jaclaz

Sure, the board software (in this case) is called "Tripredacus" :rofl: Sure it is.Boot. Choose the grub4dos entry. Press "c" to get to the grub4dos grub> prompt. Start testing commands (the booted USB external disk should be hd0, i.e. first boot device, you can check this, once you are in grub4dos by simply running the root command without parameters): root[ENTER]and the geometry command geometry[ENTER]Then try loading the install on second partition: root (hd0,1)[ENTER] chainloader +1[ENTER]The above will chainload from grub4dos the bootsector of second partition. What happens? Try: root (hd0,1)[ENTER] chainloader /bootmgr[ENTER]The above will attempt to boot the install on second partition bypassing the PBR of the second partition. What happens? Repeat with the third partition (that should be (hd0,2) ) and report. jaclaz

To be fair, it's mainly your fault. You posted this one at 12:17 Zulu and *somehow* this has no attachment, then (probably the board software or your connection "stalled") you re-posted it at 12:19 Zulu, this time with the attachment or however this time the attachment "went through". However no problem I got it (and it is stil available in the link Tripredacus posted). See if you can manage to boot to grub4dos (see previous post). jaclaz

It is possible that the device is DOA, but what is the issue with the loopback test? (the loopback test will be - obviously - totally independent from the transmission protocol/baud settings/etc, that are otherwise vital for communicating with the hard disk board). How EXACTLY are you trying to perform it? That would be point #8 of the read-me-first: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/143880-seagate-barracuda-720011-read-me-first/ There may have been an issue in installing the driver, but I doubt it, if the driver is installed correctly you should get an added (virtual) COM port. Check if, by any chance, you are not selecting the right COM port, or if in your different attempts to install different drivers (why?) you created a conflict of some kind, but I also doubt it. The device (if not DOA) will work: on XP with normal Terminal on any USB portanything different from the above is an unneeded complication and/or a variation with no actual advantage of any kind (i.e. the idea is that if you don' t have XP then we replace - say - Terminal with Putty or something else). jaclaz

Yep, it is that kind of feeling when you sense that something is not going to end well : jaclaz

At first sight there are no issues, BUT there are two other things that may come into play. 1) is the computer BIOS fully LBA48 compatible on the USB bus? 2) is the actual HD external case an USB bridge fully compatible with LBA48? Can you reset the first partition to "active" and add to it a grldr added through BOOT.INI? http://reboot.pro/topic/19730-dmde-basic-disk-imaging-test-and-results/?p=184060 jaclaz

Sure you cannot complain, NOW and for this SPECIFIC case, but what will you do when (if) the "some kind of automatic cleanup activity" will affect next morning booting or will add a file you don't want (or remove a file that you do want)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us jaclaz

I see, there was somehow a double post, the file is attached to his duplicated one: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/172145-windows-81-on-usb-not-booting/?p=1081140 I'll have a look. jaclaz

Where? How exactly you are testing (choosing) to boot form first, second or third partition? jaclaz

A good idea would be: 1) starting a new thread, as this issue is unlikely to be related to WinNTSetup and it makes little sense to hijack this thread 2) provide some data about that hard disk, how it is partitioned, etc. and on the PC(s) you are finding this issue with 3) post as an attachment to your post on the new thread, inside a compressed .zip or .7z file, a copy of BOTH your MBR and bootsector(s) made using (say) Hdhacker : http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/index.html or *any* dd-like tool you might have handy/you are familiar with. jaclaz

Wouldn't it be smart to export (please read as "backup") the data and later re-import it? You know, *like* : http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/office-outlook-2010-import-and-export/ jaclaz

Just for the record, not all bootsect.exe's are the same: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171749-bootsectexe-various-versions-compared/ but the blinking underscore is usually an issue with partitioning (frequently connected with HS geometry), and bootsect.exe won't do anything to solve it (it just replaces the bootsector CODE, while the issue is more likely to be with the DATA). jaclaz

Naaah, a definite answer has been fouind: repeating the experiment confirmed the result : A rare image illustrating the reason why the compression algorithm was invented jaclaz

Example here: jaclaz

BEWARE! jaclaz

Unfortunately, by definition, any writing containing the words "Internet of Things" are not worth the time reading it, and I simply stop reading immediately as soon as I find it: Please - as a confirmation that it is not worth the time - check the spelling for billion in the above article/quote, though it has to be found out if the cnet guys besides not having a basic spell checker run on an article before publication also don' t have a sentient human being proofreading it or if they intentionally left untouched what Brad Smith actually said . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_standard jaclaz

As a side note What's in a name? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rose_by_any_other_name_would_smell_as_sweet Why would the good guys have called the folder HFEXPERT and not (say) HFN00B? The documentation is scarce, but it is seemingly scarce by design, see: http://web.archive.org/web/20080315012454/http://www.vorck.com/windows/hfexpert.html jaclaz

Sure , and there is no "Office 7", nor "Office 8", and "Office 95 (internal file version 7.0)" or "Office 97 (internal file version 8.0)" can hardly be considered "newer than" or "an upgrade path from" Office XP (internal version 10.x) You can run this batch: @ECHO OFFSETLOCALIF 7==7.0 (ECHO Interesting fact that really added useful insights to the thread) ELSE (ECHO Nitpicking?)IF 8==8.0 (ECHO Interesting fact that really added useful insights to the thread) ELSE (ECHO You failed at it!)PAUSE and now, for no apparent reason: jaclaz

TCPWindowsize? http://www.speedguide.net/articles/windows-2kxp-registry-tweaks-157 http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_TCPWindowSizeAdjustmentandFlowControl.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314053/en-us More: http://www.jayhaabee.nl/blog/2009/03/boosting-windows-xp-gig-e-network-performance/ jaclaz

You should first thing fix your broken Google. Here: http://www.avianwaves.com/Blog/entryid/79/Mystery-of-the-Missing-msnmsn-inf-on-XP-SP3.aspx jaclaz

There is no "Office 7" or "Office 8". Versions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office#Versions_available If you want to lose between 10 and 20 % productivity (thanks to the new ribbon interface) but *need*/*want* the new .xlsx, .xlsb, .docx formats "full" compatibility (and provided that you can find one copy of it on sale) you should be fine with Office 2007. If you want the same (actually a few less) functionalities of it but want to fill up a bit more your hard disk, go for Office 2010. If you want to further lower your productivity and occupy some more disk space, then, by all means, get Office 2013. In any case, expect some frustrating times when "upgrading" (please notice the double quotes) to any of these from Office XP or Office 2003 . jaclaz

Nice , though there are good alternatives, this link includes a full tutorial : http://www.howtogeek.com/96780/how-to-rename-internet-explorer-to-firefoxchrome-downloader/ jaclaz

You sure? The devil has a tendency to quickly go poof! jaclaz

I do not know about POSReady 2009, but POSReady7 is available in 64bit. You are right, . Good to know still hopefully the perverted minds at MS did not get affected by the 64 bit illness before 2011. jaclaz

I don't think they ever made 64 bit POS machines! (and thus I believe that POSReady2009 only exists in 32 bit). jaclaz

Yep, but more than that it is (the WinFlp) AND IF I recall correctly an "early" version of the .wim format not really compatible with anything else if not (maybe) with some Longhorn releases, JFYI: http://reboot.pro/topic/3630-windows-flp/ You can always access the Registry Offline (booting from another instance of a NT OS or booting to a PE) to experiment with that key, you can either "import" the hive or use the Offline Registry tool to that effect: http://reboot.pro/topic/11312-offline-registry/ jaclaz