jaclaz

Though your computering knowledge seems to be far away from mine, i must add that you still have to work on your latin skills... The plural of "forum" is "fora", not "forii", since "forum" is neutral. "forii" would be the plural of "forius" ; don't know whether this word makes any sense though. It was just to add something (almost) interesting. Thanks again to you, Jaclaz ! -- essaion (a please-forgive-my-english-since-i'm-french guy) My Latin is actually VERY rusty. Point taken, thanks! jaclaz

Yes, you see, the build is the progressive number of the compile. Everytime source code gets compiled, build # increases by one. Most of the builds are for internal uses and only a few of them are actually released, when the source code is "officially considered mature" for a final release, the build number is generally rounded to a "hundred" number, just read the already given link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Windows_XP jaclaz

Right now I have no time to check the file, try leaving the "data" file alone and just remove the "pause" command from replacer.cmd as directed, the messages should flash, but program should work without interruption. jaclaz

Actually, while they may seem "strange", when I ask some questions while trying to troubleshoot a problem: I expect an answer to them . You see, the drive can be 100% OK, but the filesystem on it may not. Do run the said commands and report. jaclaz

First one: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2...P2LaunchPR.mspx http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,117254-page,1/article.html Second one: build 2600 is the Final RTM version, all previous were RC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_stage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Windows_XP and it took me all of five minutes to find the above with Google! @Beeker47 don't want to seem rude , but are you trying to win a lazyness contest? jaclaz

Hey, what about a new docudrama, after the good ol' one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_Silicon_Valley jaclaz

If fsutil says it is "dirty", most probably it is. Did you try to run CHKDSK /F ? Did you try to run CHKDSK /R ? If yes what errors were reported in Event Log? Reference: http://www.ss64.com/nt/chkdsk.html You could use chkntfs /X: http://www.ss64.com/nt/chkntfs.html but only AFTER you are 100% positive that the volume is perfectly allright! jaclaz

Well, though very complex, Replacer.cmd is just a batch file, you can easily modify it to suite your needs. The two messages you are having should come from Special.cmd. In the downloaded zip there is a "data" file. Open it with 7zip, inside it there are three files: Clear_WFP_Message.vbs Special.cmd Zap.exe Open with notepad special.cmd and you should find the two messages. You can simply delete the lines starting with echo to get rid of the two messages. Now open Replacer.cmd and search in it for "KeyScr", you should find this: change this: to: to get rid of the PAUSE command (i.e. of the need to press a key to continue program execution) jaclaz

There was a thread related to something similar some time ago, see if you can find there a solution or a hint towards it: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=83032&hl= jaclaz

Well, that won't be difficult, just delete what you don't need! Config.sys: Autoexec.bat (but you cam also leave it as is): However both files could be "better" written, avoiding some duplicates entries, using a [Common] part. jaclaz

This is a multi-configuration autoexec.bat. You cannot say what it actually does unless you look at the accompanying CONFIG.SYS. Moreover it calls a few other .bat and "not-standard" .exe files, each of which can do several other tasks: setramd.bat makeboot.exe archive.exe ... ... runlast.bat It seems to be "hardcoded" for the A:\ drive. Basically it appears to let the user choose between three possible configurations, "NETCD", "NET" and "GIGNET", then (most probably) through setramd.bat creates a RAMdisk where a number of programs and settings are copied and executed. It is not at all difficult to follow it, but you need some basic primer on batch commands and autoexec.bat/config.sys to be able to customize it, some links: http://www.claymania.com/dos-primer.html http://home.att.net/~gobruen/progs/dos_batch/dos_batch.html http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/BatBasic.html jaclaz

If I may, two pieces of info you might be missing: 1) Microsoft 2K/XP have the utility convert.exe, no need for PM http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097/en-us 2) It is perfectly possible to install Vista on a FAT32 volume: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...181&st=1712 though the procedure is not really straigtforward jaclaz

I don't see the problem. Just use the round() function to the desired precision, which is (or should be) common practice. Alternatively, somewhere in options there is a "set precision as displayed" or something similar. jaclaz

Also, 7-zip can be configured as a dual-pane file manager, though it's a bit slow in enumerating a volume or directory with lots of files. jaclaz

You can try with original MS-DOS instead of FreeDos: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=16745&hl= Or you can try using either this way: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=16713&hl= http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=19745&hl= This needs either a small FAT16 or 32 partition or a later conversion of the "main one to NTFS. Using NTFS4DOS was never tried (or at least noone ever reported about it). or the new "direct from USB" install: http://www.msfn.org/board/boot_install_USB_key_t61384.html http://www.msfn.org/board/boot_install_USB...html&st=199 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...1384&st=325 (you'll need some work to adapt it from USB CD, or you can use the external USB HD) jaclaz

Not if you don't care about a small edit in txtsetup.sif: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=65541 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=87938&hl= http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=99385&hl= jaclaz

