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Well, the parsing approach with a FOR seems allright to me. What happens if on Command Line, NOT in a batch you issue: FOR /F "tokens=4" %A IN ('Echo.^|Command /C Date') DO ECHO %A (you should be able to copy and paste the above on command line. If you get the "mon" (BTW:you know your clock/calendar is 4 days late, don't you?) Try this: @FOR /F "tokens=1,4" %A IN ('Echo.^|Command /C Date') DO @IF %A.==Current. SET %A=%B&SET %A Read how for tokens/delimiters work: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntfortokens.php jaclaz

Well a SATA driver is NOT "standard" in XP. And expecially if connected through an add-on PCI card. But won't it be more logic to ask for help on the actual revosleep support board? : http://revosleep.realspooky.de/ http://revosleep.bboard.de/ they should know better about thir own app. jaclaz

...and Qemu .... jaclaz

Which actually translates to: ANY cloning application capable of a "forensic mode" will work, if used in "forensic mode". Because it is not "smart" enough. In these cases you could take a mixed approach and supply yourself the missing smartness of the program, like: backup the needed sectors that NEED to remain as they are (forensic quality clone of a limited number of sectors) image the drive (in a " smart" way) restore the image (in a " smart" way) restore the backed up bunch of sectors jaclaz

Only too glad of having been of help. jaclaz

It's really DOS? Or is it Command Prompt of a NT based system? Like 2K, XP or Vista or 7? The answer is however already in the given links, have you checked them (hint: last one may do if not "pure" DOS ) jaclaz

Can you post the output of (in a command window) ECHO %DATE% [ENTER] Then post the output of DATE [ENTER] and DATE /T [ENTER] and Echo.|Command /C Date [ENTER] ? AND read this : http://www.robvanderwoude.com/datetime.php (and pages linked to, expecially these): http://www.robvanderwoude.com/datetimentmath.php before posting the said info. Which OS are you running? Check these, too : http://support.mogware.net/index.php?topic=930.0 http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-x...eek/152202.html jaclaz

Please note how we are talking NOT about a RS-232 interface but about a TTL one. I.E. one of these: COMn->RS-232toTTL->Hard disk USB->USBtoRS-232->RS-232toTTL->Hard disk USB->USBtoTTL->Hard disk Connecting a RS-232 to the the hard disk may fry it for good. jaclaz

I've different experience:NT4 SP1 boot sector and setupldr.bin does work at -iso-level 4. The installation does complete. 2000 SP1 boot sector and setupldr.bin does work at -iso-level 4. The installation does complete. I take for good your report , maybe it's just NTLDR (and not SETUPLDR.BIN) that has problems or maybe I remembered about SP0, you know how my memory is fading away and it is a bit of time since I experimented. It can also be that since the NT and 2K install files are "kosher" 8.3 CAPITAL LETTERS, the iso-level on a "plain" install CD does not make any difference, and the problems I seem to remember were on some more multiboot/complex thingies. jaclaz

No news, AFAIK. The ones that are working right now are these "styles" (see above): jaclaz

I may add: mscdex reads iso-level 3 and partially iso-level 4 as detailed above shsucdx (that can be used under MS-DOS allright) reads iso-level 4 allright NT/2K NTLDR/SETUPLDR.BIN read iso-level 3 but has usually problems with iso-level 4 XP SETUPLDR/NTLDR read iso-level 4 allright jaclaz

Well, you need to get into it by pressing the appropriate key while booting, common keys are listed here: http://www.wimsbios.com/faq/howtogetintoyourcomputerbios.jsp http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm Being a Toshiba it is likely to use a "set" of keys, like Esc then F1. jaclaz

I still have the advantage on you : http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...1702&st=123 You should have more respect for something that in good and bad times, and with good and bad results, has accompanied us over the years. Unrelated, but not much: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2905953.stm Why, in my day.... http://tinyapps.org/blog/2007/02/index.html ...and we LIKED it! jaclaz

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: You have 640 Kb of lower memory available. How much of it is free after booting to DOS? How much memory do you need in DOS for programs you run? Sometimes a few Kb moved to Upper Memory may make a difference, most of the time it doesn't. @dencorso Are you old enough to remember MEMMAKER? http://www.easydos.com/memmaker.html jaclaz

Good. Another set of happy bunnies : http://www.msfn.org/board/cant-access-repa...16-page-10.html jaclaz

@fdv As always GREAT work. Maybe I can convince you into getting interested in another approach. (the one I actually believe the most in, but that surprisingly enough I found no actual interested in people) http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=3717 Have patience boot-land has problems in this period and sometimes is slow/inaccessible. This may also clear some points: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5775 The general idea is: unlike XPlite that removes things after install unlike nlite and your filesets that remove things before install to start with the real minimum core and add ONLY what you want to (and if you miss something you can always add it later). It sounds just "right" for the "car thingy". jaclaz P.S.: Also this thingy here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=23553&hl= http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=9830&hl= may interest you....

Exactly. But there can be "good" and "bad" compromises. The whole point is that to reach a compromise, you have to carry on a negotiation with the other part. Negotiating will take time, in order to reach a compromise good enough to have both parties reasonably happy. As said, 1.5x is totally unjustified and a rule of thumbs that could only be used on completely different ranges of available RAM. Your current 0.5x is only a hopefully better approximation. If you can substantiate your decision and correlate the max value registered during a "torture test" 1,300 with the final value you used, 2,048, it would be a step ahead, after all 2,048/1,300=157% Like when you choose a power supply, you calculate that your actual power need is in the 250÷300 W range and then, knowing that a power supply works better at 1/2 to 2/3 of it's "tag power" you go for a 450÷600 W one. But pagefiles do not work like that. Let's take another example, you have to buy a car for your wife. From historical data you know: that you are a family of three that the car will never be used on a highway or for longish trips that it's main use will be commuting home/work, go to the supermarket and take your child to school Now which car do you buy?: a sub-compact 4 seater (simply because three seaters are not available) a big 4x4, 7 seater Answers: If you live in the US #2, if you live in Europe (and/or are cheap, like me ) #1. In other words, let's say that you fancy having a 2,048 Mb pagefile and it's allright, but do not try "selling" us that it comes from a strictly technical reason, as we won't buy it. jaclaz

NO! Read: http://www.msfn.org/board/solution-seagate...-page-2246.html http://www.msfn.org/board/solution-seagate...-page-2270.html http://www.msfn.org/board/solution-seagate...-page-2274.html jaclaz

Why don't you actually READ the given link? Then, read also here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loadhigh jaclaz

Pheew : both nlite and iso level 4 are can then be acquitted on the grounds of not having committed the crime. jaclaz

Try with echo ON, now. And yes an arrow is "normal". jaclaz

Not even if you actually encrypted the file and know the password? jaclaz

Try typing "pippo" (without double quotes). What happens? Check your ECHO settings (you do NOT want ECHO ON). jaclaz

BTW and IMHO it would be only a re-distribution problem you can also have (by downloading from Microsoft) VHD's with pre-installed Operating Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en they are time-bombed, of course. It is possible that the same applies to the images you are talking about. jaclaz

Yep, but I have gathered that it is when it tries to load graphical mode, doesn't it Yep, but that would be a BIOS password and you know it or not? In other words: switch on give boot password press QUICKLY and/or several times/keep pressed F8 or either Ctrl keys http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm What happens? jaclaz