jaclaz

As said, it is NOTused unmodified (i.e. renamed) During install it (or something else triggered by it) patches the actual SECUR32.DLL Just have a look at instsec and to secur32 dll's with bintext or a similar text extractor: http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/bintext.htm jaclaz

NO. The clicking noise should mean that the drive is dead. You may try the given BSY and LBA0 fix, in the hope that being substantially a "reset" of the disk, they help, but I doubt it. To repair a "simple" click problem you need specific tools (around US $ 3.000 lat time I checked) and quite a bit of knowledge (at least a couple courses to use the tools) . If it cannot be resolved WITHOUT opening the disk, you need several more thousands bucks of tools and a several years knowledge and practice (which definitely you cannot "buy" or get in a small time) Clicking noise can be due to almost *anything*. The good news are that attempting the BSY "fix" won't probably do any further damage, the bad news are that if there is a mechanical problem and the heads are actually hitting a platter, every second the drive is ON a little bit of data may be lost forever. jaclaz

NO. jaclaz

Now that you have confirmed that the "trick" is inside dsclient.exe, I presume the same EXACT file here 5.0.2920.5: ftp://ftp.catalyst.com/pub/cstools/support/dsclient.exe And what happens with the one here 5.0.2920.0: http://www.xlightftpd.com/faq.htm http://www.xlightftpd.com/download/Dsclient.exe Check the "instsec.dll" properties (remember that on NT systems SECUR32.DLL was called SECURITY.DLL., and as usual in the MS world the internal name of SECUR32.DLL is still SECURITY.DLL IF it's that, the SAME "instsec.dll" file is also inside dsclient9x.msi (but other files are changed, particularly in the .msi SECUR32.DLL is 4.10.0.226 whilst in the .exe it is 4.10.0.228) jaclaz

Nice photoshop job on your Windows 7! jaclaz

It does sond a lot like the PSU. HOW did you test it? jaclaz

Yes, but if you can use a 2.88 El-torito floppy emulation boot image as dencorso suggested, you don't need to access the "CD/DVD" part at all. If the BIOS supports the device as bootable, it will work. As well "my" "no limits" suggestion with memory mapping should work on most hardware (provided that BIOS correctly detects it). There is even a "third" - still "no limits" way - using hard disk emulation at the CD, but a lot of oldish machines may have probelms with this kind of El-Torito emulation (and a few newish ones too). For SATA you need gcdrom.sys: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=18722 Still active site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdromdosdrv/ @Multibooter Yes, the 2.88 US the limit of the El-torito specifications, anything "bigger" goes as "Hard disk emulation". And as suggested n times by now, both MagicISO and Nero are not the best choices available (mkisofs and imgburn are), with the first ones you don't really know WHAT they do, whilst with the second ones you have total control. jaclaz

.... so be nice and READ also FGA's #1, #2, #3, #5 AND #6, and ALL points of the read-me-first (from 1 to 15) BEFORE posting again a SAME question ALREADY replied to n times. jaclaz

I disagree . And I disagree totally. Right now the best choice is to create a .ima or .img and use grub4dos (or memdisk) to map them to memory and have no "CD-like" device (and the need for MSCDEX or SHSUCDX). EXPECIALLY if the program/whatever needs (or would be convenient to have) R/W access to the device. I do presume that actual PC used do have enough RAM (me thinks 8 Mb enough, maybe 4 Mb ) jaclaz

Just for your interest, last time I checked when counting with 0 based, 4th partition was (hd0,3) and NOT (hd0,4). You know, like in: 0 1 2 3 AND NOT like in: 0 1 2 4 as you seem to be used to. Sure. You didn't use what cdob suggested, you tried a variation of it, without understanding that what cdob posted was ALREADY relative to last (4th partition) and that in grub4dos (hd0,4) means "first logical volume inside Extended Partition". You are welcome. Go trying helping people.... I'll refrain from posting any more useless comments, or comments at all. Be well. jaclaz

pankaj Please, do check the links you post, this one: http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32 is invalid. It's now Aida64 (and Commercial ONLY) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDA32 jaclaz

