jaclaz

NO, if you are OK with XP on D:\ all you need to do is to check you have NTLDR + NTDETECT.COM + BOOT.INI on the Active partition and edit your BOOT.INI to reflect where XP is. See here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=25365 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=33030 The DX21 GUI app can still be found through the Wayback Machine: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=210&st=1 If you don't want it on D:\ you will need to reinstall. jaclaz

I am not familiar (anymore ) with CDSHELL. You should be able to add it as you would add SETUPLDR.BIN or NTLDR. grldr should be chainloadable exactly like them. Otherwise, try chainloading from CDSHELL NTLDR and add to BOOT.INI a line C:\grldr="grub4dos" jaclaz

I guess we could have saved a lot of bandwith if pipster just listed the only USB device available in a 2.43 Km radius from the PC he NEVER connected to it. 23rd October 2008 must have been a busy day. I would try to disconnect all USB devices and delete all keys under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USBSTOR\ Then try reconnecting one stick and see what happens. Maybe something made the 7& being available and start with 8& and 9&.... jaclaz

As expected. the .cmd runs allright, but it cannot find any file and closes without doing anything. A more suitable .cmd: for /f "tokens=3" %%i IN ('reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup /v "SourcePath" ^| findstr "REG_SZ"') do set SOURCE=%%i ::Adjust following to your actual path SET RelPath=\$OEM$\$1\INSTALL ::Adjust the above to your actual path "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\IRFA.EXE" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\MP3D.exe" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\QIP.EXE" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\MPUI.EXE" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\Skype40.exe" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\GIMP.EXE" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\XNVF.EXE" "%Source%%RelPath%\svcpack\OpenOffice.org3.0.1.exe" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\PAIN.EXE" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\AV9_Silent.exe" "%Source%%RelPath%\SVCPACK\PDFC.EXE" EXIT jaclaz

Didi you try the "usual" troubleshooting steps, using other filesystems? FAQ #10: http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...SB/USBfaqs.html Try using the newish app by wimb: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...5306&st=196 and/or the one by steve6375: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7739 IF nothing of the above works: Choose one, and only one of your sticks. Get Hdhacker and save the MBR (first sector of PhysicalDrive) and bootsector (first 16 sectors of Logicaldrive if NTFS, just one if FAT16 or FAT32): Compress the two files together and attach the archive. jaclaz

Good catch! I have a Desktop with a multicard reader and everything is #7 type. @pipster You may want to try running this thingie: http://sourceforge.net/projects/usbhistory/ as follows: usbhistory.exe>C:\USB_rep.txt and post the USB_rep.txt jaclaz

@nai22 How do you know if the .cmd is not executed? The whole .cmd is dependent upon a "conditional" variable definition (depending of a string in Registry) and has no error control, thus if the for loop returns an empty string and the SOURCE varaible is not defined it won't ever work. Edit it as follows: and see what happens. Whatever value SOURCE may get, the resulting path will be: <whatever>I386\SVCPACK\ which can NEVER be the right value: U:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\$OEM$\$1\INSTALL jaclaz

Who isn't? Seriously, your choice: Maximum Decim's nusb: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=43605&hl= Another way: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=99220&hl= http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2411 jaclaz

Sure , there isn't any. Open a Console Window, (Start->Run->cmd.exe-> click OK or Start>Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt) and type in it: and press [ENTER]. A C:\dir.txt file will be created containing the output of the command dir /a /s i.e. a complete listing of files and directories on the stick. jaclaz

Hmm. the seller, besides selling something he does not own, is clearly a jerk. He also sells: a Vista WAREZ release http://cgi.ebay.com/Windows-Vista-Lite-Mix...%3A1%7C294%3A50 Look how the "positive" feedbacks are made in groups of the same "contented customer" thanking him like 13 times in 7 minutes: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...s=25&page=8 If anyone has an e-bay account, he should be reported as a dishonest seller. jaclaz

Very nicely put. OFF TOPIC! It reminds me of truels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truel Here is a version, with solution: http://www.puzzle.dse.nl/teasers/index_us.html#the_truel jaclaz

It depends greatly on what you have on your hard disk/Recovery partition. Make and model of the PC may make the difference. See here for an example: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=127624 Sometimes it is possible, often it is not. (Your mileage may vary. jaclaz

I actually did not mean anything, just informing both you and Tripredacus that you (meaning mactepu only ) are basically on the "wrong" board. For BartPE reference board is 911cd: http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php For Winbuilder based builds it is Boot-Land: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/ WIM images are mounted in Vista based builds though native Vista or WAIK tools. Cannot say if the same is possible on a XP/2003 based builds, but if it can be done it is more likely that there is a Winbuilder based project allowing it than an old-style BartPE plugin. jaclaz

Still, you must give some details and descriptions. All we have now is a screenshot of a DVD with a number of folders and a number of (unknown extension) files that being around 2 Kb may be CD bootsectors. The fact that the files WIN51, WIN51IP and WIN51IP.SP3 are in the root makes me think it is an multiboot-DVD based on Windows XPSP3. The reference to CDHSHW.EXE makes me presume it uses CDShell as bootloader. The AEROBOOT folder may mean that Aerostudio is used also. Since you evidently don't know HOW you made it : , and from the name WINDA7K, makes me think you are trying to change/modify a known WAREZ release , something for which you won't get support on this board, see Rules: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408 jaclaz

And here also: http://iskra.tripod.com/edlin/ jaclaz

I am afraid your question is completely unclear. Can you try to give more details? jaclaz

I am short of ideas. Clearly there must be a reason. It is simply escaping us. I mean, this feature worked for several thousands of people, thus it can be considered "fully tested". If you used a "clean" UNMODIFIED source WITHOUT unattended, it cannot be anything connected with mods like nlite (which however was never reported as causing problems or other similar "source modifying" apps/scripts). jaclaz

FYI VistaPE: http://vistape.net/ has nothing to do with BartPE, it uses the Winbuilder scripting engine: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=22 for which there are project based on XP/2003 Sources (like BartPE and corresponding to WinPE 1.x): with Vista/Server 2008 (corresponding to winPE 2.x): http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=51 and even with Windows 7 as source, (say winPE 3.x? ): http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7053 jaclaz

At least on old models the touchpad was connected to an internal PS/2 port, not to an USB one. In that case the relevant file is the i8042prt.sys driver. jaclaz

And, again, it has been already made. jaclaz

No, it's not the same. This last one is "right". I see no reasons why it shouldn't work, unless something else prevents it to be working. Are you using some "unattended" settings? Your "complete" output from MakeMigrateInf.exe lists a great number of removable devices, do you have one of those multi-card readers? Sometimes they can be a royal PITA. However, I am attaching a "right" one for your "H:\" device, try using this one. For the sake of experimenting, you should (momentarily) forget about "unattended" and ANY other "custom" setting you may have introduced, my guess is that you added/modify "something" which is simply escaping all of our current ideas/checks and that causes the migrate.inf not to be applied. jaclaz good_migrate_inf.txt

That's EXACTLY what the given three links are for, three different PROGRAMS (methods) to install XP (read 2003) from USB. What do you want? Home delivery? jaclaz

JFYI: http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=dseo http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Video-T...Overrider.shtml New version made compatible with Windows 7. jaclaz

These may be of help: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=51140&hl= http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=107504&hl= Respectively for nvidia and Intel, but the general idea should apply to SiS drivers also. jaclaz

NO news. LOTS of people posting without searching before : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=132031 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=129314 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=127574 jaclaz