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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

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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

Good. Strangely enough the posted semi-random links had some merits. The "normal" files compressed with compress have the MSCF header (MicroSoft Cabinet File?). The ones in What.7z have the SZDD one. <- this is the "older" format. See also: The EXPAND in XP seemingly cannot get the actual "full name" on the proposed files. But 7-zip can see the "full name/extension" of one (OpenCL.dl_ ->OpenCL.dll) but not of the other (nvuninst.ba_->nvuninst). The expanded nvuninst is clearly a .bat or .cmd file. Most probably the nVIDIA installer keeps "somewhere" a list of "original names". I can reproduce the compressed archives using the version 2.00 (1992) of COMPRESS.EXE, using the -r switch with OpenCL.dll, and NOT using the -r switch with nvuninst.bat). If i compare the results of: COMPRESS.EXE nvuninst.bat nvuninst.ba_ <- this is identical to the original file with COMPRESS.EXE -r nvuninst.bat the only difference between them is byte @0x09 which in the first is 00, whilst in the second is 74 (please read as "t"), which is allright: http://www.cabextract.org.uk/ http://www.cabextract.org.uk/libmspack/doc/szdd_kwaj_format.html It is very possible that later versions of COMPRESS.EXE do exist that allow to have the same results, but it would be strange since the new, "approved" header is MSCF since at least Win 95 times, even diamond.exe uses this format, so it's queer that the good nVidia guys used such an old compressor . jaclaz

gasses and gases are seemingly all correct according to the freedictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gasses A guess is that the s or ss's are due to to differences in pressure jaclaz

I have none of the older Catalyst files and the 12.8 has no .in_ files in it. Attached is a driver (7-Zipped). Using expand with the -r switch extracts and restores the original file name. I infer that the file was compressed with the -r switch. Enjoy, John. Well, this doesn't "count". I am still after the specific .in_ file about which you startefd the thread (or any similarly behaving file). I mean, if the file attached is renamed correctly with the -r switch of EXPAND.EXE, yes, it means that it was compressed with the -r option with COMPRESS.EXE or other equivalent tool. I have plenty of files that are actually renamed properly with the -r switch of EXPAND, I was looking for one that DID NOT behave like that. Possibly tomasz86 will be so kind as to provide one. jaclaz

Semi -random thought (particularly directed @cdob ): Wouldn't a grub4dos emulated F6 floppy do (and possibly be a little easier)? And/or, instead of initiating from CD, maybe an install from USB with either of these approaches: @surfing69 Usually you need a "real" USB floppy, and it can also be an issue (depending on the actual floppy drive) see: Generally speaking (and IMHO), integrating the DriversPack Mass Storage drivers: http://driverpacks.net/ is easier that using nlite If you have an "expendable" (in the sense of losing the data on it as it will be re-partitioned/re-formatted) USB stick, you could, after having integrated the DriversPack, try with the "generic" WinsetupFromUSB tool here: and should it not work for any reason, we have still the more "manual" ways by cdob before mentioned . jaclaz

But there are hottish balls of gasses that appear in the sky bubble as small bright lights brilliant effulgences.... http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus/british/star jaclaz

It is possible that this applies : http://www.computerhope.com/expandhl.htm Would it be possible that those files are actually compressed with COMPRESS.EXE but without the -r switch? Since I presume that the whole lot of Catalyst files is huge, could you post just a single (smallish) .in_ file (inside a .zip archive) so that I can have a look at the binary? jaclaz

The usual couple of loosely - but not much - related links: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/10801-how-to-compress-files/ jaclaz

Seemingly still open question: What about Victoria (for windows)? and already pointed out by loblo here. Maybe you can have a "compromise", using two utilities for different disks.... jaclaz

Accurate , but harriers and buzzards? A collection of them! Usually in the afternoon, assemblies of harriers and buzzards gloom the sky bubble, occasionally dimming the illumination.... jaclaz

Ok, I'll make the questions, since we have the attention of the Author of the mentioned tutorials . @Steve6375 Is the menu.lst entry that Damnation posted a "proper" one, tested by you and present in any of your turtorials or is it - as I presume - a combination of the entries of two (or more) different tutorials? More generally, do you suggest that your tutorials should be followed and replicated as they are or it is advised to take bits and pieces here and there and assemble a new way when experimenting the first time? jaclaz

Well, I was replying (mainly) to this question: The part that IMHO is not clear at all in the syntax is that the -d switch will normally work also for "single" files (and not "only" for "multifile" .cab or whatever). jaclaz

here http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/firawiniso and here http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/install-xp-and-win7-to-internal-hdd in the XP7PWD.zip file At least in the first one there is NO trace of Winvblock (which is OK since the tutorial is about using firadisk). The second, which is number 63 (the first one is #43) uses BOTH, BUT NOT "at the same time" or in the "same menu.lst entry", at least AFAICR. With all due respect you have some "wrong" approach. The idea of a tutorial is that of following it "to the letter", WITHOUT introducing ANY variation of ANY kind. Once you have suceeded with it, THEN (and only THEN) you may introduce changes. By loading together TWO drivers that essentially do the same "job" you are actually creating a very good terrain for a driver conflict. There is NO "better" driver between Firadisk and Winvblock, they were actually developed exchanging ideas between the respective Authors, but for mostly UNknown reason one (or the other) may work better in a given situation. Well, I encountered several, possibly because I have some more experience than you have The idea of advice and particularly of the "better be safe than sorry" one is simply that, you are perfectly free to do whatever you see best fit, the only difference is - in case of issues - that you had been told. Along the same lines, the advice is to choose one of the two mentioned tutorials (or another one) and follow the chosen tutorial to the letter BEFORE introducing "changes" or "betterings". jaclaz

The site for the Commercial/Shareware HD Sentinel: http://www.hdsentinel.com/ besides the app itself contains quite a bit of information, see FAQ's: http://www.hdsentinel.com/faq.php and unless you want to monitor the hard disk while the 98 is running and continuosly, the DOS version (which BTW is free) should work "better": http://www.hdsentinel.com/hard_disk_sentinel_dos.php Drivers suck. A reboot is not that bad IMHO. jaclaz PS: Have you tried smartmontools? http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki but still if the issue is smartvsd.vxd they won't work as well Also an older version of diskcheckup: http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm might do. Get one from here v 1.1: http://web.archive.org/web/20051228132625/http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm or here v 2.1: http://web.archive.org/web/20071104213917/http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm

Can you post WHERE exactly you got those from? It seems to me like you are loading BOTH Winvblock and Firadisk WHY? As a general rule (NOT necessarily applicable to this particular case), remember that on some filesystems grub4dos is CaSeSeNsItIvE and, still to be on the safe side, using "multidot" filenames is not the best idea, as a number of things that you may want to boot might not support those. When using grub4dos "in general" but actually "always" when experimeting, if you use all small letters 8+3 names you reduce form start the number of possible issues. jaclaz

Broken google? See: http://www.computerhope.com/expandhl.htm The -r switch should work allright, and the -d will give you the info, example (XP): expand -d usb.in_ Utilit… di espansione file Microsoft (R) Versione 5.1.2600.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. Tutti i diritti riservati. usb.in_: usb.inf jaclaz

I don't think that you can add those keys "directly" through TXTSETUP.OEM, but you can most probably modify the invoked from it .inf file(s). jaclaz