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Well, I don't want to criticize your project, which I like, but with the same schematics using 4 AA or maybe even AAA batteries should be better, as the IC will have to regulate only between ~6 V and 5 V instead of 9 V to 5V, and that should reduce the amount of heating of the thingy, it will also last longer. It would also be interesting if you could use 4 NiMH rechargeable batteries, but since they are 1.2 V, maybe the resulting 4.8 V is not enough. Specs for common Alkaline batteries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes 6LR61 (9V) 565 mAh AAA 1200mAh AA 2700 mAh I guess one could easily make a 4 battery holder from an old remote, or you can buy one for a few cents: http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item...34;_LEADS_.html http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item..._AA_CELLS_.html jaclaz

Doesn't the ALPS software work? : http://www.soft32.com/download_185339.html some more here: http://www.soft32.com/Download/Free/Alps_P...4-185339-4.html Another link (elder release): http://www.opendrivers.com/categorycompany...load-page1.html They seem to be 2K/XP, cannot say if they work on FG390, though. jaclaz

What kind of .inf are you talking about? Read this: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=17644 This should be the thread on MSFN mentioned, but I can't see how it would help: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=78984 jaclaz

Just for the record, a download link is here: http://www.freewarebox.com/free_6484_blue-...n-download.html http://www.freewarebox.com/download_6484_b...rive-logon.html jaclaz

You can try this: EXPORTER http://www.systemtools.com/free.htm However, DumpAcl has been renamed to DumpSec and is now free. (same link above or direct one below) http://www.systemtools.com/somarsoft/index.html jaclaz

It shouldn't be a problem. Can you post a dir of an example directory tree? Just issue from command prompt DIR > C:\testdir.txt A basic idea: @echo off & setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS ::DIRSIZE COMPARE ::by Jacopo Lazzari ::thanks to Rob van Der Woude for the examples, tutorials and ::info on his page http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ ::and to Simon Sheppard http://www.ss64.com/ ::----------------------------------------------------------- ::Usage: Dirsize <PATH> [size to compare] ::----------------------------------------------------------- for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir/w/s/-c %1 ^|findstr "File"') do ( set sizeline=%%a ) echo Directory %1 - %sizeline% for /f "tokens=3 delims= " %%a in ("%sizeline%") do set dsize=%%a SET dsize SET limit=%2 SET /A Result = (%dsize% - %limit%) SET result SET minus=%result:~0,1% SET minus IF "%minus%."=="-." ( echo %dsize% is smaller than %limit% ) ELSE ( echo %dsize% is bigger than %limit% ) jaclaz

Actually, at the moment, all we know is that on your computer, Explorer associates to it the icon of a 7-zip sfx. jaclaz

Just for the record, and for future memory, there is NO such thing as a Low-level Format on IDE/ATA drives. The term Low-level Formatting was related to elder interfaces. Since a controller is on-board of the drive, REAL Low-Level Formatting is IMPOSSIBLE by normal means. You would need some special hardware, software and drive info to replicate what manufacturers do, something like these: http://www.acelaboratory.com/pc3000.htm http://www.acelaboratory.com/dataextractor.htm Read these: http://freepctech.com/pc/001/007.shtml http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq...llfmt_what.html http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=34575 Low-level formatting, when used with IDE/ATA drives is a Synonym of zero-fill. A very good source of freeware programs to diagnose and "revive" hard disks is this: http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/ jaclaz

You are joking, aren't you? 7zip has nothing to do with iexpress/makecab. @XL-DJK95355 Check these: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...s.mspx?mfr=true http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49202 http://www.mdgx.com/INF_web/ http://www.mdgx.com/INF_web/iexpress.htm jaclaz

@LLXX corrected original post, sorry for the misleading gender assumption. jaclaz

Actually, as scientifically proven here: http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/v...1-3-apples.html apples and oranges are NOT much different. ...and generally calling another person "fool" is not very nice, I guess you can disagree with LLXX opinions and ideas without calling him her names, just take it easy jaclaz

Yep, that should be one of those "this is by design" feature. However, take it easy , man, no need to become furious, there are alternative tools B) : Ycopy: http://www.ruahine.com/ http://www.ruahine.com/ycopy-file-copy-utility.html jaclaz

