jaclaz

VERY good. Those are EXACTLY the two points for which we don't (yet) know for certain WHAT consequences they may carry. Theoretically the second idea should work, but there is NO guarantee of it. I would advise you to make a "dd-like" i.e. a "forensically sound" image of your entire hard disk "as is" BEFORE attempting to go along the path you sketched, in the worst of cases, you can always restore the disk exactly asd it is now, and try another method, if that one fails. Better be safe than sorry. I mean, you have a GREAT advantage over the other people that posted their problems in this thread, you have a WORKING F11 and Recovery partition, why risking forfaiting this advantage? Always keep an emergency way out open, whenever possible. jaclaz

You are right, as always. Clean explanation would be nice. However, wouldn't 6,7 and 8 & ParentIDPrefix & 0 cover all possible cases when USB/memory stick is prepared on 2k/xp/2k3 machine? This means 3 letters... And maybe it would also solve the "racism" issue about letter V: : U: V: W: Yes , I do like it better than: U: W: And the "Association for the promotion of a wider use of letter V in drive assignments" will probably stop nagging me. jaclaz

YES/NO. This is ONLY an example, that can be used in a batch BUT it loads EITHER a program "custom.exe" OR another program, "normal.exe", if a given path exists ("d:\music") at the time when it is executed. You can setup CMD.EXE (the batch interpreter for .cmd scripts) as Shell, but you will have an "ugly" Console open all the time (and you CANNOT close the shell, as it will be re-started automatically). You do seem needing to read a bit about the topic (Shell replacement and batch - or other forms of scripting) as right now you appear as not having a clear idea of how the things work. At this point I have to ask you a question: Is your custom menu (the one you posted a scrrenshot of) an existing app, or was the screenshot just a "mockup" to clear what you would like to achieve? If the custom menu actually exists in which language/script was it written into? ANY programming language or script interpreter known to mankind will be able to replicate the behaviour of the few lines of the snippet by Tripredacus, or, in other words with which programming language and/or script interpreter are you familiar with? jaclaz

Yes, though the solution is far from optimal. If I get it right you will have a number of batch files in the root of the USB stick that you have to run, one for each app. There are "better" ways to do the above, here is an example: http://www.pegtop.net/start/ jaclaz

And since the actual size of the device is the same, unless the 640 Gb has an additional platter when compared to the 500 Gb, you have greater chances that the "finer pitch" with which data is recorded might be a cause for data loss. The whole idea of a backup is that it should be reliable: reliability, right now, is mainly given by redundancy of devices. jaclaz

I already posted for you some links. First ones are about the "theory of operation", this one: http://mattcollinge.wordpress.com/software...ect-and-launch/ is an app that does EXACTLY what you need, i.e. polling periodically the USB bus and recognizing (by LABEL) if a given USB stick is inserted, and if the condition is verified do something. The snippet by Tripredacus can be translated in batch easily: IF EXIST d:\music ( custom.exe ) else ( normal.exe ) or in any other language, but you will need something that EITHER: "senses" the insertion of a USB devices and starts the above OR: calls periodically the program If you want to learn some batch or VBS scripting, this iste is a good starting resource: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ jaclaz P.S. Maybe (and don't take it is an offence ), if you don't know which language to use, you may want to search for existing already programmed apps, like this one (only an example): http://www.touchjams.com/default.asp http://www.touchjams.com/default.asp?page=features (WARNING, demo only available, US$ 49.95 one time donation for full app required)

Is this the error/problem? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947595/en-us http://www.winvistatips.com/cbs-file-acces...ow-t335892.html jaclaz

Also, you may want to tell your dad about a couple of guys which started hacking together things in a garage.... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/n.../dayintech_0404 ...I can imagine little Bill's dad (an Attorney) telling him some wise words : "Look son, why don't you just go to Law School...." Just like little Steve's father may have said "Lasers, future is in lasers....": http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=49 http://www.filmsite.org/grad.html jaclaz

