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Joseph_sw

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  1. And while at it, try looking in "Service" tabs using Sysinternals' Autoruns.

    Why do i ask that?

    I also experience a somewhat similar situation,

    a plugged usb composite-device doesn't show as a (CD-Rom) drive which contain the actual drivers for the devices.

    After some testing, I found out that on that machine there already similar device installed,

    and its installation creates a windows service that BLOCKS similar devices being recoginzed as storage devices.

    Disable said service allow the plugged devices to recognized as storage devices.

    Perhaps it similar in your case, try look for anything that doesn't published by (Verified) Microsoft.

  2. is by booting with your floopy, you can access the cd-rom?

    If can read the cd-rom, you might try to copy Win98SE cd-rom into the HDD, then run the setup.

    I remember doing that on my 2GB HDD.

    unlike xp installation, win9x installation is nicer as it doesn't requires to run/boot from the CD.

  3. try to abuse/'fully utilize' the $RDIR command from proxomitron.

    you could trim the contents of heavy-bloated .js files, and make 'em load local-ly.

    This MSFN sites for example, I configures the proxomitron in certain way to make its (edited) .js & .css files were loaded locally.

  4. is there really much use in such approach?

    Not quite sure about metro apps,

    but I do find some program, or to be precise,

    Windows API for Characters/String handling routines WILL behave differently depends on what the "ACP" value in registry (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Nls\CodePage) during boot-up.

    I know this when I try figuring out, why some japanese flash games doesn't works on US/English windows as I don't see anything obvious about checks for non-japanese locale in its action scripts.

    Under winXP, I'm usually using the discouraged AppLocale,

    its usages is discouraged as MS wants you to CHANGE the Regional Settings instead, just like what the OP already doing.

    Theres hack-ish modified AppLocale that works on Win8 DP on the net somewhere,

    since AppLocale considered as "Desktop Apps", I kinda doubt that AppLocale would works on metro apps ...

  5. Also, the Microsoft knowledge base often seems to speak a different language that is more difficult to comprehend compared to an Internet forum. Instead of one paragraph summarizing a problem followed by instructions to resolve it, I see one warning about warranty, another warning about editing the registry, that is written in style that borders with legalese, after which I stop reading.

    One example is: KB2724197

    MS blabing mumbo-jumbo about 'security', but said nothing that it would impact EMS availabilty on NTVDM.

  6. I see ...

    I always wonder why when MS talk about enforced secureboot they always said "ARM, ARM ARM" never "Tablet" or "SmartPhone" or even "PC",

    yet, on other occasion keep campaigning a Tablet is a PC, a PC is a Tablet.

    I got this vibe that closing the ARM (missuse of secureboot), is MS moves to secure the monoply on the future ARM-based PC,

    as ARM chips will began used in consumer PC somewhere in near future, MS will insist that the OS must be securebooted (read: locked) there as well.

    Profits for MS:

    - Walled Garden

    - Easier to enforce obselecene (or 'Migration' as MS said it).

    OEM might also welcome this,

    as it would enable them to sell more hardware/PC for newer OS,

    as existing PC is locked to previous OS.

  7. I wonder how Microsoft would feel about such an endeavor?

    Actually MS already know, some member of this forum already try to post about Tihiy's excellent works on MS forums.

    And their reaction? They delete it on sight, almost to made it never there.

    And no, they not even bother to comment their feeling abot Tihy's works..

    So, i'm trully suggest you ask them, again.

    not to mention throwing out Microsoft's hard work.

    Hard work can be misguided though,

    with many who find a way to circumvent the Metro or Start Screen (full-screen taskbar) floating in the net,

    why can't MS take hints about it?

    - How to disable Metro (now dubbed as Name-less Crap) Interface?

    - Wheres my aero/glasses? why can't folk at MS take hints that Ugly-Fication is more DisTractIng than beautificaion? (as folk at MS want us to believe the otherwise?)

    - Why are hell, I must use my computer like I use my tablet ?

    MS Hard work should be directed at something more useful, not for crap like windows8 user-interface.

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