- The update "Windows Server 2003/KB4516665" has been added to the help file. However, I was not able to find any security related reports on this update (like MS12-345 or CVE-1234-5678). -- That would be helpful. Thank you. --- Well, I guess I won't be releasing version 4 of OTSKB000001 but rather OTSKB000002, OTSKB000003 and OTSKB000004. So it's one update per operating system and not one update for many operating systems. So OTSKB000001 will still be the Windows 2000 update. OTSKB000002 will be the Windows XP (32 bits) update. OTSKB000003 will be the Windows Server 2003 (32 bits) update. OTSKB000004 will be the Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (32 bits) update (but it will also work on Windows XP (32 bits) if the user has the value in the registry). --- things to do: add the update "Windows XP/KBxy" to the help file (it's the unknown update that MilkChan will hopefully find) analysis of the updates "Windows XP/KBxy', "Windows Server 2003/KB4516665" and "Windows Embedded POSReady/KB4493927" to check whether there are any changes to the function "CreateXlateObject" and what the offsets are. Then update "code.htm". add the update "Windows XP/OTSKB000002" to the help file write the update "Windows XP/OTSKB000002" add the update "Windows Server 2003/OTSKB000003" to the help file write the update "Windows Server 2003/OTSKB000003" add the update "Windows Embedded POSReady 2009/OTSKB000004" to the help file write the update "Windows Embedded POSReady 2009/OTSKB000004"

Yes this did not work too, but fixed when updated ublock to the latest 65 version. So it is a bug with ublock 64.

It's definitely not a Win11 thing, can u record a screen while this happens?

dunno what causes you so much trouble i just plug phone in with usb cable, os sees it, and normal copy/paste works

@Tihiy is there a way I can modify default msstyles used with SAB? I don't see it in SAB folder at all, and I want to modify running indicators.

I have a strange question. When I scroll to the top or bottom in Explorer the whole windows moves up/down. Never seen this before. Is this a Windows 11 thing or what causes it, and how to disable it :-)

Ok, i used it without PAE back in the day, for sure.. But there is not just 1 PAE patch, but multiple flavours of it.. some may work with PAE and GPT loader fine. Also i wrote with Win2000, i got crash after GPT loader - not 8.x.x install, even without GPT disk connected. Im not aware of PAE patch for Windows 2000, it would be handy, i case of Win2000 im using only /PAE boot.ini switch for Advanced server version because DataCenter is problematic and advnaced server license is limited to 8 GB, datacenter is 32 GB.. PAE patches for WinXP+ are 64 GB or 128 GB. Thanks for testing, its allway good to know and test, dead ends too. Ok there seems to be and the way after all.. There is more than 1 variable.. Used PAE patch there is multiple flavours of it. Chipset / Sata controller drivers, could matter were already know that Intel AHCI is not go.. Its make boot bluescreen on WIndows 2000 even with extended kernel and without PAE and GPT loader 10 - not 2015, even with not GPT disk connected. There could be also disk cluster size dependency.. if there is hardcoded limti for 2TB and number of clusters, maybe using bigger cluster size could bypas it, and especially some external 2TB HDD could came with some clever preformating.. Back in the day, i was using Dybay version of PAE patch i my memory serves, or version from Rayer site.. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108052121/https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10547

On Webplayer and also on iPhone.

and 141?

I'm pretty sure that when I did my tests, I went well over 2TB on my 3TB disk, with PAE enabled as it always has been, and there were no issues.

I don't see why it would be, they are different exploits. I'm sure win32ss knows what needs patching and what doesn't.

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Yes, it is an update for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (Base form Windows XP). That update uses SSE2 instructions, which may cause problems with CPUs without SSE2. I am checking for another version of Windows XP that does not use SSE2.

I'll appreciate it if anyone can explain me how to add a toolbar in win11 after installing StartallBAck rev 3.9.12 Thank you

