jaclaz

Try pressing C for command line access (remember that you can use [TAB] autocompletion of lines). find --set-root /BootDVD.ima [ENTER] map --mem /BootDVD.ima (fd0) [ENTER] map --hook [ENTER] root (fd0) [ENTER] chainloader /io.sys [ENTER] boot [ENTER] Report what happens. jaclaz

Yep. I know : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...807&st=1776 But you cannot "counterattack" against voodoo with some more voodoo , from what we know the answer to whatever problem kang roy is having is "a suffusion of yellow": http://www.thateden.co.uk/dirk/ there is no way to know if (choose one) a simple DIY solution exists a non-simple DYI solution exists a "professional only" solution exists AND if: any of the above include opening the drive or not unless we know what the problem is. jaclaz

@Lonecrusader I told you about mkisofs , but you are mixing the complexity of the choices you can make through it with the apparent simplicity of the choices you can make on a GUI app, if you want a GUI for mkisofs, there are several of them, most notably: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=119378 http://members.chello.at/bobby100/The_GUI.htm http://members.chello.at/bobby100/beta/index.htm Very simple one: http://mysite.verizon.net/hartsec/make.htm New kid on the block: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9610 You cannot go on like this , post the EXACT mkisofs command line you used, the EXACT contents of your menu.lst, the EXACT contents of your floppy, the EXACT environment you are testing in (VM or real hardware), if you want help/advice, right now trying to assist you is like shooting in the dark. jaclaz

Check tag files first thing: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=114695 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=98177 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=111302 What do you mean? jaclaz

The accuracy of your crystal ball is amazing! We don't even understand what the problem is and you already know that the drive has to be opened? Come on, kang roy has obviously some problems in expressing himself in English what he wants to say, (and he seems like attempting to start a data recovery business learning from MSFN as he posted in two days about three different make/model failing hard drives): http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...mp;#entry906885 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141594&hl= (besides the present thread) and some ununderstandable (at least for me) comments on data recovery related threads: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141448&hl= http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141687&hl= the only advice we can give right now is: @kang roy Please try to express better what you have to say, try using an online translator from your language to English and viceversa, if noone can actually understand the problem, you will never have an adequate advice or hopefully solution. Where are you from? What is your native language? jaclaz

The general idea is not "I am skipping what you suggested because it's a little hard...." http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=133933 jaclaz

For no apparent reason , actual XP minimum requirements: http://www.winhistory.de/more/386/xpmini_eng.htm and a picture of a cat: jaclaz

Try TESTDISK, first thing. See here for a quick reference: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=133933 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141448 Post some details on how the drive was partitioned/formatted before (size of partitions, filesystem used, etc.) jaclaz

@spacesurfer Yep, but the point is if there are drivers for Windows 7 with good performance. If the laptop is this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Inspiron#Inspiron_5150 it is not in the list of "Compatible with Windows 7 (Use Windows 7 Drivers)" on Dell's site, which means that it may take some extra effort to find "good" drivers for it (if possible) and there is a concrete possibility that 7 will default to "generic" drivers or not work "rightly". @puntoMX Would do? jaclaz

No. Windows 7 is, well ... Windows 7 , the overall speed is NOT dependent on the version, features may. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...em-requirements If you don't use bitlocker or multilanguage, or XP compatibility mode or VHD booting, there aren't that much more different features, additionally. The difference among versions is IMHO mostly "marketing". jaclaz

Though I am not eligible as "undercover Seagate employee" , I can tell you a story : DeskStar/DeathStar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Deskstar We had a report from a satisfied guy that got the drive repaired for free by i365 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...807&st=2356 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...807&st=2358 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...807&st=2360 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...807&st=2361 but I don't think he is an i365 "undercover agent". @mundy5 I presume a "glitch in the matrix" , I guess that a single mistake can happen, nothing like the thousands (or tens or hundreds of thousands) bricked drives originating from Seagate mistake. (and as said many times, by the absolute unhelpfulnness of their asssistance ) jaclaz

Do a quick test of the actual power supply. Easiest is to use a tail lamp. 12V/5W+12V/21W Connect the 5W to +5V/Ground (Red/Black) and the 21W to +12V/Ground (Yellow/Black). You will need to jumper two pins on the power supply connector to switch it on (as it is 99.99% an ATX power supply, i.e. the switch on the case is actually a push button) (Green/Black): http://www.scary-terry.com/atxps/atxps.htm jaclaz

There are some limits, using WINNT.EXE through DOS. Here is a related thread (in case you need it), the method is considered "old" and "outdated", but if it works for you, it's allight. : http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16713 Remember running SMARTDRIVE or it will take ages. This has been specifically tested for 2000: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=139737 jaclaz P.S.: JFYI : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...40818&st=21

It doesn0t make adifference, AFAIK, it depends on the features you want/need. Why? jaclaz