Two notes: while beeblebrox is Freeware, PTEDIT32 licensing status is UNKNOWN (but you don't need to subscribe to the forum, it can be found on symantec's FTP), see here: http://thestarman.pcministry.com/asm/mbr/BootToolsRefs.htm the PQSERVICE partition is "typical" (besides ACER, which I didn't know about) of DELL's, for which very interesting notes/methods exist: http://www.goodells.net/dellutility/index.htm http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/index.htm Of course how much of the above apply to the ACER is for you to find out, your mileage may vary. jaclaz

Sure. But they are NOT responsible for: the theft, loss or however damaging of your drive (sure they - or the UPS guys - might either refund you or give you a new disk) the recovery of data on the drive (of course they will attempt to revive the disk, but if anything goes wrong they will give you a nice, new, empty drive) Unfortunately it has already happened: http://www.msfn.org/board/seagate-barracud...-page-1154.html http://www.msfn.org/board/seagate-7200-11-...4-page-223.html Life is tough , everyone has to take his/her chances, in my personal estimation, the risk of the DIY is less than the "send it to Seagate" alternative. jaclaz

Here: http://www.msfn.org/board/solution-seagate...7-page-384.html http://www.msfn.org/board/solution-seagate...-page-1194.html jaclaz

OT, but not much, you don't normally need the VLOOKUP to assign the "textual" day of the week. You can format the cell as "ddd" and link it to a date allright, then use WEEKDAY() on it to have the 1 to 7 value that you may need to choose among different formulas. jaclaz

I didn't imply it was funny , only that it seemed to me "queer" to ask in English to read carefully AND understand a Russian text. jaclaz

See if this is what you need. I had to add an "OT 3.00" and "OT 4.00" to have totals correct, if I understood the reasons for the sheet. The example is "expandable", and it can be bettered, but I kept it as simple as possible in order to give "inspiration" to you. jaclaz Demo_revised.zip

