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This already tells us something more (not much ), it is definitely something related to one of the devices that use the disk.sys driver, i.e.: any of the HD's (or the controller, or the cable) any of the USB disk-like devices (USB sticks, card readers, etc.) If you check with Regedit the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk You will see that disk.sys is the "SCSI miniport" driver that is used to acces the devices that you can see in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk\Enum OR, as it seems probable by now, something somehow interferring with the "normal" behaviour of the driver, like the CD/DVD-ROM, which share the same cable/controller but however use another driver: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom\Enum OR, an actual RAM problem, that the tips from Infiniti25 should have fixed: http://forums.techarena.in/tips-tweaks/945479.htm What was the problem with the full memory dump? You may want to re-check here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Creating-memory-dumps-t90244.html what you want to do is (apart having downloaded and installed the debugging tools) to follow just the part titled jaclaz

The link given by Infiniti25 should be what you need: Which more or less means, translated into plain English: "Do the right thing!" you need to experiment with the actual device and resolution you are using. I may add that aparts from sheer size there may be font readability issues, it seems like on screens Sans-Serif Fonts and namely Verdana it's easier to recognize/read: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=99265&st=4 Be also aware that for documents the "standard" black characters on white background are much less readable than (for example) black on medium gray or dark blue on light grey, as the white provides a lot of "light/contrast" that tend to blur characters. Some examples: http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/di...xtcolor_bk.html jaclaz

Well, there is no such thing as "Stop 50". A BSOD error looks like this: It is composed of the main error code (0x00000050) plus a number of added parameters of subcodes: in the example. plus, in some cases, additional info: in the example. Though this might seem "Chinese" to you (and to me ) the fact that in their contorted minds the MS programmers wrote a routine to actually display those apparently senseless numbers, should mean that someone can actually understand something more than just "error 50". I was merely trying to help you in getting helped hopefully one or two steps beyond the "I'm ill doctor, help" stage: http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollar...ard-litany.html jaclaz

[sarcasm] You need: This (1 or 2x): http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...77&CatId=77 OR this (1 or 2 x): http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...27&CatId=75 a 10" stick for the Power ON/OFF button a BIG screen (or a very, very good eyesight ) a room measuring at least 15" in the direction of your chair-screen [/sarcasm] WHAT is the question? jaclaz

The original idea was that we knowing the STOP ERROR number might help. If you now know it - thanks to the disbled automatic reboot - but don't actually post it, we are at the same point of the other day.... jaclaz

Could you expand on the actual amount (I mean a number) that represents the "few" hours it took you from knowing nothing about unattended and an original XP CD to having your "fully unattended install for OS and apps" CD working? jaclaz

And of course ALL those into the Registry. Wouldn't this be a question like "how to run windows 9.x from RAMDISK?" If yes, there are already answers to that question : http://www.geocities.com/politalk/rmdrv/index.html http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=12326 http://www.winimize.com/ http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=53 jaclaz

From what I can see on the manufacturer site, the card creates an USB like simulation, just like a usb to parallel cable. You might want to try using this workaround through the use of the MS loopback adapter: http://geekswithblogs.net/dtotzke/articles/26204.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839013/en-us Your mileage may vary. jaclaz

I wonder how an app designed for SATA/eSATA will help on a USB device. Apart being not actually connected to the OP question, thanks for the link. @extremepilot No matter whether the USB stick/HD/whatever is set to "Optimize for quick removal" or not, always use the "Safely disconnect" feature, either from the tray icon or from a program/script: http://portableapps.com/node/1083 Better be safe than sorry. The programs from Uwe Sieber cdob already pointed to are very useful. jaclaz

Why don't you simply read the given link? A USB 2.0 bus (fastest currently available) is by FAR slower than ANY other bus available today. The speed of the device -any device connected through a bus - even the fastest one ever built will be slowed down by the maximum speed the bus is capable of. To recap: 480 mb/s USB 2.0 1330 mb/s ATA 1500 mb/s SATA 3000 mb/s SATA II So, you are moving something that whirls away at a theoretical speed of 3000 mb/s to something that tops at 480. However, these are just the theoretical speeds of the bus, a typical flash has fast access time and slow transfer time, unlike a hard disk that usually has a slow access time and a fast transfer one. The idea has been used in the new Vista Ready-boost: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReadyBoost jaclaz

