jaclaz

Since I am picky, these are three separate things. "Initializing" the disk <- this iswhat Windows calls it, what happens is that the MBR code and the Magic Bytes (and Disk Signature) are written to the MBR Creating a partition entry in the MBR Formatting the volume corresponding to that partition entry The first two ones (please read as connected with "Disk Manager" or diskpart which is not part originally of Windows XP) are the problem, as #2 will default to Cylinder aligned partitioning, but this is in itself is NOT an issue (on 512e drives, see below). The actual FORMAT.COM has no issues by itself, in theory, but any number of tools/programs might "choke" on these. You can manually make a partition entry in the MBR using *any* other suitable tool and later use format alright. If you are going to use Extended partition and Logical volumes inside it be VERY aware of a SERIOUS issue with Disk Management: http://reboot.pro/topic/9897-vistawin7-versus-xp-partitioning-issue/ This said, AF disks are somewhat non-standard and different make/models may behave differently, the exact make/model could make a difference between success and failure... In theory an AF disk http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171236-seagate-expansion-drive-2tb-is-not-detected/?p=1071081 may be compatible with XP SP3, if it is a "AF 512e" while a "native" 4Kb sectored disk is not (unless it is connected via USB) see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Format http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/03/why-new-hard-disks-might-not-be-much-fun-for-xp-users/ but the good MS guys exclude compatibility with them for XP: http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/4k_hdd and there are more than a few issues even with Vista and 7. So, though somewhat sad to admit it, as we are a normally into experimenting and finding workarounds, following dencorso's advice is your best option. jaclaz

Good news , though if you hadn't banned robots.txt from your site (WHY? ), by now it would have been indexed/backed up by the Wayback Machine. If the site is going to evaporate not-so-soon, there may still be time for it to be mirrored/saved. Regards to you (and to the cats of course). JFYI : jaclaz

If, by any chance, it is a 7200.11, it is possible that fixing it will be much cheaper than that. We have "saved" in the past a few hundreds (possibly more) of such disks: http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/169-hard-drive-and-removable-media-issues/ with just a few bucks/Euros needed for the TTL adapter. jaclaz

Well, it was you that started "not accepting" ... Sure , technology obviously makes progresses and becomes faster, often (but not always) more reliable, sometimes (with the exclusion of MS UI ) even better looking, these are truisms. What FormFiller expressed (and with which I somehow agree) is that once set apart these improvements in speed (and as I highlighted, unwantingly confronting you ) in availability of this technology, is about the fact that lately there have been less "breakthroughs" or "substantial" changes then in the preceding decade. And BTW, as always, I may well be wrong about this. jaclaz

No. Meaning that you "collaborate across the world in real time, etc." with a restricted number of people that have like you such a fast fiber optics internet access AND that have the same kind of "top hardware" you have. Some people like (say) CIA or NASA, had ALREADY that kind of technology 10 years ago. The difference is that now it is available to you and to a restricted number of your friends/colleagues etc. I.e. you seem (to me) like confusing (a bit) the evolution in technology with the availability (or affordability) of technology (to you personally, to a restricted group of people or to a wider one). jaclaz

Images of WTF's are rare, but not a real issue for The Finder : jaclaz

The even more peculiar thing about Ippo is that it is not (like most zebroids around): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebroid an "intended" hybrid/breed, simply Martin (the zebra father) managed to open the gate or jump over the fence where Giada (the donkey mother) was... http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/zonkey-zebra-donkey-hybrid-born-italy-article-1.1407688 jaclaz

To be fair, there has traditionally been a strong psychological pressure on aardvarks as they somehow are always the first item in any published article and in all lists, always first in the attention of any reader. Traditionally football (what you living across the pond call soccer) teams of zonkeys have thus a not-so-trifling advantage . BTW, also when it comes to zonkeys, Italians do it better , see the beauty of this newborn : http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ippo-the-zonkey jaclaz

What do you mean cannot access? What do you get? Like a 404, a suffusion of yellow, your PC shuts down or explodes , what? The links: http://www.donationcoder.com/ http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#NoClose all work here, the direct link to the download is: http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/NoClose/NoClose.exe but if the above ones don't work, possibly this one would not also. jaclaz

Yep, but you are (or should be) allowed to change the password on your account. Just login, change your password (that, even if different from the ones you use on all other site, might have a "pattern" in common with them, and as such help the malicious intruder in guessing some of them) and replace it with a completely random and very strong/long one. You write it on a piece of paper, change it on the site, and then destroy the piece of paper. (if you have a particularly good memory you could go for a lobotomy , but usually it is not necessary ). <- NO WAY BACK A bigger risk of having an account left open on a forum, just for the record, could be that someone "on your side" of the equation (and that has a reason for doing this, hate, envy, whatever) gets hold of the password and then impersonates you, posting false or incorrect statements, in such a way to discredit you. jaclaz

