jaclaz

Well said , and I would add that allowing a "new user" to type *any* drive letter (actually *anything* as there is NO input control of any kind) at the SET /P prompt may result, besides likely breaking the batch execution, in targeting ANOTHER device, where each and every *.lnk *.exe *.inf *.vbs *.cmd *.bat will be deleted . You need to be d@mn sure that the user cannot enter anything but a drive letter, actually anything but a drive letter related to a USB stick, and check (and double check) that the nameless directory(ies) exist on that drive BEFORE EVEN THINKING of deleting (or renaming) ANYTHING. In this sense the last snippet I posted is much safer, in the sense that it will only rename the directory(ies) which name is only "ALT+0160", and in any case a "wrong rename" is usually easier to revert than undeleting tens, huindreds or thousands of files. jaclaz P.S. And now, for NO apparent reason, marriedtothesea http://www.marriedtothesea.com/041808/this-is-what-i-get.gif P.S.: Oneliner: @ECHO OFF&FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('dir /B/S/AD ^|FIND "\ " ^|FIND /V "\ \"') DO ECHO Nameless is found:&& ECHO REN "%%A" MickeyMouse

1. The intended separator for switches on these command line tools is "/" (forward slash), for all the command interpreter knows there is NO difference between: dir /B /S /AD and: dir /B/S/AD 2. Why not? @ECHO OFFSETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS@FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('dir /B/S/AD') DO (CALL :do_ren "%%A")GOTO :EOF:do_renSET nameless=%1SET nameless=%nameless:~-2,1%REM The character> <below is created by typing ALT+0160IF "%nameless%"==" " ECHO Nameless is found:&& ECHO REN %1 MickeyMouseREM The character> <above is created by typing ALT+0160GOTO :EOFjaclaz

Of course not , that is the actual beauty of plug 'n play, people like you that want to choose their own things need to go back to (say) NT 4.00 . Now, seriously, what you experience is the final effect of *something* that causes this intermittently, and this can be as hinted before, a hardware issue of some kind . You should (could) try dumping the EDID you get when the monitor is detected properly and when it is not, like with: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dump_edid.html http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/monitor_info_view.html http://www.eldim.fr/products/display-controller/fpdlite/fpdlite-free-tools Then you could try overriding the EDID for the generic monitor? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/jj133967(v=vs.85).aspx? You could try what happens with PowerStrip: http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm to see if it is possible to "tame" your system. jaclaz

Hmmm. I just got this e-mail jaclaz

Yes, but you cannot "invent" syntax. RD is used: http://ss64.com/nt/rd.html wit this syntax: Your line is: or: So, you want something more *like* but your batch as is represents more generally (in my perverted mind) a reckless, dangerous and potentially destructive tool , and you should IMHO restart from scratch, adding each and every possible check (+1) to make sure that it CANNOT be run on anything else but a such infected USB stick and that it will ONLY delete the files and folders added by the "virus" in that (those) nameless folders. What I am trying to tell you is that - no offence intended - your current approach is way too aggressive and it can potentially destroy the "good" contents of a USB stick or even of an internal disk volume in the hands of a "new user" and that you should rethink the thingy making it - within limits - as foolproof as possible. jaclaz.

No. The DEL command should work but it uncnditionally removes ALL .exe and .lnk files from current directory and all it's subfolders a teeny/tiny error (like running it from another drive/path) and you could create havoc on a system . The RD one cannot, and it is potentially dangerous with the /S switch: http://ss64.com/nt/rd.html Try posting the output of your actual directory structure and explain what exactly you need to do (or if the "test" you posted is OK, post how that structure should be changed after running the batch). jaclaz

But nothing at all "negative" in my views, as said I am very happy that you contributed to prove that Windows 8.1 (and hopefully the next 10 thingy also) is actually usable once some (many) tweaks are applied to it and a number of third party tools are installed and properly configured. Till few months ago if someone had asked me about buying a new computer I would have suggested him/her to make sure to get a system which allowed downgrade to Windows 7, should the stupid Windows 8/8.1 be not bearable, nowadays I am convinced that this is not anymore *needed* thanks to the information, tools and opinions (including your nice contributions) that were made available here on the board :. Still, unless I missed something, the result of all these efforts are/were that Windows 8.1 is "as" Windows 7, "as fast as", "as reliable as", "running same tools as", "having the same look/feel as", etc., this is not a negative view, only the plain, flat statement of fact that there is nothing (or very little) that is "much better than" or "years ahead" or the like. jaclaz

Which is exactly what is NOT allowed by it's EULA, see: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171952-windows-embedded-posready-2009/ Wouldn't it be easier/better to use a plain XP? (on which nlite is tested and working) And then, if the issue is Windows Update, add to it one of the Registry keys that allow installing the updates past April 2014? See: https://www.sebijk.com/community/board9-community/board5-pc/2985-getting-xp-updates/ jaclaz

I am failing to see the point. OP asked for something *like* nlite. And he did not ask about something *like* nlite that would be supported by his Embedded Partner. @mario995 What is your scope (final goal)? I mean is this "edit ISO of POSReady 2009 to ..." (like remove tools subsystem, integrate hotfixes, etc.) and even more generally what is that you want to obtain in the end (maybe it is possible without actually editing the .iso at all). jaclaz

