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

Kartel, you should re-read RULES here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408 jaclaz

Well, what you need is a CD bootmanager, i.e. a program that allows you to choose WHICH of the several ISO's you have on your CD you want to boot from. There are several ones, most notably CDSHELL: http://www.cdshell.org/ and BCDW http://bootcd.narod.ru/index_e.htm Also the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB) is capable of doing this. Unfortunately, not ALL iso's (and Operating Systems) boot the same way, so some tweaking will be necessary. Search on this and the 911CD forum for the above terms and for multiboot. jaclaz

Of course not! Where did I say that? Actually FAT16 also has a second partition table. FAT32 has a second (spare) bootsector in sector #6, just like NTFS (depending on which version), has one in the middle (NT4.00) or at the end of the partition (Win2k/XP/2003). What I wrote was that BOTH FAT16 and FAT32 have TWO copies of the FAT. FAT32 has the new feature of a second copy if the bootrsector in sector #6 FAT16 has NO spare copy of the bootsector. The NTFS version called 1.0 or 1.1, i.e. the one used up to Windows NT 4.00, for NT 3.1 and 3.5, has a spare bootsector in the MIDDLE of the partition. The NTFS version called 1.2, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0 or 5.0, i.e the one used by Windos NT 4.00 and later modified in 2000/XP/Server 2003, has a spare bootsector at the END of the partition. Read these: http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/Articl...5515/25515.html http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=153973 http://thestarman.pcministry.com/asm/mbr/MSWIN41.htm jaclaz

Well, that was for the cheap part of your question, there is FREEWARE too, have a look at these: http://sourceforge.net/projects/nullgroupware http://sourceforge.net/projects/emudis again, no warranties implied.... jaclaz

Actually FAT16 also has a second partition table. FAT32 has a second (spare) bootsector in sector #6, just like NTFS (depending on which version), has one in the middle (NT4.00) or at the end of the partition (Win2k/XP/2003). jaclaz

There is NO one-size-fits-all solution, unfortunately, do browse this entire forum: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=80 mostly it is related to application install switches and silent installs. If you just want to extract files from Setup .exes, these might be of interest: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14906 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=62418 jaclaz

The suggested applications are COMMERCIAL ones. There are some FREEWARE alternatives, see posts here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=67961 also check this Linux based solution: PING http://ping.windowsdream.com/ jaclaz

Yes, just read the thread on the 911cd forum I posted a link to, all related links are there. jaclaz

If needed, also have a look here: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=12326 (more alternate methods, links and ideas) jaclaz

OK, so I didn't skip over your post, what am I winning? If you like Outlook, you can try this: http://www.softalkltd.com/products/workgroupshare/ If you don't, try this other one: http://www.smartcontactmanager.com/scm_competitors.shtml Mind you, just ideas, never used either... jaclaz

Actually it is possible by enclosing the formula in an IF statement, using the ISERR function: This will give 0 if an error is the result: This will give blank if an error is the result: This will prevent ONLY #DIV/0!: I am sure you get the idea... jaclaz

Read here the basics of a comparison: http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm http://www.thundercloud.net/information-av.../ntfs-vs-fat32/ Nothing prevents you from dividing the disk in a number of smaller partitions, FAT32 should be slightly faster on volumes smaller than 8Gib: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/partFAT32-c.html i.e. with a cluster size of 4Kb jaclaz

Yep, the tutorial is nice. The only prob is that Silentz lives two months in the future, from the tutorial: jaclaz