...and a cup of coffee.... too. Mine should be hot, strong, black, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, please. Not so casually the parallel thread on 911CD: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=25697&hl= was renamed to: jaclaz

It was intentional. Bastards. After the hex edit... Naah, meaning that while most probably they are bastards , that is a "warning" or a "recommendation", as I read it, it amounts more or less to a waiver of responsibility, a lot like: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158485-international-translations-of-common-signs/ Good. jaclaz

Maybe you were confused by the wording. This would mean, if I get this right, replace: 52 65 67 44 65 6C 65 74 65 4B 65 79 45 78 41with: 52 65 67 44 65 6C 65 74 65 4B 65 79 41 00 00is the above what you tried? jaclaz

Very, very nice! jaclaz

For those like me without a sound card, or not interested in the talking the real action takes place around 1:14. The text version is : Throw yourself at the ground and fail to miss it. MUCH easier than learning to fly . jaclaz

Yep, but the point here is that technick did not provide any meaningful detail. You can PXE boot DOS, Linux, a Windows system or a PE (or other OS) through PXE, the message : "No device drivers were found for the current network adapter" can be coming from *whatever*, i.e. the PXE BIOS part, the actual PXE loader, the actual boot image and/or it's bootmanager or OS loader. Since the PXE BIOS part does recognize the NIC (otherwise it wouldn't even start the PXE booting) this is the only thing that can be excluded, all the other ones are a possibility. jaclaz

Yep, if you check the bottom right corner of your screenshot, you would see how the Explorer "Open File" window is set to only open *.inf files. (which is correct, as the .inf file is the "settings" or "installation directive" files). If you click on the bottom right corner and change *.inf to *.*, you will see all files in the folder, including the .sys, but still you need to select ONLY the .inf in nLite. See the top "Choose any INF file from a driver folder you wish to integrate", the idea is that inside the .inf file one (or more) driver files are listed, these files are in the same folder as the .INF and nlite will find and manage them correctly jaclaz

Yep, my bad , actually it's bphlpt's fault he tricked me into POSReady talk, however things don't change much, the corresponding FAQ is just after the one in the given link, and the EULA is here: http://msembedded.biz/en/windows-embedded-standard-2009/standard-2009-license-terms-eula.html but the quoted parts are very similar: So, the good news are that you can use with Embedded networking/internet browsing which is not allowed on POSReady. Forget anyway to run: OutlookWordExcelAccessMicrosoft Money or any corresponding alternative third party tools jaclaz

And - additionally - there is the slight difference between: "Will it work with my programs?" and: "Are my programs allowed to run on it?" Like: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee406170(v=winembedded.0).aspx#Q4 And: http://msembedded.biz/en/windows-embedded-posready-2009/posready-2009-license-terms-eula.html Particularly, these parts of the EULA: Do pose a few limits.... jaclaz

bphlpt. Hmmm. This would fit : boldly providing help luciferously perpetrating traditions (since the time began) jaclaz

I am not sure it is a good idea . (with all due respect and with no offence intended ) from a "safety" point of view. That tool has been abandoned in an ALPHA state several years ago and it seems like supporting a very small subset of USB sticks: http://sourceforge.net/p/u3-tool/discussion/746414/thread/c0bb633b/?limit=25#f869 http://u3-tool.sourceforge.net/ It is not clear at all if the tool is something that in the worst case won't work on the specific stick/controller or if there is the possibility that by sending the commands to an unsuitable stick this latter can be "bricked". Though not the easiest alternative (and sometimes even "as dangerous as" ), if the scope is that of having a CD+"normal" HD like device on a USB stick, the specific Manufacturer Tool for the stick controller chip may be "safer". Or at least one should be aware of the risks involved in both above approaches and be ready to consider a failed stick as a possibility. It would be nice if you could share on the tool forum: http://sourceforge.net/p/u3-tool/discussion/746414/thread/c0bb633b the exact make/model and Vid & Pid (like the output of Chipgenius) of the sticks that worked with it for you. jaclaz

So was the original question actually : ? Then the answer would have been simpler: YES. http://homepage.ntlworld.com./jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/questions-with-yes-or-no-answers.html but would not have been - I believe - of much use. jaclaz

See if something here (seemingly OT, but actually related): http://reboot.pro/topic/19842-pe-for-blind-people/ fits the situation. jaclaz

I forgot, there is also the issue about neighbours begging for a cup of sugar salt. jaclaz

Good. The only remaining issue with deers is AFAIK about the actual location of deer crossings: jaclaz