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Well, you also need to READ them:http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...SB/USBfaqs.html FAQ #4 Sends you here: http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm which links to the 98 files needed: http://www.bay-wolf.com/utility/usbkey/win98boot.zip and to the HP USB format utility: http://www.bay-wolf.com/utility/usbkey/usbmemkeyboot.zip As CLEARLY stated on the bay-wolf page: You DO NOT need to make a bootable floppy! As said, tested, working and -possibly- foolproof, maybe I should take the "foolproof" part out.... jaclaz

Well, maybe you didn't search well enough. Let's separate the TWO problems: 1) how can I make a USB stick bootable: http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...SB/USBfaqs.html http://home.graffiti.net/jaclaz:graffiti.n...B/USBstick.html and another method: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=15837&st=6 (BOTH tested, working and -possibly- foolproof) 2) how can I install from a USB stick: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14723&hl= http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61384 (DOS/WIN9x method tested, working and -possibly- foolproof) (direct setup UNTESTED, EXPERIMENTAL, NOT foolproof) jaclaz

Another FREEWARE http://www.ehuna.org/open95.htm MORE here: http://www.mdgx.com/down.htm#FUN http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.TXT jaclaz

There is a tool for it in the Windows 2000 Resource kit: cusrmgr.exe http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272530 http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBE/Tip2400/rh2445.htm http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBF/Tip2500/rh2501.htm The USRMGR.EXE from Windows 2003 Toolkit should be able to do the same: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en jaclaz

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There are quite a bit of them freeware ones, try these also: http://www.silentnight2004.com/ http://www.silentnight2004.com/microburner.html http://www.paehl-info.de/cdr/ http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm jaclaz

No, definitely NOT within an emulator (XP would be installed to the Virtual Machine and not to the real one). WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) possibly could run the install program, though I doubt that it will work and I could never find any report about it.... jaclaz

@Blub No, you cannot start a windows install from LINUX. @Gast It's quite strange...the winnt.exe is just a launcher, the setup routine should be able to access NTFS volumes... ...however you "could" try: 1) Adding NTFS read/write capability to your Win98 bootdisk: http://www.datapol-technologies.com/dpe/freeware/index.html OR: 2) Install to a FAT/FAT32 partition and later convert it with the XP tool CONVERT.EXE http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097/EN-US/ Why do you mention a FAT32 smaller than 32 Gb? Fat32 > 32 GB cannot be CREATED on XP, but they can be READ OK nonetheless, see here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=473707 jaclaz

No, not really failsafe way. There is (just to change the app paths) the old, but still working COA2 app from PC magazine, (now you have to pay to download it from PC mag, but google for coa2.zip....) Then, you could change the windows drove letter, but without knowing how you tried adding the new drive and installing to it XP, it is nearly impossible to help you. Read here however: http://www.dougknox.com/tips/xp_drive_letters.htm http://www.petri.co.il/change_system_drive..._windows_xp.htm WARNING, it's tricky business.... jaclaz

Another few (semi-random) ideas: http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/stderr/ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/msdos-programmer-...section-11.html http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/quickwin.asp Wouldn't something similar to this work?: @Echo OFF del myboth.txt >nul SET NEXTCOMMAND=VOL FOR %%A in (c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v x y z) Do ( ECHO %NEXTCOMMAND% %%A: >>MYBOTH.TXT %NEXTCOMMAND% %%A: >>MYBOTH.TXT 2>&1 ) FOR /F "tokens=1* delims=" %%A in (MYBOTH.TXT) DO ECHO %%A or this: @Echo OFF del myboth.txt >nul SET NEXTCOMMAND=VOL FOR %%A in (c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v x y z) Do ( ECHO %NEXTCOMMAND% %%A: >MYBOTH.TXT %NEXTCOMMAND% %%A: >>MYBOTH.TXT 2>&1 type myboth.txt ) In the above example I am using the VOL command on all letters as if the drive letter exist, the otput is STDOUT, otherwise it is STDERR... jaclaz

Italian reference: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...1d4d349981.mspx http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=86526 http://forum.swzone.it/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6862 http://www.harrrdito.it/faq/search.asp?id=561 http://www.azpoint.net/news/Consigli_per_PC_6295.asp The swap file error could be due to a hard disk without enough space... jaclaz