Also, there are alternatives to GHOST, either Freeware or Open Source: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16534 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14991 Please refrain from posting anything like Oscar comments in the above threads , if you like GHOST and your time is precious, buy it, if you haven't got the money use another Freeware app. Selfimage seems one of the Windows based "winners": http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=15809 However, if you like some of the suggested applications and really want to help the community, writing something that uses for example DD to copy data from HD in chunks and compress them in 7z archives and then uncompress them, could be useful. jaclaz

Yep, check my post here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=79444 jaclaz

Even without upgrading, you can fix the 48bit LBA problem: http://www.48bitlba.com/ You can, even without upgrading to the full SPx, install 48 bit LBA enabled files and drivers and enable it in the Registry. jaclaz

...also you could try running chkdsk with the /r parameter: http://www.schrockinnovations.com/chkdsk.php jaclaz

Have a look at these threads (and related links) where the lettering problem has been discussed: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=70405 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=33964 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=67395 jaclaz

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Yes, that is EXACTLY my opinion and experience, that is why my (everyday more outdated) tutorial: http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...B/USBstick.html stops exactly BEFORE the NT/2K/XP HAL is loaded. Yes, it would be VERY useful. You are not the only one: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...amp;#entry99486 jaclaz

Well, you can always boot from a floppy or USB stick or CD, check these: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=17563 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST...=70&t=52922 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16980 A minimal guide to explain NT based boot process is also here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&amp...st&p=226081 jaclaz

@TD, I admire your desire to help , but I think you are making some confusion. This is related to INSTALL XP on hard disk from DOS. I contributed to write a 10 steps procedure to do the above here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16713 that though aimed to a particular situation, has all the info needed to be replicated in other situations. But that is not the point, which is BOOTING an XP install from a USB Mass Storage Device. The only way to do so was originated by Dietmar's findings that developed in the Tutorials with the links in previous posts. @taj From experience of other people on the threads above referenced, the "more compatible" source appears to be XP SP1, but I succeeded with XP SP2 both with Tutorial 3, 4 and 5. Never had time to try Tuorial 6 that appears to be the latest and thus the better. Emanuel's one worked for me too. Did not try the newish Usbboot.org one, but as said there are positive feedbacks. Please do review this thread here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=17900&hl= where I try to explain the status of the procedure. About the HP Format utility, you simply do NOT need it. Let me explain, when 2K/XP "interrogates" the USB bus, a USB Mass Storage connected to it (or to be more correct the controller in it) replies with a ID code, part of this code "tells" XP if it is a "removable" or a "fixed" device. External USB HD controllers tend to identify themselves as "fixed" whilst USB sticks tend to identify themselves as "removable". There is a "limitation" in the working of 2K/XP where if a device is "removable" is considered a floppy or "super-floppy", thus you cannot put a MBR (Master Boot Record) on it with "normal" tools. The HP utility bypasses this, by writing nonetheless a MBR on a "removable" device, but this can be done with other methods as well, some are explained here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=15837 TD is right in the size limitations that the HP utility has, you must remember that the utility was developed originally by M-Systems at the time when USB sticks were in the 64/128 Mb range. If, as I presume, your external USB hard disk is identified as "fixed" you can use the normal Disk Manager procedure to partition and format it. About the filesystem to be used, the problem actually relies on the BIOS of the PC, FAT16 with a partition of about 2GB in size has proved to be the most compatible, please check FAQ #10 here: http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...SB/USBfaqs.html and this thread: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...0806&st=320 jaclaz

It is NOT recommended to attach/detach cables on a live system. Please read this post of mine about drive lettering and all other ones linked to : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=70405 jaclaz

Well, that is a working setup, why should you want to change it? As far as editing a boot.ini on a ntfs partition, there is this FREEWARE app: EDITBINI http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html But what I do not understand is the actual NEED to edit boot.ini, apart from initial setup. Would you care to better elaborate and describe what your operations are that need rewriting boot.ini? There are quite a bit of alternate methods.... jaclaz

Hmmm, and you did not succeed with tutorial 3, 4, 5 or 6, nor with the other tutorials by Bshoang ? : http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16760 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16696 Did you try the apps from: http://www.usboot.org/ (I DO NOT use them, as all the other methods worked for me , but they are reported to work.) jaclaz

I have a bit of experience with USB mass storage and/or Windows NT based OS installs, and I CAN do it, even WITHOUT the floppy, the difference is that when I make a suggestion, I actually EXPLAIN it: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16713 B) jaclaz