jaclaz

I am not trying to doubt (or limit the amount of) your paranoia . I was only trying to establish the borders of the conspiracy, i.e. I guess everyone will agree that Vista and later are part of it, many have doubts on XP , you are now stating than 9x is outside it, the point is where exactly NT4.0, 2K and Me are in this.... (inside or outside the big remote control conspiracy) jaclaz

Allow me to doubt that statement. Let's do it like this : Install that thingy, then see if Ghost (from DOS) sees the "Extended Capacity" Volume.If you are going that way, if I were you I would rather use Asrock's utility, instead: http://www.asrock.com/feature/3tb/ jaclaz

Did you try that method (and NOT any other one) with an untouched source? Did you try that method (and NOT any other one) with your specific nlited source? Did the former succeed and the latter fail? If yes, HOW exactly (with which error, etc.)? I am BTW pretty sure that if you start a new thread asking ilko_t about your issues with your nlited source with WinSetupfromUSB and/or try asking Akeo about Rufus support, they may be able to pinpoint the issue, and workaround it in their respective tools/methods. IMHO installing from USB is outside the scope of nlite and well within the scope of the tools designed to install from USB. jaclaz

Yep, my point was different, let alone for the moment performance, it is not the ONLY parameter, a fully contiguous file can be parsed (and recovered) in case of very serious filesystem issues, a fragmented one - particularly the kind of file that may be bigger than 64 Mb - hardly so. I was not ranting about removing the automagic provision, only about being allowed to manually ask for a "full" defrag (it would have costed nothing to NOT remove an existing feature). Moreover the 64 Mb "limit" is undocumented/unverified/untested, the size may well be connected to a number of factors that the good MS guys did not consider or did not test at all, type of usage of the machine, type of storage subsystem, type of files in use on average, etc. I won't buy that a "magic" 64 Mb one-size-fits-all actually fits all "properly". jaclaz

Does the conspiracy comprise also NT 4.00 and 2K? jaclaz

I find it odd that one single thing I've "nlite'd" would cause these tools to fail in entirelly different ways. Some cause my auto-logon not too work(WinSetupFromUSB), some stop in the middle of "registering Components"(WinNTSetup) and others BSOD before I'm even able to select my drive in text-mode(UnetBootIn etc.)This too much? Cannot say. You reported that you were not able to install an XP 64 from USB. I told you how there is at least one method (tested and working) to do so. It is up to you to test that method (and NOT any other one) first with an untouched source and later with your nlited .iso. You were seemingly whining and besides whining barking up the wrong tree , you were also whining generically, we have now several different methods and tools to install from USB, if one doesn't work, try another one, my scope was only to let you know how installing XP 64 from USB is possible and it has been done. jaclaz

Installing an XP x64 from USB is perfectly possible, making use of the 64 bit version of firadisk driver, maybe you nlited it "wrongly" or "too much": http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/137714-install-xp-from-a-ram-loaded-iso-image/?p=1061029 jaclaz

The Mr. Fusion is what we need: http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Fusion ... but that is in the futuristic future.... jaclaz

I am failing to see why a hybrid MBR cannot be used, though as the good Terabyte guys told you if the disk has 4k sectors it should work in pure MBR without issues read here: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158361-confirmed-3tb-hdd-usb-drive-on-winxp-32bit/ and/or try a hybrid MBR/GPT: http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/hybrid.html jaclaz

Scrap the drones, get a Google robot : http://deadlinelive.info/2013/12/16/googles-racing-robots-destined-for-miltary-police/ jaclaz

And IF people need to do some data recovery (file based) they should be very happy about not being anymore able to get larger than 64 Mb contiguous files on 7: Nice new features, BTW: ... but still they could have made more options available in the GUI instead of needing to go on command line and use the -w switch: http://www.howtohaven.com/system/vistadefragmentation.shtml (on Vista) and later remove completely the option in 7. http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/30019-full-defrag-option-via-cmd.html http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/exert-control-and-defrag-from-the-command-line-in-windows-7/4306/ jaclaz

Let's say a debatable (and debated) supporter: http://www.ufowatchdog.com/richard_boylan.htm http://paranormal.skepticproject.com/forum/1666/ufo-nutcase-emails-dr-richard-boylan-rants-at-people-questioning-him-via-email/ http://www.starseeds.net/forum/topics/anybody-know-of-a-dr-richard-boylan?commentId=2312030%3AComment%3A1763329 Unfortunately the mothership seemingly did not make it in time for the 24/27 October (or couldn't find Cleveland ): http://beforeitsnews.com/conspiracy-theories/2013/10/yes-virginia-there-is-a-planned-alien-contact-in-cleveland-october-24-2013-2455178.html and when it finally arrived, late November the situation was so dangerous, due to the extraordinary efforts by the Cabal to prevent the contact:, that it was decided to definitely cancel the event: http://www.drboylan.com/ufocleveland2013.html jaclaz