Yep , but in a nutshell you are again saying that Windows 8.1: is not noticeably faster than Windows 7 on a "same" machine, possibly it is even slightly slower. It is now "as stable as" Windows 7, after a long initial period of somewhat "less stable" status It is unbearable unless heavily tweaked and with a number of third party applications that mitigate the stupidity and ugliness of it's interfaceHardly "intangible reasons to stay current" , as a matter of fact they sound a lot like "very tangible reasons to avoid upgrading to it from Windows 7" unless really needed for some other reason or (and these are the good news IMHO ) "very tangible reasons" why you don't (anymore) really *need* to downgrade to Windows 7 on a new machine that came with Windows 8/8.1 pre-installed: the stupid OS can be tamed, through it will need applying a number of tweaks and installing a bunch of third party tools, and there are also good signs that even the new 10 thingy can as well be made into a working system (with even more work/tweaks), not that bad, if you look at the half full glass : jaclaz

But seemingly there is already an update to the update: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/173127-december-windows-81-updates-please-contribute-your-experiences/#entry1090847 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/139877-post-sp1-updates-for-windows-7-updated-09122014/?p=1090889 jaclaz

... on the other hand, you might loose most of the fun in finding the issues (if any) and solve them, and additionally other people may feel authorised to call you a coward But this is another thing. One thing is having "latest" OS (for whatever reasons, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder) and another one is to risk its stability or integrity (particularly if it is a "production system") because the actual manufacturer of the OS (or their quality control or their beta testing division or whomever) suck (and suck big while we are at it) in what should be their FIRST duty (make sure that NO machine is brought to its kneels because of a stupid update) by allowing "silent" updates or by applying manually them on a non-test machine. This time it happened to Windows 7 users, as you recalled a few days ago it happened to NoelC with the conflict with Avast on his Windows 8.1 (let's remember how this is currently the "flagship", whilst the 10 is the "experimental future quantum leap" ), possibly next victim will be a 10 user, you cannot say. The key point is however always the same, the updates should be tested, and tested thoroughfully, before being made available, be it on Windows Update or for manual download, everyone can do mistakes but lately the good MS guys - for one reason or the other - effectively changed the perception of the thingy from "oh good, I'm gonna have the system updated with some new things and increased security!" to "**** it, it is again patch tuesday, will my system survive it?" jaclaz

Poor fellows , do they have a small compensation in their wages for "stressing environment"? Or were the MS HR/PR be so clever as to manage to list Windows 8.1 usage as "fringe benefit"? jaclaz

Whatever you attached does open fine in 7-zip (as expected). The contents of the zip extracted to a temporary disk image mounted as drive K: \ show here (XP SP2): and also it opens in my Explorer (though listed as "blank") The "á" is ALT+160 (am I allowed to say "as expected" ?), it is displayed fine in my command window (possibly because of some codepage/font/whatever). But you cannot select/copy/paste to (say) Notepad, as the "á" becomes a "blank". It is very possible that there is simply NO way to "enter" into that folder from command line/batch, unless you manipulate directly the filesystem structures or you use an alternate program/shell/command processor, BUT double quotes may help: i.e. this *almost* works: jaclaz

Ahhh, the good ol' times: http://www.compmiscellanea.com/en/arachne-installing-and-setting-up-ethernet.htm why in my day ... ... we used to fight till the end for a bunch of Kb of free memory.... ...and we LIKED it! Kids today .... https://tinyapps.org/blog/misc/200702250700_why_in_my_day.html jaclaz

Sure , and no harm whatever was done to any living creature in the making of this thread . Still, Rule #8 is still there: and there is not a trailing: I am pretty sure that you commented in perfect good faith and with the best of the intentions (positive), but until that Rule will not be changed/amended, it remains the fact that you broke it and now that this has been brought to your attention, you are now discussing on the Rule itself: I am notoriously an extremely picky guy, besides been grumpy, and while I would be happy to discuss with you on the broken windows theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory and on the usefulness (or fairness) of zero tolerance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_tolerance right now I am more interested in understanding which is the positive part in the message (very bluntly put): jaclaz

Try what 7-zip sees, only seemingly unrelated, JFYI: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/131103-win-ntbt-can-be-omitted/ jaclaz

Oww, come on , no need to blush, I am just kidding of course . jaclaz

That's another question. Dave-H asked something to test Internet under DOS, I tried replying to that question, and I don't think you can have Internet without TCP/IP , whether this will help in the more general "task" is to be seen , but possibly in one of the given pages there may be found the *something* (if it exists) that is missing. jaclaz

And all this time I thought that moderation was NOT up to debate as per Rule #8: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules I guess some people has some non-written privileges .... jaclaz

What do you mean? They used to work: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/doscltcp.htm Or maybe the specific drivers/card Dave-H has cannot work? jaclaz

Well, to be a retro-computing enthusiast, you are probably not (yet) retro enough! Time to go through textfiles to remember how it was like in the good ol' times : http://textfiles.com/ and what actually amused us long before videos and lolcats appeared: http://textfiles.com/computers/glossary.txt (though of course I still jiggle at the definition of "guru" and of "handshaking protocol" ) jaclaz

Arachne: http://www.glennmcc.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachne_(web_browser) This may also be of use generally for your issue: http://www.compmiscellanea.com/en/arachne-installing-and-setting-up-ethernet.htm jaclaz

Hmmm. It could be an idea to write in Lolcode and use the Lolcode to javascript translator. http://fullvolume.co.uk/static/lolcode/ http://code.google.com/p/loljs/ or even better use the .NET compiler with it: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LolCode http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DotNet jaclaz

UNlikely. The new Metro NCI Control Panel will be called "Flipper" and will allow the user to choose between two main settings: Automagical setting we determined to be optimal for forehead sticks, one-size-fits-allSomething else we wont' tell you, you'd better choose the other setting advised. jaclaz