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I may add that a number of years have passed since the development of cdshell and BCDW halted, while remaining very good apps, grub4dos can make even more than them. After having read the guide by diddy linked to before, take your time browsing the forum: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66 There are several examples that may help you in understand the potentialities of grub4dos and help you in reaching your goal. jaclaz

@The Urban Myth Allright , to try and clarify, this is a question: You can tell by the ending question mark and the use of the auxiliary verb "do". The one you posted is an affirmation: Totally and utterly based on at least partially false premises. Anyone reading the above sentence is induced to think: 1) that you actually compared the "core" (whatever it is) of Diskeeper with Windows defragging 2) that you have the technical knowledge to do the above 3) that you found profound differences 4) that you are deeply informed in the Commercial and licensing agreements between MS and Diskeeper (was Executive Software) Then you challenge another user to provide evidence contrasting your apodictical claim that Microsoft has no affiliation to Diskeeper, giving the latter as a known fact, but without providing any support for it. Then you go on, unneedingly hinting that the other user is a WAREZ user: And you top the above with the old rhetorical trick of "everyone does this, thus it can't be wrong": The fact that (supposedly) millions of (supposedly) professionals use this program instead of another may show (once documented) a trend, not in the least prove the superiority of software "A" over software "B". And, besides, the needs of a professional may not be the same of an amateur or of a home user. I do appreciate your newish "declared" approach: In conclusion: Good. As long as you use expressions like AFAIK, "in my eyes" and so on, it's your personal opinion, and as thus is sacred here, when you induce people to think that your opinion is somehow superior to that of other people because of your background or experience, or it is a known fact, you will be challenged to support it with facts, references, test results, and the like. I hope that apart this initial misunderstanding, you will become an active member and contribute to the board your experience and knowledge. jaclaz

Diskpart GUI, original by tonedeaf, modified and updated by kmanpro: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21144 jaclaz

Yep. If we are going into details, the $319 1 Tb Big Disk, no matter whether cheap or expensive, is Linux based. The "corresponding" 1TB XP embedded Ethernet Disk: http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11017 ships for $669.99 That is the difference that I presume is largely (not only) due to Licensing the OS. On the other hand, both products are just "unpack and plug in the AC adapter" with very little configuration work to do. Buying a low cost PC may seem cheaper, but installing and configuring FreeNas or NasLite (the latter costs a few bucks too) needs a few hours, unless you do it everyday. In other words, if it's a hobby, go for the DIY path, you'll learn some new things, if it's something you need at your workplace by a Commercial solution. Take your time comparing reviews, I have seen devices, even with a "good" brand name, perform very poorly, as well as almost "no name" ones perform very well. Moreover some of these devices are re-branded "no name" models, so you can have EXACTLY the same device (if it's enough for you) saving several bucks if you find it under a different brand. jaclaz

Sorry, double posted by mistake. jaclaz

@TheUrbanMyth Does the fact that the site you have in your profile actually sells Diskeeper and Avast based solutions: http://www.msfn.org/board/How-good-is-AVG-...1.html&st=4 has anything to do with your attitude? And yes, windows 2000 had a stripped down version of Diskeeper 5: http://www.diskeeper.com/eletter/previous/...1999110241.html http://www.diskeeper.com/eletter/previous/...1999110255.html And yes, Windows XP has a stripped down version of Diskeeper 6. And yes, Server 2003 has a stripped down version of Diskeeper ?. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskeeper You do not seem to be very aware about the history of Diskeeper. jaclaz

@Spacesurfer There are EXT2/EXT3 filesystem drivers allright. Linux based NAS are less expensive than other ones because the manufacturer does not have to pay MS for the license for Windows XP embedded (which is normally used). Check the LaCie site, they have both Linux based and XP based BAS devices. jaclaz

Hey, not to be rude, mind you , but may be 7 posts are a bit too few for suggesting how the board should be managed. If you had simply checked the date of last post, almost 7 years old, it would have been clear that info in this thread may be not really up to date Or are you trying to better your record? : http://www.msfn.org/board/How-good-is-AVG-...ow-g-t1311.html that was close, 6 years and a half. jaclaz

Last time I used it, it didn't, unless you chose to : echo Format USB-Drive with FAT or NTFS - FAT32 is very SLOW for Install of XP echo. echo P) PeToUSB - FAT Format - Max 2 GB echo. ECHO To Format USB-Drive : Enable Disk Format with LBA FAT16X echo Do NOT Select here FileCopy of BartPE echo FAT Format Supports Direct Booting with MS-DOS using MULTI_CONTENT echo Install of XP from USB in 30 minutes - Buffalo FireStix 2 GB echo. echo. H) HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool V2.0.6 - NTFS Format - use X_CONTENT echo. echo NTFS Format Supports DOS Boot Floppy Images via GRUB4DOS Menu echo Install of XP from USB in 16 minutes - Corsair Flash Voyager 4 GB echo. echo Do NOT use HP Tool for USB-Harddisks having more than 1 Partition echo WARNING - HP Tool Formats whole Disk - Second Partition is Lost echo. echo. echo N) No Format - Use USB-Drive with FAT or NTFS Format by Windows XP echo Or Update Existing Bootable USB-Drive with NTLDR Bootsector You can: a. choose P) to use PetoUSB b. choose H) to use the HP formatting utility c. use BEFORE the linked to utility (based as well on the HP one): http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21702 , or ANY other WORKING formatting method as FAT32 you may have and THEN in USB multiboot choose N) jaclaz