Who/Where? This is still experimental and no industrial process has been developed/actual factory/refinery built AFAIK? jaclaz

So, the disk itself is good. It is possible that the external enclosure (or cables/contacts in it) cause the issue. jaclaz

How old are You kid? This is gonna be interesting I presume , do I have time for making some pop-corns? (I already have the sofa and beverages ready) jaclaz

Let me understand this, you used a program without actually knowing what you were doing, very probably outside the intended scope/usage of the program, in such a way that you are not even capable of clearly reporting what exactly you did and since it didn't by sheer luck do what you presumed it should have done it is a bug of the nlite program? Instead of asking for assistance BEFORE doing the whatever you did (which rather clearly you had not any previous experience with) you come here asking for help AFTER, and once a suggestion is given to you, you first do ANOTHER thing, and then state how the suggested procedure is too difficult for you? I presume that also grub4dos, RMPREPUSB and the PassPass script will result as being full of bugs (when and if you will have time to try them). I strongly suggest you to NOT try them , as they are potentially dangerous programs/tools , and I don't want to be (indirectly) the cause of further whining. jaclaz

An image (as I conceive it) is a "forensic sound" image of the WHOLE disk (not only C: drive). Though if an actual BIOS virus, something like the ol' Chernobyl virus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIH_(computer_virus) strikes the PC won't boot and you will need some more advanced recovery options, usually BIOS files can be found or however taking a backup of the BIOS is not an issue at all. jaclaz

Yes , I have looked and No , there are not, hence I suggested you to ask the vendor as - from the schematics - it seems to me like that converter works ONLY at 5v TTL levels (which is what I am trying to tell you since my very first reply). Don't ask me, ask the vendor, or get another SURELY 3.3V TTL level converter or get an oscilloscope and test the converter you have. You have now all the info you need to make sure the converter is of the right kind or it is not (it is not IMHO) and you were told what a suitable procedure to make sure which kind is it (ask the people you bought it from). jaclaz

The "theoretical" (the one noone actually follows) backup routine is the following: daily (which doesn't mean "once in a while" or "when I remember doing it", it means daily) connect one of two identical external drives to a machine and back up data on it, then disconnect the external device and put it in a safe place (the next day use the "other" external drive).If (like many people that actually do backup) you are using a NAS or however network attached storage or however you keep the "backup disk" connected to the machine you are as exposed to that kind of ransomware as if you had NO backup strategy at all. Making - say - once a month an actual image of the machine disk (capable of bare metal recovery) is a plus, but the OS and all apps can be reinstalled, the important part is just the data. jaclaz

I am losing you. You have BOTH a SSD and a hard disk in the same laptop or are you exchanging them (still on the same laptop)? I thought you were re-using the HD on another machine after having upgraded the laptop to the SSD. In any case, running the manufacturer's tests is the next step. jaclaz

No. You are still confusing the POWER levels (Vcc) with TTL levels. Mind you, I am not saying I am right (though I am right ), you asked for help and you were told what is in my opinion the things to do: verify with the manufacturer that the converter uses 3.3v TTL levels (as it seems NOT like that converter operates at 3.3v TTL levels)The fact that it works when powered at 5 V BUT DOES NOT WORK when powered at 3 V indirectly confirms this. You are of course perfectly free to ignore this advice. jaclaz

It sounds more like a cable issue. I would change the cable, verify connectors, then check the SMART data. Though those data are COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE - in the sense that a failing hard disk may have all it's SMART data "perfect" one split second before dying - IF the counters show issues, THEN there are issues. Also use the manufacturer tests to verify the condition of the disk drive. jaclaz

Then, you won't likely find "professional" help on a Forum which members are mostly "amateurs", and which is not dedicated specifically to data recovery, you might have better luck in a specialized forum often frequented by the pro's, like (example): http://forum.hddguru.com/ jaclaz

Sure, no toon can resist .... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096438/quotes?item=qt0406091 jaclaz

@ChrisR OT and JFYI, this might interest you (Win7PESE, actually WinFE related): http://reboot.pro/topic/19409-thesis-on-winfe-shared-by-alex-van-ginkel/ jaclaz