jaclaz

WHAT is your "main" folder? WHAT is your destination folder? WHICH OS is that? Xcopy is supposed to be eXact COPY, it misses many "sync" functionality. Robocopy or Strarc: http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/ may be more suited. BUT is what you are trying to do that is not clear to me, as XCOPY does have the /U switch: http://ss64.com/nt/xcopy.html /U Copy only files that already exist in destination. that may be what you are after jaclaz

NO. You missed the "essence", besides breaking, the App MUST be ugly and less convenient/more difficult to use (being senselessly linked to heaps of unneeded services/dependencies/subsytems/whatever is instead optional). jaclaz

It's crystal clear to me. Most probably because I use carpenter's comparisons. Back to the Apps, it's easy: Can it break/malfunction? If Yes it's Windows. (If No, it's DOS ) If you replied Yes to the above: Can it break/malfunction, be ugly and more diifcult to use? If Yes it's Windows 8 Windows Store App. If you replied Yes to the above: Can it break/malfunction, be ugly, more difficult to use, linked senselessly to different services/environments AND will actually break? If Yes, it's Windows 8 Windows Modern App jaclaz

Naah, it works allright here, maybe a glitch in the matrix? (I also checked, it needs not to be logged in) OOPS my bad, had it cached, you are right it's in a "members only" section. jaclaz

On the image (I mean if the dmde can access the $MFT entries of the image, as I seem to understand, asked you but had no specific answer about). The image must be mounted to a drive letter (using a virtual disk driver) in order to let getfilextents work. <- Sorry I omitted this piece of info. Possibly the most easy to use one (and "good enough" for the task) could be IMDISK: http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/ http://reboot.pro/forum/59/ See if it can mount the image to a drive letter. jaclaz

You are in a "peculiar" situation. The number of sectors actually seen for \\.\PhysicalDrive1 is 268,435,455 that nicely corresponds to 137,438,952,960 bytes. I.e., for *any* reason the disk drive "declares itself" as being that size in TOTAL. What I would do is to image it "as is" with DatarescueDD. Then I would try to recover the data that actually was in this "initial" 137 Gb. The reason WHY could be almost *anything*, but I seem to remember to have read of disks behaving similar to this, I will have a look if I can find any related info. To proceed, you need a disk with at least 500+140 Gb. A 640 Gb disk is probably enough , but it's a bit "tight", best idea could be another 500 Gb hard disk + some 140/150 Gb free on another disk. The general idea is: image the disk to a roughly 137 Gb image with DatarescueDD restore the image to a "new" 500 Gb disk fix the filesystem of the biggish NTFS partition and have back access to (hopefully) all the data physically residing on the first 137 GB Once done that we will see if there is some form of "user doable" fix. Please post some more info Which exact hard disk model is it? Which exact laptop is it? How/when did it happen? How are you accessing the disk currently? <- please not that IF you are using a USB to SATA or USB to IDE adapter or "external case", some (older ones) will "cut-off" at the 28 bit LBA address (strangely similar to 137 Gb ) jaclaz

But don't overdo it , JFYI, last time we had some fun with quote pyramids: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Quote%20Pyramid the Admin of the (other) Board disabled them jaclaz

And again you have three possibilities: "main" Hardware (motherboard CPU, etc.) that however tests OK with memtest+ "specific" Hardware (hard disk controller, hard disk drive, hard disk cables) Software (filesystem, actual files corrupted, botched install) The suggested troubleshooting way (that you partially already took using memtest+) is to test the motherboard with ANOTHER OS loaded form ANOTHER MEDIA (CD/DVD or USB). If you insist on keeping the three listed items "together" you will never be able to find out which is which is not by sheer luck . jaclaz

Which OS? See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329903 This sounds more like an issue with the OS (actually with the hard disk or the filesystem on it) than anything else. This woud explain nicely why no errors are found through memtest86+ testing. The POST is however BEFORE NTLDR (or anything OS related) comes into play. You may want to use a Live CD (*any* Linux distro or Windows based PE would do) and test the PC "diskless" (yes, physically detaching the hard disk cable). Also, you can use a grub4dos bootdisk so that you can easily "separate" the POST phase from the actual OS loading one. jaclaz

I am confused by your reports: Were you previously using dmde to look at the $MFT of the "image" you made? If yes, that image - even if partial - actually holds a seemingly valid $MFT. You can try the following: open the (partial) image with dmde check in it's directory structure the names of the fiiles you most value try using this tool getFileExtents http://www.wd-3.com/archive/luserland.htm to understand the location of the files (one by one) and/or of the various fragments of them try imaging just the relevant sectors found above with ddrescue from the original disk to new files re-assemble the new files into the "original" ones If this strategy works, you will be able to get just the "strictly needed" files in a smaller time. jaclaz

Nice. Final words of the supposedlòy "main designer" Sam Moreau: Accurate planning ahead. I am thinking about all the poor Bauhaus artists and designers and architects that had their (good) work cited as inspiration for the Nameless Crap Interface , that really hurts my heart . jaclaz

Well, the mentioned article actually says: Does imagex work with later versions of windows (BOTH running from them and managing their images)? jaclaz