I splitted the topic from the main thread about WinsetupfromUSB. Which version of the WinsetupfromUSB are you trying to use? If any of the "Beta" versions, try an older 0.2.3: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-dfc48473.html http://www.mediafire.com/?igwzq2qnn22 jaclaz

Split a post about installing Windows 2000 to a new thread: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=141678 @fatihunaldi I don't understand your question, can you try to explain it more? There is no particualr problem with .iso size that I know of. jaclaz

Sure. .iso mapping won't work for NT based OS unless a Ramdisk driver of some kind is used. Read here why: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8944 For the XP .iso read here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=157 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=137714 No support for Hiren's as it is WAREZ. jaclaz

Not with 512 Mb. In any case XP should result "snappier" on that laptop. Forget about Vista. Windows 7 will run (with 2 Gb). jaclaz

Sure it is possible. I wonder what you were searching for. There is NOT a "one-size-fits-all" solution. You need to specify WHICH Operating Systems are you wishing to boot from the USB device, and anyway find your own way, take your decisions, do your own experiments. A very versatile bootmanager is grub4dos, and another one is syslinux. Check here: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=71 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=92 If you want to boot the SETUP (or install routine) of windows from USB, check here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=157 Without additional information I cannot give you any "specific" link/advice. jaclaz

@kang roy In case you haven't noticed, the issue wajed had was solved, he recovered the files he needed and he needs not to perform additional recovery. Anyway I cannot understand anything of your post. If you need help in something, please start a new thread. Try to write short and simple sentences, I really don't understand if what you posted is a question, a suggestion or what . jaclaz

This time OT, but not that much : http://simonowen.com/fdrawcmd/ http://simonowen.com/samdisk/ jaclaz

Well, then try one of the other suggestions.... Personally I like the shsufdrv driver approach, as it is "specular" with using VDK or IMDISK or VSS. You can get the files from here: http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pc/dos/freedos/file.../disk/shsufdrv/ or here: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/.../disk/shsufdrv/ There is this one: http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA013937/ed...sk/index_e.html but I seem to remember it is GUI only I'll see if I can find anything else with a non-driver approach. jaclaz

Not a "full" list AFAIK, but I guess such a list can be "derived" from comparing a "very basic" winbuilder project (with cmd.exe as shell) with a corresponding project (with "full" explorer as shell), or probably more easily just from the "Explorer .script for LiveXP". Here: http://livexp.boot-land.net/ http://livexp.boot-land.net/LiveXP/Basic/S...Explorer.Script Threads by the Author Ove for the "history" and "bugs solved/features added" (older last): http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2270 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=993 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=270 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=185 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=157 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=137 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=125 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=81 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=33 and "official" history: http://ove.boot-land.net/explorer.html Most probably you want to look into "earlier" versions that provided "basic" functionalities. jaclaz P.S.: also NOT what you are asking for, but maybe something to keep an eye on : http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=23618&hl=

No, you can use Qemu, quickly start a VM and save the files, but to do this you need to map the \\.\PhysicalDrive where the source files are, that I seem to remember is only possible under NT based systems, so you are back to square #1. There is a possible workaround (rather complex I guess). You use mkisofs to create a temporary .iso with the source (and a minimal bootable DOS). You create an image with qemu-img. You format the image from within Qemu and copy to it all the needed files/create the structure. But the whole point (as I see it) is that you are using from start an overly complex approach. You are now using a superfloppy image inside a .iso, that creates a RAMDISK to which you actually expand the compressed contents of the .img. You can have the same result with an easier approach: simply create a bootable .iso with grub4dos and map a "normal" floppy image as A:\ leaving the rest of the files on the CD that is accessed through SHSUCDX. With a "normal" floppy you can use BFI (I think it does run on 9x/Me too ): http://www.nu2.nu/bfi/ or use a "companion" of SHSUCDX: http://www.reocities.com/jadoxa/shsufdrv/index.html To create the "base" filesystem for the superfloppy, you can try these tools (old - page nt existing anymore ): http://web.archive.org/web/20061104075346/...er.org/mkdosfs/ Or you can experiment with these: http://www.frontiernet.net/~fys/mtools.htm the newish thingies by Alex Frounze seem "like it", but haven't tested 'em yet. I'll see if I can remember some other tools from ye ol'good times..... jaclaz P.S.: last time I used it, EXTRACT used to EXTRACT files, not add them.... Edit : You are right!

Well, no, at least for Qemu. It depends on versions and settings. I briefly tested it with Qemu Manager 6 and it seemed like working mostly fine (with some issue depending on the chosen video card). Unfortunately the Qemu Manager site is down right now. http://qemu-forum.ipi.fi/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5075 Qemu Manager V. 6 should be available here: http://www.freewaregeeks.com/?page=detail&...amp;category=66 Qemu 0.11.1 has an unofficial supprt thread for Win98: http://qemu-forum.ipi.fi/viewtopic.php?f=5...374&p=15756 Binary here: http://qemu-forum.ipi.fi/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5354 jaclaz