OFF TOPIC (but not much).... did you see this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=68144 http://winner.windowsdream.com/ jaclaz

Yep, but it is also possible by using a "pure" .BAT, see my previously posted link: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/tee.html Of course it can be simplified and included in the same "main" batch file.... jaclaz

I a not sure I understand what you need.... Yes, it is possible to boot DOS (possibly the 7.1 version, i.e. Windows 98 version) then run: SETUP.EXE for win9x/ME WINNT.EXE for NT/2k/XP Reference: http://arstechnica.com/tweak/win2k/others/multiboot-2.html http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/win2k_cmdline_setup.asp jaclaz

har-vas Try using this other version of tee: http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~bfriesen/software/console.shtml http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~bfriesen/softw...files/tee32.zip This is the one I use, in the other post I forgot to put the link to it... jaclaz

The "authority" on putting XP (not VISTA) on a CF card is Sfiorito. Search on this board for his posts and/or got to his Howto: http://osf1.gmu.edu/~sfiorito/eXPinstall.htm The EWF filter is a MUST, if you use NTFS. jaclaz

Something you "could" try (no warranties implied ), is to apply the "Hitachi Microdrive Filter" as in here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14292&st=7 (actually the other way round) or maybe fiddling with the Registry as suggested here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14292&st=5 The simplest would be to disable the system restore service: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm or reduce to 0% the space allotment: http://www.theeldergeek.com/set_system_res...e_allotment.htm But both ways you need to actually "install" or "merge" Registry info, so it is not a "final" solution. jaclaz

Yes, that's what I meant..... ...just an idea, but you could use a TEE external command: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/tee.html http://www.kilowattsoftware.com/PoofPage.htm http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm jaclaz

NO, it is not needed. By the way low-level format does not exist anymore, at least on IDE/SATA drives. The thing that goes near (but it is NOT a low-level format) is a disk wipe, but it is NOT needed. jaclaz

That should really be: Of course it is possible, though it is much more difficult than simply having DOS and launching WINNT.EXE. (NOT WINNT32.EXE, for which you will have to install a minimal Windows 9x at least) Here is a hint of one way: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61384 the other way is using a bootloader like GRUB/Syslinux or IELDR/Avlgomgr to boot from a .ISO on the hard disk: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=8955&hl= http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=15994&hl= jaclaz

Just for the record: Will REPLACE the contents of mylog.txt with the output of the command somebat.cmd, i.e. if the somebat.cmd has multiple output and the last one is an empty line, the resulting mylog.txt will be EMPTY. Will APPEND to the contents of mylog.txt the output of the command somebat.cmd, i.e. if the somebat.cmd has multiple output and the last one is an empty line, the resulting mylog.txt will be a log of all outputs + an empty line. What you need to log is "standard output", NOT "standard error": http://www.robvanderwoude.com/redirection.html jaclaz

It looks right. I don't have Excel installed, so I cannot try it directly, but first thing (as you need - from the other thread to just count cell interiors, NOT text) would be to simplify the function: But I am failing to see how the above works (CountByColor is not initialised)....You can try the following (untested as said above): jaclaz

I'll give you some hints: 1) find here different files between Home and PRO: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=104 2) read here how you can use programs such as CdImage and Mkisofs: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=12595 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49821 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...3209?entry93209 to make an .iso image compacted with the same files only written ONCE on the media 3) how to create a multi-boot CD/DVD with the options: http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/ You should have a good start now..... jaclaz

So, you want to access (read only) the contents of the .ISO files? For this you need EITHER: a Filesystem driver capable of reading ISO filesystem, such as the one that comes with Winimage: http://www.winimage.com/ or a "Virtual Cd-ROM drive", like this FREEWARE one: http://www.elby.de/fun/software/ of course there are many more programs like the above, freeware or shareware/commercial. The difference between the two above is that the first one opens an .iso file much like say Winzip or 7zip open an archive, whilst the second actually mounts a virtual drive (i.e. a new drive letter is assigned) to which you mount the image, not unlike the linux mount command. jaclaz

Also, just for the record, there is the Upgrade version too: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=101 http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=103 CODE 000 jaclaz