It "looks" OK, (DID NOT actually test it), though at the moment it seems like it will create a "single" install ONLY flash: http://wintoflash.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36 A small problem is the conscience fight one would incur in order to click on the Accept button for the EULA : Novicorp WinToFlash (x86) ËÈÖÅÍÇÈÎÍÍÎÅ ÑÎÃËÀØÅÍÈÅ Ñ ÊÎÍÅ×ÍÛÌ ÏÎËÜÇÎÂÀÒÅËÅÌ ÏÎ ÈÑÏÎËÜÇÎÂÀÍÈÞ ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß NOVICORP ÂÍÈÌÀÍÈÅ - ÍÅÎÁÕÎÄÈÌÎ ÂÍÈÌÀÒÅËÜÍÎ ÏÐÎ×ÅÑÒÜ! Äàííîå Ëèöåíçèîííîå ñîãëàøåíèå ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì («Ëèöåíçèîííîå ñîãëàøåíèå ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì«) ÿâëÿåòñÿ þðèäè÷åñêèì ñîãëàøåíèåì ìåæäó âàìè (ôèçè÷åñêèì èëè þðèäè÷åñêèì ëèöîì) è ðàçðàáîò÷èêîì - Novicorp. ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ âêëþ÷àåò êîìïüþòåðíîå ïðîãðàììíîå îáåñïå÷åíèå Novicorp è ìîæåò âêëþ÷àòü ñîîòâåòñòâóþùèå íîñèòåëè, ïå÷àòíûå ìàòåðèàëû, «îíëàéí» èëè ýëåêòðîííóþ äîêóìåíòàöèþ è ñëóæáû Èíòåðíåò. Ñëåäóåò, îäíàêî, îòìåòèòü, ÷òî èñïîëüçîâàíèå âñåõ ïðîãðàìì, äîêóìåíòàöèè è ñëóæá Èíòåðíåò, âêëþ÷åííûõ â äàííîå ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ èëè äîñòóïíûõ ñ åãî ïîìîùüþ è èìåþùèõ ñâîè ñîáñòâåííûå ëèöåíçèîííûå ñîãëàøåíèÿ è óñëîâèÿ èñïîëüçîâàíèÿ, ðåãóëèðóåòñÿ òàêèìè ñîãëàøåíèÿìè è óñëîâèÿìè èñïîëüçîâàíèÿ, à íå äàííûì Ëèöåíçèîííûì ñîãëàøåíèåì ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì. Óñëîâèÿ ïå÷àòíîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì, êîòîðîå ìîæåò ïîñòàâëÿòüñÿ ñ ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÛÌ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅÌ, çàìåíÿþò ñîáîé óñëîâèÿ ëþáîãî ýëåêòðîííîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì. Äàííîå Ëèöåíçèîííîå ñîãëàøåíèå ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì äåéñòâèòåëüíî è ïðåäîñòàâëÿåò ïðàâà êîíå÷íîìó ïîëüçîâàòåëþ ÒÎËÜÊÎ Â ÒÎÌ ÑËÓ×ÀÅ, åñëè ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ ïîäëèííî. ÅÑËÈ ÂÛ ÓÑÒÀÍÀÂËÈÂÀÅÒÅ, ÊÎÏÈÐÓÅÒÅ ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ ÈËÈ ÈÑÏÎËÜÇÓÅÒÅ ÅÃÎ ÊÀÊÈÌ-ËÈÁÎ ÄÐÓÃÈÌ ÑÏÎÑÎÁÎÌ, ÒÅÌ ÑÀÌÛÌ ÂÛ ÏÎÄÒÂÅÐÆÄÀÅÒÅ ÑÂÎÅ ÑÎÃËÀÑÈÅ ÑÎÁËÞÄÀÒÜ ÓÑËÎÂÈß ÄÀÍÍÎÃÎ ËÈÖÅÍÇÈÎÍÍÎÃÎ ÑÎÃËÀØÅÍÈß Ñ ÊÎÍÅ×ÍÛÌ ÏÎËÜÇÎÂÀÒÅËÅÌ. Åñëè Âû íå ñîãëàñíû ñ óñëîâèÿìè äàííîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì, Âû íå ìîæåòå èñïîëüçîâàòü è êîïèðîâàòü ýòî ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ è äîëæíû íåìåäëåííî âûÿñíèòü ó ïîñòàâùèêà ïîðÿäîê âîçâðàòà íåèñïîëüçîâàííûõ ïðîäóêòîâ è ïîëó÷åíèÿ äåíåæíîãî âîçìåùåíèÿ â ñîîòâåòñòâèè ñ ïðàâèëàìè âîçâðàòà ïðîäóêòîâ ïîñòàâùèêà. ËÈÖÅÍÇÈß ÍÀ ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ Òåðìèí «ÊÎÌÏÜÞÒÅл â ýòîì äîêóìåíòå ýêâèâàëåíòåí òåðìèíó «ÎÁÎÐÓÄÎÂÀÍÈÅ» (åñëè ÎÁÎÐÓÄÎÂÀÍÈÅ ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé îäíó êîìïüþòåðíóþ ñèñòåìó) èëè îáîçíà÷àåò êîìïüþòåðíóþ ñèñòåìó, ñ êîòîðîé ðàáîòàåò ÎÁÎÐÓÄÎÂÀÍÈÅ (åñëè ÎÁÎÐÓÄÎÂÀÍÈÅ ÿâëÿåòñÿ êîìïîíåíòîì êîìïüþòåðíîé ñèñòåìû). 1. ÏÐÅÄÎÑÒÀÂËÅÍÈÅ ËÈÖÅÍÇÈÈ. Novicop ïðåäîñòàâëÿåò âàì ñëåäóþùèå ïðàâà ïðè óñëîâèè âûïîëíåíèÿ âàìè âñåõ óñëîâèé íàñòîÿùåãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì: 1.1 Óñòàíîâêà è èñïîëüçîâàíèå. Âû ìîæåòå óñòàíàâëèâàòü, èñïîëüçîâàòü, îòîáðàæàòü è çàïóñêàòü òîëüêî îäíó êîïèþ è îñóùåñòâëÿòü äîñòóï òîëüêî ê îäíîé êîïèè ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß íà ÊÎÌÏÜÞÒÅÐÅ. 