Me too CANNOT see anything wrong, probably because I CANNOT see your syntax AT ALL! The general idea is: you have a problem you post what you did someone tells you to try something else you try it and report Right now all you have done is posting bits and pieces with NO background, nor relation between them. If you have problems with grub4dos syntax/commands DO USE command line (and NOT pre-made menu.lst entries): http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/basics.htm http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/cli.htm Post WHAT you are attempting to do, HOW you attempted doing it and the EXACT feedback grub4dos gave you, or get a standard reply #32: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=2587 Compare with: http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.html jaclaz

Interesting link, literally: hxxp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/... jaclaz

Please give some links to "the place". I know one place where Licenses are Legitimate for sure: http://www.microsoft.com/ http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/All-Software/category/801 (but where XP is NOT sold anymore ) But there are quite a few "Wholesale retailers". You can contact Microsoft and ascertain directly if they are "Microsoft Partners" or not. But with a little fantasy you can check yourself. Just as an example, how come that this: hxxp://topoemsoftware.net/info/about/ is registered (instead of Stamford, Connecticut) to an address in Saint Peterburg http://whois.domaintools.com/topoemsoftware.net Maybe it's a multinational..... jaclaz

I don't thik it applies to "normally" installing it. jaclaz

Well, Windows 98 also is not "last hit" on the market. WHICH "that user"? WHAT's the point? You want to solve your problem or comment about other members' frequency in participating to the board? jaclaz

Well, jds has the right attitude to be our lab rat and report. Since the "high encryption packs": http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/downloads/recommended/128bit/default.mspx Contain: ADVPACK.DLL enhsig.dll ie5dom.inf rsaenh.dll sch128c.dll W95INF16.DLL W95INF32.DLL I would suspect a check for one of the bolded files (or a specific version of them), but let's wait for test results. jaclaz

This "new" theme (being very similar to default ones) is IMHO, MUCH, MUCH better than the AWFUL ORANGE/BLUE one (which was the only GUI actually worse than LCARS to non-vulcan eyes ever seen on any planet of the confederation, probably Vogons or Klingon may have appreciated that). If I may the colour of text is a bit too light to make adequate contrast with the background, a "full black" as in this sentence is more readable. (and a dark blue like in this sentence would give even better readability) Can I ask if links syntax is finally "stable"? It seems like my half a§§ed converter needs again a revision, and I would hope this to be last one. jaclaz

I guess that the actual explanation comes hear-hear from the NSA: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/win2k/w2k_winnt_9x_clients.pdf (page 9) That would explain everything nicely. The actual file on the Server 2000 CD should be the one available also here: http://www.xlightftpd.com/faq.htm It also seems like the good MS guys have of course managed to make an incompatible (with their OWN product) .dll : http://kbalertz.com/278243/Error-Default-Start-Outlook.aspx This should mean that the install routine *somehow* detects *something* and patches on-the-fly the "Export" .dll to the "U.S. and Canada Only" version. jaclaz

What filesize, what version? jaclaz

Either lots of people send e-mails to you or you really like to be hassled very often...... (or you actually have a very strict amti-spam policy and then you will get the actually important messages only once a week ) Murphy's Law applies to e-mail anti.spam filters too. jaclaz

You mean you didn't trust my word for it? Current question is: would the "other" download and the 2K .dll work on windows 9x? jaclaz

On average, before the expected six months : possibly depending on the number of boots/reboots you made, but the "expected" is just a probability of winning throwing a coin.... jaclaz

Only for the record, here is the stupid unavailable update page: http://web.archive.org/web/20040302004257/http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323466 @triger49 Seemingly the file at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q267972/ http://download.microsoft.com/download/win98/update/9766/w98/en-us/266772usa8.exe contains two different versions of the "Export" version also, renamed as secur32.98g and secur32.98s jaclaz

Then go here: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=71 read, and learn. I personally find grub4dos: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66 (please READ ALL the stickies in the above FIRST THING) more flexible/logic than Syslinux/Isolinux/Memdisk: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=92 but since they can be easily cross-chainloaded, the best choice is to choose whichever you like best (and use the other only for something fro which the one you chose is not working). Please, do not use that bolded character, it''s not needed, won't grant you ANY more attention, and will soon make someone fed up, compare with Rule Guideline #11: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules jaclaz