jaclaz

There are THREE ways to "skip the R" and get directly to Recovery Console, which actually are the same, involving the change of the bootsector. You either have a hexedited bootsector, use grub4dos to hexedit it on the fly, or use NTLDR with /cmdcons switch. I don't think that anyone ever found a way to "skip the R" DIRECTLY from CD. As well, though I am NOT done with it, it seems like there is no way to use the "no more CATCH 22": http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...20983&st=25 (which is VERY useful ) unless you use a (USB) stick or drive.... jaclaz

You cannot, as you are using NTLDR as primary loader. We need an entry in BOOT.INI to boot Windows XP, as NTLDR looks in BOOT.INI and grub4dos chainloads NTLDR. There are alternatives: 1) Install grldr.mbr to the MBR 2) put a single entry in BOOT.INI pointing to grub4dos and use in grub4dos a mapped "XP boot floppy" to actually load Windows 3) have another NTLDR renamed to something else and hexedited to look in a renamed BOOT.INI, say BOOT.INN 4) change the name of the loader in the partition bootsector to GRLDR: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2362 5) always boot to DOS and load grub.exe from there 6) .... 7) .... 8) .... .... Though, of course if all you have to do is dual boot between XP and 9x/Me, good ol' NTLDR and bootpart are all you need. I mean, always use a KISS approach, using grub4dos to just do the above is a bit like using a cannon to shoot at flies... jaclaz

Yep, site will be back soon. Actually the BBLEAN used in current XPCLI is BlackBox... http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/ (or at least is one of the main "branches") Which one would you like to use? ...and I would also like to change almost anything. jaclaz

Well, I have NO msn/yahoo anything. What is the problem opening a thread here or (better for this particular topic) on boot-land? You can also try using this app for OFFLINE Registry editing: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4684 Why don't you join the XPCLI project? The idea is starting from the LEAST possible configuration and ADD things, INSTEAD of REMOVING a bunch of things, then remove some more, then remove some more....and get to the point where cross-dependencies makes everything a mess. This way the build is "modular" and if each "item" is complete of all dependencies, each item will be "self-standing" and addable or not. jaclaz

As said, you need to actually read and understand the basioc troubleshooting steps in the given links: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/ First thing you need to have a valid TCP/IP settings, (each computer should be able to ping each other), then you need to see what protocols you enable and set them properly. Start from a SIMPLE setup. Check, if any, the router TCP/IP settings. Disable it's DHCP. Use a "narrow" SUBNET MASK, like 255.255.255.240 on ALL devices. Use a "normal" intranet set of addresses, like 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.3, etc. Forget for teh moment about DNS and Gateways. jaclaz

Well, you can already boot XP directly from NTLDR+BOOT.INI, thus all you need is probably an entry in menu.lst such as: title Win98 find --set-root /io.sys chainloader /io.sys (if you have more thatn one partition with IO.SYS in the root you can use a "tag" file, something like "thisis_c.tag" to "identify" the right partition. title Win98 find --set-root /thisis_c.tag chainloader /io.sys or "fix" the drive: title Win98 root (hd0,0) chainloader /io.sys But of course it all depends on tastes.... jaclaz

For the record, and probably unneeded, the "dependencies" of regedit appear to be a bit complex and I guess that most Registry editing programs use the same ones. In this seemingly unrelated thread, you will find a list of the actual dependencies: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3717 and an almost (but not fully) working "native" Registry Editor that needs none of them. jaclaz

I am not sure to have understood your problem. Since the posts above some progresses have been made, you may want to loook at this: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=5316 it may contain the solution you are seeking. Please be patient boot-land is experiencing some intermittent server problem. Otherwise, please post some more details, your setup your exact goal, etc. jaclaz

Well, only with the VISTA version of diskpart, the XP one cannot access USB drives. jaclaz

FYI, here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=46581 you still have reference to vesrion 2.24 @herbalist yes, that should be the right one. Just open it in Notepad, you should be able to see jaclaz

NTFS is not "better" than FAT, no filesystem is "better" than another, each has it's own advantages/drawbacks: http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm jaclaz

Well, I would be curious to understand WHY one would want to. jaclaz

For the record, ALL mentioned bootloaders (exception made for grub4dos) are very good, but they are still "old" in the sense that they use a combination of hiding /setting active partitions and use bootsectors to load the different OS. They miss the key feature (among the others) grub4dos has, i.e. that to load DIRECTLY the OS files bypassing the bootsector. System commander uses AFAICR some of the hidden sectors. XOSL, which is a very good app, needs either a dedicated (very small) partition or it litters the active partition with a number of it's files. However I don't t think we should further hijack this thread, sorry cannie for what has already been done. jaclaz