1.2 Ðåçåðâíîå êîïèðîâàíèå. ÂÛ ÌÎÆÅÒÅ ÑÎÇÄÀÒÜ ÒÎËÜÊÎ ÎÄÍÓ ÐÅÇÅÐÂÍÓÞ ÊÎÏÈÞ ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß. Âû ìîæåòå èñïîëüçîâàòü îäíó (1) ðåçåðâíóþ êîïèþ òîëüêî äëÿ àðõèâèðîâàíèÿ è ïåðåóñòàíîâêè ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß íà ÊÎÌÏÜÞÒÅÐÅ. ÂÛ ÍÅ ÈÌÅÅÒÅ ÏÐÀÂÀ ÑÎÇÄÀÂÀÒÜ ÊÀÊÈÅ-ËÈÁÎ äðóãèå êîïèè Ïðîãðàììíîãî îáåñïå÷åíèÿ è ñîïðîâîæäàþùèõ åãî ïå÷àòíûõ ìàòåðèàëîâ, êðîìå ñëó÷àåâ, ÿâíî óêàçàííûõ â ýòîì Ëèöåíçèîííîì ñîãëàøåíèè ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì èëè ïðåäóñìîòðåííûõ ìåñòíûì çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâîì. Çàïðåùàåòñÿ ïðåäîñòàâëÿòü êîìïàêò-äèñê, êàðòó ïàìÿòè è/èëè äðóãîå óñòðîéñòâî õðàíåíèÿ äàííûõ èëè ðåçåðâíóþ êîïèþ  ÏÐÎÊÀÒ, â àðåíäó, âî âðåìåííîå ïîëüçîâàíèå èëè ïåðåäàâàòü ýòè ìàòåðèàëû äðóãèì ëèöàì êàêèì-ëèáî èíûì ñïîñîáîì. 2. ÑÎÕÐÀÍÅÍÈÅ ÏÐÀÂÀ ÑÎÁÑÒÂÅÍÍÎÑÒÈ È ÏÐÎ×ÈÕ ÏÐÀÂ. Novicorp îñòàâëÿþò çà ñîáîé âñå ïðàâà, íå ïðåäîñòàâëåííûå âàì ÿâíî ïî óñëîâèÿì ýòîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì. Ýòî ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ çàùèùåíî àâòîðñêèì ïðàâîì è äðóãèìè çàêîíàìè è ñîãëàøåíèÿìè î ïðàâàõ íà èíòåëëåêòóàëüíóþ ñîáñòâåííîñòü. Ïðàâî ñîáñòâåííîñòè, àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà è äðóãèå ïðàâà íà èíòåëëåêòóàëüíóþ ñîáñòâåííîñòü â îòíîøåíèè ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß ïðèíàäëåæàò Novicorp. ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ íå ïðîäàåòñÿ, à ïðåäîñòàâëÿåòñÿ â ïîëüçîâàíèå ïî ëèöåíçèè. 3. ÎÃÐÀÍÈ×ÅÍÈÅ ÍÀ ÂÑÊÐÛÒÈÅ ÒÅÕÍÎËÎÃÈÈ, ÄÅÊÎÌÏÈËßÖÈÞ È ÄÅÀÑÑÅÌÁËÈÐÎÂÀÍÈÅ. Âû íå èìååòå ïðàâà íà âñêðûòèå òåõíîëîãèè, äåêîìïèëÿöèþ è äåàññåìáëèðîâàíèå ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß, çà èñêëþ÷åíèåì ñëó÷àåâ è òîëüêî â òîé ìåðå, â êàêîé ýòî ÿâíî ðàçðåøåíî ïðèìåíèìûì çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâîì, íåñìîòðÿ íà äàííîå îãðàíè÷åíèå. 4. ÇÀÏÐÅÒ ÍÀ ÏÅÐÅÄÀ×Ó ÂÎ ÂÐÅÌÅÍÍÎÅ ÏÎËÜÇÎÂÀÍÈÅ È ÊÎÌÌÅÐ×ÅÑÊÎÅ ÈÑÏÎËÜÇÎÂÀÍÈÅ. Çàïðåùàåòñÿ ïðåäîñòàâëÿòü ýòî ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ â ïðîêàò, â àðåíäó è âî âðåìåííîå ïîëüçîâàíèå, à òàêæå èñïîëüçîâàòü åãî äëÿ îêàçàíèÿ óñëóã òðåòüèì ëèöàì íà êîììåð÷åñêîé îñíîâå. 5. ÐÀÇÄÅËÅÍÈÅ ÍÀ ÊÎÌÏÎÍÅÍÒÛ. Äàííîå ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÅ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅ ëèöåíçèðóåòñÿ êàê åäèíûé ïðîäóêò. Ðàçäåëåíèå ïðîäóêòà íà êîìïîíåíòû äëÿ èñïîëüçîâàíèÿ íà íåñêîëüêèõ êîìïüþòåðàõ çàïðåùåíî, çà èñêëþ÷åíèåì êîìïîíåíòîâ, îòìå÷åííûõ Novicorp â äîêóìåíòàöèè, íà ñâîåì WEB óçëå èëè èíèûì ñïîñîáîì êàê íåîáõîäèìûå äëÿ ïîääåðæàíèÿ êàêîãî-ëèáî ïðîöåññà íà äðóãîì êîìïüþòåðå. Äàííûå êîìïîíåíòû äîëæíû áûòü ñêîíôèãóðèðîâàííû íà ïîääåðæàíèå êàêîãî-ëèáî ïðîöåññà íà äðóãîì êîìïüþòåðå ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÛÌ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅÌ. 6. Òîâàðíûå çíàêè. Äàííîå ëèöåíçèîííîå ñîãëàøåíèå ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì íå ïðåäîñòàâëÿåò âàì íèêàêèõ ïðàâ íà òîâàðíûå çíàêè è çíàêè îáñëóæèâàíèÿ. 