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Most probably you simply have a corrupted MBR partition entry on that disk. You can try AFTER having backed up the mbr with a tool like MBRFIX or MBRWIZARD, links: http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.net either command line or with my pseudo-GUI or with this other AutoIt one: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10684 http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=10956 http://mbrwizard.tripod.com/ Use beeblebrox: http://students.cs.byu.edu/~codyb/ To change the partition type from 42 to the ID that it was before, i.e. 07 for NTFS, 06 for primary FAT16, etc, reference here: http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/partition_types-1.html If the above does not work, RESTORE the MBR and try using testdisk on the HD: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk jaclaz

NO, I just asked because it was nice and it is not easy to make a GRUB image. Here is my experience on those images: jaclaz

It is hardcoded (actually it is plain text) inside the IO.SYS system file. Probably (but I never tried doing so) it can be edited. jaclaz

Which format is the archive? If it is a .rar file, 7zip should NOT be able to do it, as it has ONLY UNRAR capabilities. Deleting a file from a .rar file means actually re-creating the file WITHOUT the deleted file(s), though the operation is transparent to the user. jaclaz

If the you are referring to comes from Wengier DOS 7.1 or any derivative work, the io.sys file is already patched. Which version is it, Win95 or 98? Can you try comparing the file you are using to that contained in a "normal" bootdisk? jaclaz

Some versions of Works files are incompatible: http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=WPS get the Microsoft converter: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en jaclaz

Can you confirm that you managed to boot Windows 3.x from a DOS 7.x, WITHOUT patching the IO.SYS file with 3xstart: http://oldfiles.org.uk/powerload/win3x.htm Or you have found another method and forgot to mention it in the guide? Also, Doublespace and memmaker files are DOS6.22 files, aren't they? jaclaz

Outlook uses some files from Outlook Express. There are hundreds of reports about the problem you face, on several different setups. Most, but not always, this can be resolved by uninstalling and reinstalling Outlook Express. See here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318653/en-us http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230076/en-us and many more: http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?m...tration+outlook The message you get is only because at the time the IE release was 5.0, a similar message was another one asking for IE 4.01: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212991/EN-US/ The version does not matter much, probably there is somethng wrong in the install of Version 6 of Outlook Express. jaclaz

Maybe, it depends on which files you have on your hard disk. See here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16381 jaclaz

Pardon me if this is "competely" unrelated, but I just found about this program and, being it incredibly fast, maybe it can be of use to actually "search" for data and find the "temp" directory used: NDFF http://ndff.hotbox.ru/en/ (works on NTFS formatted partitions only) jaclaz

Just for the record, RAW data is accessible even if no letter is assigned (i.e. volume not mounted). Most Hex/Disk editors will be able to connect to Physical disk. From batch/Command line, there is this freeware utility, dsfo/dsfi part of the DSFOK package: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/fr...ware/index.html From the README: jaclaz

It'not so easy under 2k/xp. Most USB sticks default to be identified as "removable". XP will format a removable drive as "superfloppy", i.e. without an MBR and with just a single partiton. If you "force" on the stick a MBR, (like the famous HP format utility does) Windows can work with the stick allright, but, UNLESS you can make the stick be seen as "fixed" ONLY first partition will be mountable. There are two possible workarounds: 1) have the stick manufacturer utility that can "activate" the "fixed" switch 2) use a Drive filter See here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14292 jaclaz

Just for the record, there is this ongoing thread at the 911 CD forum about building a minimal Win 3.x from the files in win 9x mini.cab: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16754 jaclaz

Well, the good thing about some lesser powerful EPIA boards is that the C3 processor can run WITHOUT fan, just like elder 386.... I have found that fan is one of the most easily breakable part in a PC used 24/24. Some Epia boards can even use "laptop like" power supplies, again NO fan, that means silent PC + one less thing to worry about. Have a look here for some ideas for the case: http://www.mini-itx.com/ jaclaz

Just read my previous post (links included). There are at least TWO such sites, Peephole and Mwin16. jaclaz

Read here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=50179 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=65337 jaclaz

I replied to your mail before thinking to search for a request here, so probably the reply is more generic than needed. If we are talking about ANY program based on MBRfix: http://www.sysint.no/Nedlasting/MbrFix.htm http://www.sysint.no/Nedlasting/MbrFix.zip You simply want to update the MBR code, this will leave the partition data intact. From command line it would be: MbrFix /drive 0 fixmbr If we are talking about FIXmbr from Recovery Console, info is here: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...r.mspx?mfr=true However post results here. jaclaz

Actually, redirecting the ECHO or TYPE command is not really what you want, as both (with slight differences) ONLY support ASCII characters. The "proper" way to send something to the Printer port is, after having made a file containing what you want to send to the port, to run : copy /b yourfile.xxx LPT1: this way you can send BINARY data as well. Just as an example, this way you can send to the printer the needed escape characters, for example for page feed. jaclaz

Yep, or more simply a lot of people do not actually READ previous posts and just write what they feel like: @Mordac85 I was referring to the supposed advantage of a script like the one that GliX suggested, that, apart from not being remotely working as required, simply PARSES the output of the "ver" command, actually STRIPPING OUT most of the info (i.e. version). jaclaz

Yep, there already is a program to do it: http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mous...rang/index.html jaclaz

That error is due to not having a few "ID" files in the root of the CD. Read here, the matter is explained: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16381&hl= jaclaz

Double posting wont get you any priority.... ...it will only increase the entropy of the board.... (the double post is here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=72162&hl= please, people willing to help, post in there, just to keep things together...) jaclaz

Sorry, but I don't see the actual advantage of your batch file as compared to simply run ver jaclaz

The above applies ONLY to elder versions, with a patched SFCx.DLL: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/790/ but it is inconvenient, as every newish SP will change the address to be patched. Read these: http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009...icle.asp?ID=290 http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009...icle.asp?ID=510 The "new" method is derived from an idea of Damian Bakowsky: http://www.d--b.webpark.pl/index2_en.htm http://www.d--b.webpark.pl/reverse04_en.htm (making an EMPTY sfcfiles.dll) I passed the info to Fred Vorck: http://www.vorck.com/remove-ie.html who bettered the coding and the method found it's way into Nuhi's Nlite: jaclaz

Well, actually it can be done from batch too. Two examples from Rob Van der Woude Scripting site: For XP only (uses diskpart): http://www.robvanderwoude.com/files/cdromxp.txt More generic: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/amb_cdrom.html#CdRom2 jaclaz