A small correction, there is no such thing as a "Dietmar's dummy.sys". The file is on CodeProject, it's author is Anton Bassov http://www.codeproject.com/system/soviet_direct_hooking.asp and it comes with source code and an article explaining it. At the time I "found" it and suggested it to Dietmar: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...181&st=1954 as an alternative to the Hitachi Microdrive one (that has no source code), and Dietmar tested and adopted it. Now we need someone with programming skills and the correct DDK/Compiler etc. jaclaz

So, if I get it correctly, you now have booted a PC with windows (on a third hard-drive) and connected the one with corrupted data as slave/secondary. Now you should make a sector by sector image of the drive with the corrupted data on another drive (if you have enough space on the "new" one you booted from, otherwise on a partition on the "500 Gb" one. (due to the size of the image the partition needs to be NTFS) Depending of compression level (if used) of the imaging utility the image will range from 80 to 160 Gb, ideally you should use no compression, so that you will have a real 1:1 image. A thread with a number of imaging tools links is here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=100299&hl= Once you have an image (so that if anything goes wrong you can image the drive back and start from scratch), first thing to try, as suggested, is the use of Testdisk (win32 version), if you are lucky you can recover data this way. Next would be the use of Photorec (companion to testdisk) to recover just files. If the partition you have data on is NTFS, try first this: http://memberwebs.com/stef/software/scrounge/ and this (COMMERCIAL): http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm (but the trial should be enough to see if it can find/recover data) jaclaz

And of course, attached to it, some sense of guilt for not complying to the License: jaclaz

NO. Actually VirtualBox USES Qemu as engine. But your problem is that if the host OS hasn't a filesystem capable of accessing such large files, the Vm won't either. jaclaz

Bushidou2007, sorry to say so, but my guess is that your attempts to fix did make the situation much worse than it was. Do you have a spare HD (or is the 500 Gb available?) to install XP to? If you have not completely screwed up the system, your best option is to take your first disk out, attach it as slave and make a complete image of it. Then, and only when you have a verified "dd-like" image of the entire disk, we can start talking of recovering data/partitions. Working directly on the drive without a FULL image is equivalent to suicide, expecially for a newbie without experience and lacking some "tools and tricks of the trade". DO NOT make any other modifications to that drive, you could make data unrecoverable. jaclaz

You should go in steps: 1) re-create a "normal" XP install CD from the files you have 2) from the CD in point 1) above create an unattended install For re-creating a XP CD, you might want to read these threads and given links: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16343 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=16381&hl= http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=17568 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=19109&hl= Then you should (manually, or through nlite or other app) slipstream service pack 2 and integrate your specific drivers (if any). Once such a Cd is tested and found to be working, you can go on slipstreaming further updates and start the unattended. jaclaz

Just for the record (UNTESTED) inside this archive: ftp://ftp.ennyah.com.tw/drivers/drw/4420u_2kxp.zip There is a USBSTOR2.SYS file, dated 24-10-2000, size 20,576 bytes, which is a renamed USBSTOR.SYS with version 5.1.2296.1 jaclaz

Hmmm, you need some kind of script anyway, batch is as good as any other solution, isn't it. You can write your own in AutoIT and compile it, however. There is a script add on for Daemon Tools: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.p...ory&catid=2 though I never used it and cannot say if it can do what you need. Otherwise, I may suggest you the use of IMDISK: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/ImDisk-f59.html which is easily scriptable, un batch, AutoIt or whatever and has many more uses coupled with a minimal footprint. jaclaz

The problem might be in Zar itself. I mean the idea of Zero Assumption Recovery "implies" that everything, even remotely similar to a file of some kind is recovered. This means that several fragments of the same file can be recovered, including those overlapping with other files. Given the amount of fragmentation, moved files, renamed or updated files on a hard disk that has not been (possibly) defragged/optimized previously, it does not surprise me that a x6 factor comes out. Now, telling what is good from what is not is a hard work. This is why I suggested using more than a single app for attempting the recovery, as each app has a different "logic", it is possible that a certain app succeeds where another failed, I found this particularly true with different filesystems. The .rtf file fragment you posted, specifically, appears to be part of a Word document with embedded equations, as a rule of thumb files with embedded objects tend to be harder to be fully recovered (the text is usually recovered allright, but embedded objects are trickier). If I were you, before trying to rebuild from the files you already recovered, I would have a couple of tries with other utilities, first one I would try would be PHOTOREC: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec If it does not work, if the filesystem was NTFS, your best bet is File Scavenger (COMMERCIAL): http://quetek.com/prod02.htm or Scroungge NTFS (Freeware): http://memberwebs.com/stef/software/scrounge/ Next again it should be some filetype specific app, like this one (COMMERCIAL - untested by me): http://www.tech-pro.net/doc-regenerator.html jaclaz