7. ÏÎÄÄÅÐÆÊÀ ÏÐÎÄÓÊÒÎÂ. Novicorp è åå àôôèëèðîâàííûå èëè äî÷åðíèå êîìïàíèè íå ïðåäîñòàâëÿþò íèêàêîé ïîääåðæêè ïî äàííîìó ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÌÓ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÞ. 8. ÏÐÅÊÐÀÙÅÍÈÅ ÄÅÉÑÒÂÈß ÑÎÃËÀØÅÍÈß. Áåç óùåðáà äëÿ êàêèõ-ëèáî äðóãèõ ñâîèõ ïðàâ Novicorp ìîæåò ïðåêðàòèòü äåéñòâèå äàííîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì â ñëó÷àå íàðóøåíèÿ âàìè åãî óñëîâèé.  òàêîì ñëó÷àå âû îáÿçàíû óíè÷òîæèòü âñå êîïèè ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß è âñåõ åãî êîìïîíåíòîâ. 9. ÓÂÅÄÎÌËÅÍÈÅ ÏÎ ÁÅÇÎÏÀÑÍÎÑÒÈ. Äëÿ çàùèòû îò ïîïûòîê âçëîìà ñèñòåìû è âðåäîíîñíîãî ïðîãðàììíîãî îáåñïå÷åíèÿ ïåðèîäè÷åñêè ñîçäàâàéòå ðåçåðâíûå êîïèè ñâîèõ äàííûõ è ñèñòåìíîé èíôîðìàöèè, èñïîëüçóéòå òàêèå ñðåäñòâà çàùèòû, êàê áðàíäìàóýðû, óñòàíàâëèâàéòå è èñïîëüçóéòå îáíîâëåíèÿ äëÿ ôóíêöèé áåçîïàñíîñòè. 10. ÏÎËÍÎÒÀ ÑÎÃËÀØÅÍÈß È ÎÃÐÀÍÈ×ÅÍÈÅ ÍÅÄÅÉÑÒÂÈÒÅËÜÍÎÑÒÈ. Äàííîå Ëèöåíçèîííîå ñîãëàøåíèå ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì (âêëþ÷àÿ âñå äîïîëíåíèÿ è èçìåíåíèÿ ê íåìó, ïîñòàâëÿåìûå ñ ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÛÌ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÅÌ) ñîñòàâëÿåò ïîëíîå ñîãëàøåíèå ìåæäó âàìè è Èçãîòîâèòåëåì â îòíîøåíèè ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÃÎ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈß, óñëóã ïî ïîääåðæêå è ïðî÷èõ óñëóã (åñëè îíè åñòü) è çàìåíÿåò ñîáîé âñå ïðåæíèå è òåêóùèå ñîîáùåíèÿ, ïðåäëîæåíèÿ è çàÿâëåíèÿ (êàê óñòíûå, òàê è ïèñüìåííûå) ïî ÏÐÎÃÐÀÌÌÍÎÌÓ ÎÁÅÑÏÅ×ÅÍÈÞ èëè ëþáîìó äðóãîìó âîïðîñó, ÿâëÿþùåìóñÿ ïðåäìåòîì äàííîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì. Åñëè êàêîå-ëèáî èç ïîëîæåíèé äàííîãî Ëèöåíçèîííîãî ñîãëàøåíèÿ ñ êîíå÷íûì ïîëüçîâàòåëåì ñòàíîâèòñÿ íåäåéñòâèòåëüíûì, íè÷òîæíûì èëè íåèñïîëíèìûì, îñòàëüíûå ïîëîæåíèÿ îñòàþòñÿ â ñèëå. Ãàðàíòèÿ - Ïðîãðàììíîå îáåñïå÷åíèå ïðåäíàçíà÷àåòñÿ è ïðåäîñòàâëÿåòñÿ â êà÷åñòâå ïðîãðàììíîãî îáåñïå÷åíèÿ îáùåãî íàçíà÷åíèÿ, à íå äëÿ êàêîé-ëèáî êîíêðåòíîé öåëè ïîëüçîâàòåëÿ. Âû ñîãëàøàåòåñü ñ òåì, ÷òî íèêàêîå ïðîãðàììíîå îáåñïå÷åíèå íå ñâîáîäíî îò îøèáîê, è Âàì íàñòîÿòåëüíî ðåêîìåíäóåòñÿ ðåãóëÿðíî ñîçäàâàòü ðåçåðâíûå êîïèè ñâîèõ ôàéëîâ. Èñêëþ÷åíèå âñåõ èíûõ óñëîâèé -  ìàêñèìàëüíîé ñòåïåíè, äîïóñêàåìîé ïðèìåíèìûì çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâîì, Novicorp îòêàçûâàåòñÿ îò ïðåäîñòàâëåíèÿ êàêèõ-ëèáî ãàðàíòèé è èíûõ óñëîâèé, êàê ÿâíûõ, òàê è ïîäðàçóìåâàåìûõ (ïî çàêîíó, ïî îáùåìó ïðàâó, â ñèëó îòäåëüíîãî äîãîâîðà èëè èíûì îáðàçîì), â òîì ÷èñëå, ïîäðàçóìåâàåìûõ ãàðàíòèé ïðèãîäíîñòè äëÿ ïðîäàæè è ïðèìåíèìîñòè äëÿ êîíêðåòíîé öåëè, â îòíîøåíèè Ïðîãðàììíîãî îáåñïå÷åíèÿ è ïèñüìåííûõ ìàòåðèàëîâ, ñîïðîâîæäàþùèõ Ïðîãðàììíîå îáåñïå÷åíèå. Äåéñòâèå ëþáûõ ïîäðàçóìåâàåìûõ ãàðàíòèé, êîòîðûå íå ìîãóò áûòü èñêëþ÷åíû, îãðàíè÷èâàåòñÿ íàèáîëåå ïðîäîëæèòåëüíûì èç ñëåäóþùèõ ïåðèîäîâ: 10 äíåé èëè íàèìåíüøèé ñðîê, äîïóñêàåìûé ïðèìåíèìûì çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâîì. Îãðàíè÷åíèå îòâåòñòâåííîñòè -  ìàêñèìàëüíîé ñòåïåíè, äîïóñêàåìîé ïðèìåíèìûì çàêîíîäàòåëüñòâîì Novicorp íå íåñåò îòâåòñòâåííîñòü çà êàêèå-ëèáî óáûòêè è/èëè óùåðá (â òîì ÷èñëå, óáûòêè â ñâÿçè ñ íåäîïîëó÷åííîé êîììåð÷åñêîé ïðèáûëüþ, ïðåðûâàíèåì êîììåð÷åñêîé èëè ïðîèçâîäñòâåííîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè, óòðàòîé äåëîâîé èíôîðìàöèè è èíîé èìóùåñòâåííûé óùåðá), âîçíèêàþùèå â ñâÿçè ñ èñïîëüçîâàíèåì èëè íåâîçìîæíîñòüþ èñïîëüçîâàíèÿ Ïðîãðàììíîãî îáåñïå÷åíèÿ. jaclaz