I wasn't talking about what Wikipedia says, just my personal experience when downloading apps from Japan. I gave a link to the compression test just to avoid the "generic" "Winrar is faster", but "7-zip is tighter" and "Zip is more..." argument, the test results show HOW MUCH one is faster or tighter than the other, and should give an objective way to judge which is the "right" one for a given use. (without forgetting the "35,94 € of advantages" previously highlighted) jaclaz

@Nuno The original problem was building under Vista SP1. (possibly complicated by Hebrew source) The cause has not (yet ) been pinpointed, but we are working on it , "chez nous" http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...ic=5286&hl= Once used building under XP SP2 as a workaround, everything went well, up to the multiboot problem, this latter solved here: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=5296 jaclaz

Right questions, wrong place to pose them. This is where you should look at: http://www.msfn.org/board/Install-XP-from-USB-f157.html There is NO sense in having multiple partitions on a USB stick (normally seen as "Removable") as only the first active one will be accessible by a booted 2K/XP/2003, unless you are either: 1) multibooting other Operating Systems that support partitioned devices fully 2) using cfadisk.sys or dummydisk.sys filter driver 3) successful in flipping the "removable bit": http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21850 You might want to try this (if you want to format "manually"): http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21702 And of course, if you had used USB Multiboot in the first place, everything should have been already OK. jaclaz

For the record: 1) lha seem to be still very popular in Japan 2) find here an interesting "Practical Compression Test" and it's results with common tools: http://trappist.elis.ugent.be/~wheirman/compression/ jaclaz

It should be possible to use grub4dos mapping to that effect. Read the grub4dos guide: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5187 Peruse the info you can get here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Install-XP-from-USB-f157.html Basically you want to re-map your other partition and create the "$WIN_NT$.~BT" folder on your "main" partition. You could also experiment starting from this approach: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=5306 jaclaz

tjcinnamon I will try to explain the matter. Any USB stick has two main components, controller chip and actual memory chips. The controller chip has some internal firmware that basically controls: 1) Serial number of the device 2) Vid (Vendor Identification number) 3) Pid (Product Identification number) 4) Vendor Description 5) Product Description 6) Number of LUN's (only on some chips, there can be a stick seen as two devices) 7) Type of device (floppy, zip drive, HD, CD) 8) Fixed or Removable 9) Write protection of one of the two LUN's if multiLUN 10) Type and amount of memory chips connected 11) Class and Subclass The BIOS (to a limited extent, and as explained by cdob often in a non-documented non-standard way) and the OS driver (as well not in a fully documented way) or the plug'n play read these info when detecting/accessing the device connected. You cannot expect to have CDFS working on a device that is seen as HD-like. Using a Manufacturer Tool, it is possible to change the firmware data and in some cases to have a CD-like device. U3 appears to be nothing more than a "name" given to a multi LUN device with a device emulating a CD like device and one emulating a HD like device. Read these: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4577 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4977 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=4661 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=21850&hl= Unless you get the "right" stick and the "right" tool, you'd better use the "normal" way of USB Multibooting with a "standard" HD filesystem, FAT16, FAT32 or NTFS. There is LIMITED support for chainloading ISO images in newish releases of grub4dos, read these: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5187 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5041 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=5078 jaclaz

A (good ) program I used: http://www.1-4a.com/rename/ (that even allows for Star Trek StarTime/dates) Another one I used: http://www.fauland.com/af5.htm jaclaz

I would be curious to know how Partition Magic is supposed to change letters of an installed Windows XP, which was the OP question. Care to tell us how you did it? jaclaz

No, I am Italian but only speak swahili and hindu. Ask a silly question,....... However, giving as granted that I do speak Italian, this is an International Board where the English language is used. Brief comments or snippets in member mother tongue are of course allowed, but I have the feeling you are going to ask for a step by step tutorial in Italian..... .... which is outside the scope of the board. jaclaz

No, that is for Windows 9x/Me, homepage is here: http://www.v72735.f2s.com/LetAssig/ (down for me right now) google cache: http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:Xlsf5...s.com/LetAssig/ @Jaser Read this: http://www.msfn.org/board/Change-Boot-Driv...art-t90495.html NOT, and I mean NOT recommended. jaclaz

WITHIN limits, grub4dos: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showforum=66 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5187 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5041 NT based images need RAMDISK booting, DOS based ones generally work, Linux based ones may need "adjustments". jaclaz

Another one of my semi-random ideas: What if the problem is related to NTFS/ACL permissions? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246187/en-us Can you try giving Full Permissions to Everyone? Can you try with a FAT16 or FAT32? jaclaz

Yes. Start here: http://www.msfn.org/board/Super-Disc-Multi...-Us-t94398.html You must understand that BEFORE making a multiboot DVD you should ALREADY be able to make a working, bootable CD of EACH of the OS's you mentioned. Do not expect to just put together everything that crosses your mind and have it working by sheer magic. Sure, Italians are everywhere. jaclaz

If the problem is that of the KB, with the stick set as U:, you need anyway to have V:, W:, X: ,Y: and Z: for the CD-ROM part to (maybe) get "out of the 24 assigned devices". I would try two things: 1) try with a SP2 source, to make sure that it is not something SP3 related 2) try editing MkMigrateInf2.cmd, changing this line: set MigrateDrive=U: to: set MigrateDrive=E: (or another "low" letter) jaclaz

Double posted, sorry. jaclaz

The error you report is "strange". Following for the moment you train of thoughts (as I haven't a better alternative one right now ), would it be possible that it is the U:\ that creates problems? Can you manually edit the migrate.inf (and possibly other files referencing to U:\ ) to a "lower" letter, say E:\ and see what happens? jaclaz