This motherboard? : http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmen...l3=397&l4=0 Interfaces: Hard disk interfaces: (from http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/p...trastar/15K300/ ) You will need a SCSI Ultra 320 or SAS adapter card, that's not going to be cheap (example prices): http://www.pc-pitstop.com/scsi_controllers/ http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sas_controllers/ Could you expand on the reasons why you want/need to install that drive and not a "normal" SATA one? Hitachi examples: http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/p...rastar/A7K1000/ http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/p...skstar/E7K1000/ jaclaz

I prefer attenuated ones: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/attenuated they are usually less noisy. jaclaz

Read this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=127747&hl= and links therein. Every OEM appears to be using a different method to create recovery disks, if you are lucky one of the methods linked to may apply, otherwise you'll need to search for "specific" lenovo procedure (if it has been discovered/published/posted soemwhere on the net). jaclaz

Yep, that's the point of the lines in txtsetup.sif. If you compress luna.the to luna.th_ when expanded it will become again luna.the and the line in txtsetup.sif will rename it to luna.theme, without anyone supplying any name. jaclaz

Like many other people on the board, you appear to forget affection. After having a printer for so many years, a special relationship develops between user and machine, you learn to love each single rattling sound, you keep the paper crumpled by the worn out sheet feeder, you get used to your fingerprints evidenced by toner spilled out..... jaclaz

More links here: http://www.everythingusb.com/windows_nt.html Best bet for USB Mass Storage should be Woodhead's set of drivers: http://www.geocities.com/mypublic99/index.html jaclaz

Sorry, I cannot understand you , you cannot understand me , so it's all a waste of time. You may want to either: ask for help on a Forum in your native language ask for help from a friend that can read and write plain English, in order to translate to you the info given or translate to us what you are actually trying to do Have a Merry Christmas.... jaclaz

Good advice, so that info is spread in another post, info like fdv's one is probably not read by the member who started a new thread, etc...... Would this be related to Rule #9? http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408 For the record: vhrc99 started a new thread here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=127744&hl= jaclaz

It is possible that the particular CD drive needs a different driver. However, no problem , you can use a different approach. Get this app: VFD: http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html and install it (read instructions) Start it creating a Virtual Floppy A:. Download the "Driver Free Disk For BIOS Flashing" from bootdisk.com Double click on the downloaded file and expand the disk on A: Copy to A: the BIOS flashing files from MSI. Save the image. Use the image with your prefered CD burning tool as Floppy emulation image and make a bootable CD. This way all files are within the floppy emulation image and no drivers are needed to access them (everything will be on A: when the CD is booted). jaclaz

.swm files should be parts of a bigger .wim file: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=114830 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=89955 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=109293 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=107920 But they could well be crippled/encrypted/whatever: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=127624 your mileage may vary http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=121676 jaclaz

I guess you have a wrong idea about bottle necks. Data transfer on a USB bus is MUCH slower than from SATA. FYI: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=125222 There is no problem in putting your programs on another drive, of course all .dll's and "common" files that a program may install in \%SYSTEMROOT%\ or \%SYSTEMROOT%\system32 will be on the SYSTEM drive nonetheless. jaclaz

Doesn't the TXTSETUP.OEM method work? http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=19486 You may also cross check your txtsetup.sif entries with the ones in cdob's plugin. jaclaz P.S.: For the record, starting thread is here (cross-linking for reference): http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=119415

Since it is Christmas, I'll try again. The text that appears on your desktop is read from the Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion (and possibly some other key) To change the text displayed on the desktop, you need to change the contents of the keys from which the text comes. But since those keys may be used by a number of other programs, and possibly by key processes, it is NOT recommended to change the contents of ythe Registry key(s). A workaround is to disable the feature by setting: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PaintDesktopVersion to 0. and use ANOTHER, independent program to print on desktop whatever you like. Examples are in the linked thread: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=99231 i.e.: http://mystuff.clarke.co.nz/MyStuff/wallpaper.asp jaclaz

Basically the request is for a Windows XP driver for Printer Tally T 7040. It appears to be a rather oldish printer, driver page is here: http://www.tallygenicom.uk.com/support/pri...er_obsolete.htm http://www.genicom.com/drivers/GENICOM.HTM http://www.tallygenicom.com/drivers/legacy/7080-drv.htm NO XP driver. It seems like the 7040EC is a HP Laserjet III model, thus most probably a plain PCL5 driver should work with it. jaclaz

It is possible that we have understood you wrong, but it is also equally possible that you failed to express your question in an understandable way. Open REGEDIT. Navigate to key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion What do you see? Or, better even, run this from command line: REG QUERY "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" |FIND "REG_S" Anything familiar? jaclaz