The only M900-7 I can find is this one: http://okfan.en.alibaba.com/product/226517...ailpageLocation but the specs seem like different. , maybe it's an old model of the same? The RDC site (makers of the HD controller) seems like offline. QZD is another factory in Shenzhen: http://qzd.en.alibaba.com/ See if you can spot your laptop among these: http://qzd.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist...pc_Netbook.html jaclaz

@dencorso I'll try again re-submitting (pushing ) DCOPY: http://users.telenet.be/jbosman/applications.html You must use DCOPY as follows: DCOPY source target [options] source: This can be a drive (A: or B:) or a file (a disk image) target: This can be a drive (A: or B:) or a file (a disk image) - You cannot specify a disk image for both source as target. - You can specify wildcards with source disk image names. - When you create a disk image with .ZIP extension, the disk image is automatically compressed with PKZIP. - When you restore a disk image with .ZIP extension, the disk image is automatically uncompressed with PKUNZIP. The zip file must contain a file with the same name, but with extension .IMG options: /s : Use a swap file instead of extended memory. /c : Use conventional memory instead of extended memory or swap file. With this options enabled, the copy process must be done in multiple passes. /v : Verify if data is written correctly. The data is read again and compared with the original data. /f : Always format target disk the same as the source disk. /vo : Verify only a disk, do not copy. A target drive is not necessary. /fo : Format only a disk, do not copy. A target drive is not necessary. /f:x : Use a predefined disk format, this can be 160,180,320,360,720,800,1200,1440,1600,1722 Every format indicates the capacity of the disk in Kbytes. /a : Autodetect the disk format, this is done automatically if the disk is a non-DOS disk. When used with the /fo option, the disk is formatted at the highest possible capacity. (You will need a TSR like FDREAD that enables you to read the disk) /a1 : Autodetect the number of sectors per track at every track. This is usefull for some forms of copy protection, where the disk is formatted with a different number of sectors at some tracks. /a:x : Retry to read/write a track x times in case of a read/write error. /sk : Skip all read/write errors. /t:x : Use x tracks. /n:x : Use x sectors per track. /s:x : Use x sides. /qm : Quiet mode, does not make the silly beeps. /i:x : Use an interleave of x. /ss:c: Use Sector Spinning of x. Changing this number may speed up/slow down the copy process. /hs:x: Use a head settle time of x. If your drive reports read errors, you can try setting this value to at least 25. /fs : Do not use FAT selection. /x:n : Make/Restore n disk images. Dcopy will create or restore n disk images from/to disk. The images have the name you specified as first or second argument with the extension .001 to .n /co : Compare two disks. Reads the first disk and compares it with a second disk. You can also compare disks with a disk image. /fdr : Creates an executable called fdread.exe on the target disk. This program allows you to read the extra high density diskettes. This option is only used with the /fo option. /q : Does a quick format. Writes only the logical information, does not really format the disk. This option is only used with the /fo option. jaclaz