NO. IP Address=different for each computer Subnet Mask=must be the same on both computers Default Gateway=irrelevant, but usually it's the same (your DSL or server) DHCP Server=should be the same DNS Servers=irrelevant, but usually they are the same jaclaz

RIGHT attitude! jaclaz

Of course everyone has his/her own tastes , too bad you won't touch anything else , should you become more "tollerant", a "test drive" of grub4dos may enlarge your (IMHO right now a bit "narrow" ) angle of view. Even if you won't touch it, maybe you could read (from a distance ) this: http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm that illustrates just a small part of the features..... jaclaz

Sure, everyone has his "real" life, I am a project manager/construction engineer, and this kind of stuff is a hobby too. I don't t know. If you boot the PE from the UFD, it would be easier to use the MOUNTVOL command, there are a couple of threads about ways to identify drives through batch or .vbs: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=124539&hl= http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=125992&hl= http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=126069&hl= but anyway you'll have to study and experiment... jaclaz

Reading the FAQ's usually help : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=116766 #2 And please note that most "eeepc" guides completely FAIL to mention the "origin" of the USB_multiboot: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=157 And, what is worst, link to an old version of the batches, current is USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=111406 (rather obviously latest version has more possible bugs fixed/features added) Have fun with your eeePC , I am wanting to buy one myself, but I'm waiting for some good discount (yeah, I'm cheap) jaclaz

And, AGAIN, if you are using Windows 98, run http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...124561&st=8 Sure there are. There is NO conflict of ANY kind between Win9x/Me System/boot files: and NT ones: There is NO point in deleting them. (of course should any of them be corrupt you need to replace them) If you have an XP booting correctly but you cannot boot 9x/Me (and you want to), after having checked that the 9x/Me files are not corrupt, there is NO point in rewriting the bootsector, you should create a Win9x/Me bootsector and add a new entry to your working BOOT.INI. Typically: jaclaz

Hmm, you failed to do your homework... http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=126142&hl= You meed a migrate.inf file to pre-assign drive letters. Read here: http://www.msfn.org/board/install-usb-driv...OS-t122505.html http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=19663 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21682 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=125945 jaclaz

VERY GOOD WORK! Still something that must be taken into account (I know I am picky, but that should be the right attitude for "testers") : regorderdrv All drive letters: C D E F G H I N R X Mounted drive letters: C E D R N G H I Virtual drive letters: FX Internal hard disk 1 drive letter: C Internal hard disk 2 drive letter: E Internal hard disk 3 drive letter: {80cf88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}I {80c f88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}I {80cf88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}I {80c f88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}I Cd/dvd rom drive letters: D Remmovalbe drive letters: R N G H I subst X:\: => C:\WINPE BUILDER\X I added a SUBST drive, just to see how it would behave. C: and E: are Internal Fixed Disks D: is CD-ROM F: is a IMDISK Virtual Disk X: is the SUBSTed drive R: is the Perisoft Virtual Disk N: G: H: I: are partitions on external USB A small typo: The listed virtual drive letters miss a separator. I would use the "normal" convention of colons and the comma as separator, like: I will try a combo of more Virtual Disks and post results.... jaclaz P.S.: @ALL If you want to test this batch, add a GOTO :EOF here: so that drive letters are NOT re-ordered

Yes. If the question is whether they succeeded or failed, I am afraid that noone AFAIK managed to do it, I don't even think that anyone reported a full success in actually booting XP from an express card, see here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=20314 The "XP Kansas City Shuffle" looks promising, but noone yet took the challenge to actually test the approach on an express card. jaclaz

mo0nykit, I presume that sfetaz, in over THREE years and a half, succeeded. Having a look at the date of the posts before replying is usually a good practice.... jaclaz

Yes and No. The thing that mostly resembles what you describe is the Winroot project: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3537 but it is pretty much useless right now. A somewhat more useful thingy (still VERY experimental) may be XPCLI: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=3717 (be patient, boot-land is experienceing some server problems) jaclaz

A small, general advice : NEVER, NEVER, say NEVER. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/h...wnloaded-files/ http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/23/i...in-image-files/ http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/07/m...th-vlite-guide/ Please note that the .exe file name is different, so your mileage may vary.... jaclaz