BUT you can still fake that a "flat" .vhd is actually a RAW image with a single sector appended to it (which actually is ) and use grub4dos + Firadisk or Winvblock to mount it , it won't be "native" booting anymore, but still it will be booting from .vhd residing on *any* filesystem. http://reboot.pro/15407/ http://reboot.pro/15997/ http://reboot.pro/16178/ jaclaz

Looky here : http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showforum=43 jaclaz

There is AFAIK/AFAICR no reason that a mass storage device "has" to have 512 bytes sectors, the BPB in the bootsector and the filesystem have a field for that. Issue is only if this field is actually used or properly used by code (being code either the OS, it's drivers or BIOS or whatever). JFYI: jaclaz

This confirms my theory, if the idea of everyday task (which in my perverted mind is - or should be - mainly to §@ç#ing WORK ) is "surfing the Internet" , the humanity is doomed . Dictionary, meaning #1 or #3: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/task http://www.thefreedictionary.com/work can anyone spot the difference with: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leisure jaclaz

Yes an no. "Main" holes should be 154 mm (square): http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/accessories/spectre-pro#specs http://files.bitfenix.com/productguides/Spectre%20Pro%20200mm%20Diagram.jpg jaclaz

It would be interesting to understand if it's linked exclusively to the pxelinux way of loading BOOTMGR (whatever this way is) or if it is "generic". But the fix suggested in the given link seems to me "logical", why cannot you use it? Maybe you could try using grub4dos instead of pxelinux and see if the delay is the same: https://sites.google.com/a/rmprepusb.com/www/tutorials/pxe http://diddy.boot-land.net/pxe/ And/or you could try the "new kid on the block", Serva: http://www.vercot.com/~serva/default.html https://sites.google.com/a/rmprepusb.com/www/tutorials/serva which does have a "WAIK independent" WDS server. jaclaz

Yes/no. It may be a simple question, but the answer is not completely straightforward. If you re-read attentively first post here: you should be able to see how you can have as many 2K/XP (and conversely 2003 ) in the same partition and 1 (and one only) Vista :ph34r:/7/2008 in that same partition, BUT you can have more using some other methods and/or using a couple of "advanced" tricks. (admittedly this is not fully "evident" or "esplicitly stated" but since it is an "advanced" use one would presume that before trying this complex setup will have a couple tries with the tool to get familiar with it and with the docs/howto's ) The new place for the link suggested for the multiple Vista :ph34r:/7/2008 is this one: http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-usb-drive-that-will-install-vista-win7-and-server-2008 or you can try the newish approach here: http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/firawiniso or the even newer one here: http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/install-xp-and-win7-to-internal-hdd Or you can use a partition entry switcher: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=24392 and still use WinSetupFromUSB (limited to up to 99 2k/XP/2003 and one Vista :ph34r:/7/2008 on first partition and another Vista :ph34r:/7/2008 on second partition) jaclaz

On completely UNrelated news the good Apple guys have seemingly decided to completely ban UDID's: http://www.siliconrepublic.com/strategy/item/29091-apple-to-ban-udids-followin/ though the way they worded it: http://allthingsd.com/20120905/apple-we-didnt-give-fbi-any-device-ids/ sounds to me more like "since customers got upset about the current version, we will use instead a new method of tracking that we will be forced to remove not before a couple of years" The good BlueToad guys do seem actually sorry: http://blog.bluetoad.com/2012/09/10/statement-from-bluetoad-regarding-the-cyber-attack-suffered-in-the-recent-case-of-stolen-apple-udids/ but still (and IMHO), if something doesn't "phone home" it is LESS likely that the info that is NOT SENT can be stolen. More on the same OT : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443779404577643942343250220.html http://blogs.computerworld.com/data-security/20971/antisec-bluetoad-fesses-clears-fbi-blame-itbwcw jaclaz

If you go to China, you need to either learn some mandarin or pay for an interpreter. If you want to do an "unusual" install on "unusual" hardware (let's call this "advanced") you will need to either learn a few tricks of the trade or buy the suggested hardware, or pay for a PC technician... Seriously the idea of both the driverspack and of the WinSetupFromUSBwithGUI (and similar fully automated or semi-automated tools) is EXACTLY to allow this kind of installs to the "average Joe", or however we are talking of tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands by now) "normal" people that used successfully these tools. A number of members will try and help you if you have issues, but you shouldn't be afraid to dirty your hands.... ...and of course the real fun is doing it by hand, why in my day .... http://tinyapps.org/blog/misc/200702250700_why_in_my_day.html jaclaz

... or deemed to be not a problem This is good behind the green glass door, no syntax, but only grammar and spelling ...though illiterates do not abound, they do generally occur, teem and pullulate. jaclaz

JFYI , remix version: jaclaz

Breaking news! Sheriffs and Marshalls were appointed ! Seemingly they will assure that illegal immigrants will be dismissed and the accepted ones screened and supported. Still no jails nor prisons, only gallows and boot hills jaclaz

Well, the green grasslands (where happy buffalos and appeased sheep feed) express an attractive outlook that cannot but allure poor immigrants (or pioneers ). Issue is that there is no Law nor Judges or Courts (and no solicitors but quite a few unoccupied attorneys) no Police, nor Government. Who will approve or disaffirm the supposedly illegal immigrants roosting behind the green glass door? And they still could well appeal even if they cannot be condemned. jaclaz