NO, NOT VMWARE! The only known, working way, at the moment, is to integrate the proper Mass Storage driver in the Source. Usually the Drivers Packs cover almost any hardware. Which "netbook" is it? EXACT model/make, please. POSSIBLY a link to the manufacturer site's page(s) for the model. Also check if by any chance you have a setting in BIOS like "IDE compatibility mode" or "ATAPI emulation" or something like that, or anything however connected to the HD controller jaclaz

Yes it could, but I wonder WHAT could have caused it. I mean, a problem may be that of "overlapping" partitions, i.e. partitions that extend in the partition entries in the MBR over other partitions. The result would be the opposite to the one you are referring to, i.e. there would be apparently more space used by the sum of single partitions than the one actually totally available. Or maybe this happened before and this shrinking actually corrected values? Another possibility is that for any reason, the first partition (9.76 Gb one in the screenshot, with NO letter assigned) instead of starting "normally" at CHS 0/1/1 or LBA 64 starts after some 60 Gb from the beginning of the stick? What you can do is check with a tool like beeblebrox: http://students.cs.byu.edu/~codyb/ and or a Hex editor (advised tiny hexer + my Structure viewers for it): http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8734 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...c=8734&st=8 If the MBR is "kosher". To simplify life, you may ask your friend/customer to use this app: HDHACKER http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ to save the MBR (First sector of PhysicalDrive #0) and send it to you (and if you want you can post it and I'll have a look at it) jaclaz