Definitely. ADB can be used to make or restore backups, and has access to some places that normal apps would not, so these backups can be more complete than those made by other methods. It can grant or deny various permissions. It can install or uninstall apps. It can explore directory stuctures, copy, move, rename or delete files within device storage or to/from your windows computer, change file permissions or ownership, or generally do most shell commands. It can remount read-only partitions as read/write (though you still need to consider how to deal with dm-verity on some of them like /system). It can reboot the phone into recovery mode or bootloader mode, useful if you want to change ROMs. It may be able to change itself to root mode, depending if Xiaomi left some config settings on that would allow this. It also has a "sync" function in addition to the backup/restore functions. I find myself using ADB at least once a month or so, mostly because that crippleware MTP mode does not always preserve file timestamps correctly, where using ADB does. I have not looked into Xiaomi in particular, but that arrangement sounds typical for getting a bootloader unlocked. While it is not directly rooting, it is typically the first step in either rooting or in installing a custom ROM. One thing to get clear about before you do that, is for some vendors, requesting that unlock will void whatever manufacturer warranty the phone had, so best to check the rules before asking. My guess here would be that their web site is coded to want Chrome, and the needed functions are missing in whatever older browser you tried. If you don't like Google Chrome (I sure don't!) there are other chromium based browsers that are more privacy friendly. Brave ver 1.47.186, while not the most current, does run on W7 and is my go-to browser when my preferred SeaMonkey can't cope. Others might include Chromite, Vivaldi, etc; you can probably find a thread elsewhere on these boards about browsers still running in W7 for more ideas. Yeah, that is part of what I meant about the hassle factor. The card itself is usually pretty sturdy and not likely to break. But if your phone has one of those little pop-out trays that hold both cards, that thing is a lot more delicate and definitely prone to breakage, assuming it doesn't just get lost. I usually just install the card once and leave it in permanently, since ADB is simple enough for me to copy stuff out with. Yep. Even worse, for my FroYo device, doing this has about 50% odds of causing the phone to reboot, so I have to unplug everything, wait for it to finish, and start over. There's no real reason why the procedure to unmount and remount a partition should fail so often for androids when it is very reliable on Linux desktops, but apparently Google preferred to do away with it entirely rather than debug the actual problem here. Somehow desktop Linux systems solved this problem a long time ago and routinely stop trying to access a partition that is unmounted. I don't know why the same solution never made it into the android kernels. Oh, I just thought of another... if you have a USB-OTG adapter that fits your phone's USB port, you can plug in a standard USB thumb drive and use something like Ghost Commander to copy files in and out.

Hi, we've been working on these experiments for a while now. The +3TB solution from Gigabyte, Seagate, and others involves creating an additional virtual drive for capacities above 2 TiB. I don't recommend following the final link you posted to the Chinese solutions from 2011. That link recommends following all the incorrect steps we've already ruled out, which limit GPT to 2 TiB. Following those steps leads to data corruption starting at 2 TiB.

@Andalu I've found the reason why my partitions disappear when I start Disk Management in Windows XP. I initialize the hard disk as GPT, and the system automatically creates a partition called MSR. Since I don't want the characteristics of that partition, just like Bitlocker, I deleted it before creating new GPT partitions. Deleting the MSR partition isn't a problem in NT6-10, but in XP, if it's deleted, all GPT partitions disappear when I start Disk Management.

Not enough expansion slots for separate network/sound/videoadapter, considering that a video card usually covers 2 slots if it is any good.

You must follow the exact instructions I provided in the links in the first post. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181911-read-gpt-hard-disk-on-windows-xp-solved/ The version of Paragon GPT you need is 8.0.1.0, which is included in Paragon Partition Manager 15 Professional. It won't work properly if you're using an older version, and you won't be able to exceed 2 TiB if you're using a version higher than 8.0.1.0. Although solutions have also been discussed for this, the easiest way is to use the version I mentioned. It has also been mentioned that the system doesn't work with PAE enabled!!! There is currently no solution for this. With PAE, the limit without data corruption is 2 TiB. Without PAE, the theoretical limit is 256 TiB for SATA. Working with data disks initialized as GPT is solved. I have no experience with GPT boot disks in Windows XP. But @reboot12 recently claims to have succeeded. https://msfn.org/board/topic/181911-read-gpt-hard-disk-on-windows-xp-solved/page/31/#findComment-1279892

What is there not enough on micro-ATX boards? There's lots of boards even with the oldish PCI!

Could this be sufficient proof that the previous patch for 138+ was also not applicable to M132?

Out of these choices I picked an FTP Server. I couldn't find the FTP Server Ultimate. But I got an WiFi FTP Server. It works without installing anything new to my computer. A bit slow for modern times ramping up to about 5 MB/s, but no setup time. My phone is not rooted. Can I do something else useful with "ADB" to make it worthwhile having like hack the phone or disable things? I am not sure if what is called a Xiaomi Unlock means the same as rooting. I need an account with them and log in and ask them for unlock. The unlock tool wouldn't work with the old version the Windows web browser on Server 2008 R2. An SD card is really really tiny and is extracted together with the SIM chip. It would probably get broken soon. I think the disk had to be suspended when enabling mass storage device mode. And the modern phone always wants to access the disk.