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You seem not wanting to "install" Win2k from ZIP, but rather to "boot" from it. This might prove to be tricky. The main steps involved are however: 1) Make the Zip disk "bootable" in DOS (possibly 7.1, i.e Win98 one), it MUST be FAT16 or FAT32 2) Verify that you can boot DOS from it 3) add to it the win2K files If you are interested in the procedure, just say so. You will need a couple of freeware progs and some (let's say quite some) time to do the needed procedures. If on the other hand, you want to install win2k FROM the ZIP disk, you can have a look at this: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16713 I am assuming we are talking of a ATA/ATAPI ZIP disk drive, there is no simple/known way to boot Win2K from a USB device, though with a LOT of work and try and error it is possible. jaclaz

Of course it exists, it is called VDK: http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vdk.html#top I wrote a pseudo GUI for it: http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...ts/VDM/vdm.html Please note that the tool allows to mount a RAW image too. If you need (for any reason) to specify a disk geometry, you need to make a .pln file and open it with VDK, not the actual file of the disk image. Contents of the .pln file (a text file you can make with Notepad): example: If you made multivolume sets, you can use multiple "ACCESS" lines: You might want to run testdisk: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk on a thus mounted partition if you have problem accessing data in the image because of a bad partition table (of course, use a copy of the data). jaclaz

Well, a good start would be trying to follow the flyakite guide: http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/ About UBCD, do you really mean UBCD: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ or you mean UBCD4WIN: http://www.ubcd4win.com/ (which is a good derivative of BartPE)? (both are covered in the guide, just use BartPE instructions for UBCD4WIN) If you have a problem with the guide, post here your questions. Once you have a working DVD made along the lines of the guide, and you will have in the building of it acquired the needed confidence with terms and procedures used, you can start exploring "variations". Here is a "condensed" and updated version: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=74862 (though examples are limited to multi-install DVD) If you use XP SP2 or later, do check this sticky: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=58410 jaclaz

How strange! Maybe some of the members here told them to change the link? jaclaz

You could spend a few minutes more to read the rules:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408 Rule#1 or to search on the board, you would have easily found these: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=78448 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=73241 Hiren's is considered warez. jaclaz

Most probably it s a driver issue. About the BSOD, there is a setting, if you right click on "My Computer", under the advanced tab to re-boot automatically: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/h...el_02may13.mspx You should un-check it, this way the computer will stop on the BSOD. jaclaz

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