I'll try typing slowly, in an attempt to re-word cdob's initial post : there ... has ... been ... yet ... NO ... successful ...report ...of ... mapping .... a ... virtual ...floppy ...with ...grub4dos ... to ...add ...Mass ...Storage....drivers! It is pointless going over this path, as it will lead you to NOWHERE. (at the most you can have the floppy recognized during TXTmode part, but then it will become unavailable during GUI part of the setup, unless you have found a new, and till now undocumented method to re-hook the virtual floppy image with a "protected mode" driver). 50% working is better than 0% , but even if you get to 99,999%, still 0,001 wil be missing to succesfully install. jaclaz

I cannot get much out of a PDF without Line and Row numbers. Can you attach a sample spreadsheet? jaclaz

Use VLOOKUP. Example: http://www.msfn.org/board/excel-formula-request-t99059.html jaclaz

Good idea I did some more "cleaning by splitting" of recent issues. Maybe it's time to do a "global" splitting, like I did on boot-land for Amalux's Tutorial (which was going as well "out of control"): http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=31 jaclaz

@macster @ilko_t What if I split the group of posts and make a new separated "specific 7& vs. 8&" thread, in order to "lighten" the present "general" one? jaclaz

Well, what the heck! I am still bewildered from the fact that the initial part of the setup managed to copy some files to the SSD. Most probably next attempt should be to use a PE for the install, though I still find very strange that the drive is not detected: http://www.msfn.org/board/install-xp-usb-a...sb-t121446.html I am short of other possible ideas. jaclaz