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Look at what you would have found by searching for "notepad2": http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=38246&hl= jaclaz

Read this: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/email.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;en-us;Q313565 jaclaz

@Northwood Read this thread: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=38338&st=0 jaclaz

@Northwood As long as you motherboard's BIOS SUPPORTS booting from USB device, it will work. Read this: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=14316&hl= @niceguy No, booting from USB MUST be supported in the motherboard BIOS, the site you linked has some info on accessing USB devices under DOS. jaclaz

Ok, I found this example on the wonderful Rob Vanderwoude's site: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/files/deldeadprofiles.txt For the meaning of the variables expansions used see here: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntcall.html Let us adapt it to your need: (copy the above and paste it in notepad, saving it as delud.bat) jaclaz

Just for the record, here is the whole story: (and some other info on versions) XP: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=226 http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=283 http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=312 http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=342 2k: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=269 And some CD compares: XP Home vs. Upgrade: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=103 XP Professional OEM vs. Upgrade http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=101 XP Professional vs. Home http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=104 jaclaz

I am sorry, it looks like I went to fast, RMDIR does not support wildcards, see here: http://www.ss64.com/nt/rd.html So you need to write a batch file after all. I'll try and make one and post it here a.s.a.p. jaclaz

To have an analysis of a Hijackthis log, go here: http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php?langselect=english Call me hypercautious, if you like, but I do not find a good idea to publicly post what processes are running on my machine. jaclaz

Something like this: http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm search in google for "usb interface speed comparison" (without quotes) jaclaz

Well, you are right, but you are saying that by compressing the NTFS filesystem you are faster because you transfer LESS data, the filesystem itself remains slower. Under 98 and FAT32 you can use Drivespace to the same effect, though I do not think anyone bothered to make a comparison between NTFS compressed filesystem and FAT32 Drivespace ones. Quite obviously, in times of (relatively) high speed processors and (relatively) slow hard disks, the LESS data you transfer the FASTEST will be the "responsiveness" of the PC. But if (just for the fun of it) you put a SCSI 320 controller and 10,000 RPM SCSI disk on, say, a 400 Mhz P2, you'll want to avoid compression! Also a detemining factor in filesystem speed is the cluster size as opposed to file size, see here: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...kc_fil_lxty.asp http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0401.htm jaclaz

What if you just run RMDIR "c:\documents and settings\default user?w*" /S /Q RMDIR "c:\documents and settings\all users?w*" /S /Q Type RD /? or RMDIR /? at the command prompt for the meaning of the switches. To test if you get the right directories, type: DIR "c:\documents and settings\default user?w*" and DIR "c:\documents and settings\all users?w*" BEFORE trying to use the RMDIR command! jaclaz P.S.: you need the quotes around the path as it contains spaces

cucolinwin, what you want to do might be risky business, if you don't do it properly. First thing, the partition seen as "C:" drive is most probably the BOOT partition, and should be a "Primary" type one and marked as "Active". The partition seens as "G:" drive is most probably a "Logical" volume inside an Extended Partition. If you want to simply keep C: and G: like they are now it is quite simple: 1) Make sure that on C: drive there exist (you might need to select "Show hidden and System files" in Explorer): a) BOOT.INI b) NTLDR c) NTDETECT.COM d) (only if you have a SCSI HD) NTBOOTDD.SYS See here for reference: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=25365 Open BOOT.INI in notepad, you should have a line like this: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect and another one like this: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" Depending on which OS is preselected, you will have also a line like this: Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT OR like this: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS Once you have DOUBLE CHECKED that you need NOONE of the files on C: drive, you can delete everything BUT the three (or four) files listed above. Than you can delete from the BOOT.INI file the line referencing the unneeded OS, making sure that the "Default=" line points to the remaining OS. If you want to make just one big partition, the procedure is MUCH more complex, involving the use of partition magic or similar utility and editing the Registry, if you decide you want to do this, I can give you some hints, but in both procedures a SINGLE error might render the system UNBOOTABLE. Fact is that some links in the Registry point to G:, so that if you make just one partition or move the XP files, the partition will became C:. Have a look at these articles for reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q223188/ http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...;249321&sd=tech http://www.petri.co.il/change_system_drive..._windows_xp.htm http://www.michna.com/kb/WxMove.htm jaclaz

If I may, I would like to point out how once again, a thread is drifting completely out of topic. The question posted is this: The answer is NO.Later on, same poster says: The answer to this is that you DO NOT need NTFS for gaming. @Marsden Due to the fact that the scope is gaming, and as the poster affirmed: your post: apart from being slighthly aggressive: is completely unneeded. Please, let's try to keep on topic and avoid hinting ignorance, stupidity or negligence of other board members, that are here looking for help or advice. jaclaz

On the 14th, when you logged in as Drewdatrip, LOL! jaclaz

Actually you don't need NTFS for gaming, NTFS is unneeded unless you need its features, like permissions, hardlinks, stripes,etc. It is even a little slower than FAT32, the good thing is that it is a little less prone to fragmentation. See here : http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0401.htm jaclaz

Daos, did you read the documents I linked to in my post above? All you have to DOUBLE CHECK if the BIOS is AWARD (the MS-6390 should be AWARD), then READ this too: http://www.msicomputer.com/support/BIOS_Award_Recovery.asp Download the appropriate BIOS: could be EITHER of the following: http://216.158.218.35/edoc/bios_uploads/6390v26.zip http://216.158.218.35/edoc/bios_uploads/6390v18.zip (cannot say WHICH, sorry) Do what is written in the instructions. jaclaz

Partition Magic must have had an error while doing it. The error you had could be: 1531 Too Few Clusters (always jolt down error numbers, as they can identify problems much more accurately than just the message) You could try performing a chkdsk on both volumes. Please post more info: 1) if both partitions are primary or not 2) how they are formatted (NTFS /FAT21 /FAT16) 3) which version of Pertition Magic you used 4) every other related info you have jaclaz

Actually there is a FREEWARE for personal use driver from DATAPOL that actually works, in BOTH read and write mode, see here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=30998 It gives acces to NTFS from DOS (or from a dos-box in win9x), but of course it does not take any advantage of the NTFS filesystem, like permissions and the like. It is MUCH smaller then the sysinternals version. It is a very good solution for emergency access, i.e. repairing a corrupted file or removing a virus. There are reports that using the DATAPOL NTFS4DOS driver: McAfee Antivirus works F-Prot Antivirus does NOT Norton Antivirus does NOT jaclaz

Or have a look here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=25365 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=33030 But you won't be able to select it with letters, just with arrows. jaclaz

With all due respect, you might want to consider a less "misunderstandable" name......., like "hurrydonkey" jaclaz

To my best knowledge there are no Freeware / Open Soyrce programs that do this, between the commercial ones, this was sweet (discontinued and included in new product): http://www.knoware.com/index.php?pg=./ftpnetdrive jaclaz

PowerPrompt "might" do it: http://www.skrubbeltrang.com/SkrubTools.aspx jaclaz

Also: http://www.oehelp.com/ jaclaz

Did you have a look at this: GMail Drive shell extension http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm jaclaz

Please find here the above and some more links: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=27296 However the best way (simplest) I found was to use this program, now releases as FREEWARE: Qualystem Rescue 1.2 Free Edition http://www.qualystem.com/en/download.html jaclaz