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Because of system file protection, you can't simply overwrite these files. If you want to integrate them, do this: In command prompt, compress the file using makecab. Then in your ISO, replace original calc.ex_ with your compressed calc.ex_. The syntax is makecab calc.exe calc.ex_ Do this for all your files and overwrite your existing setup files with these new ones. I haven't had a problem doing this... Someone else might offer you one more step to using modifype.... search on that. Note that if these files were updated by any means (such as windows update, etc), then you are running the risk of copying back obsolete files.

why are you editing an image in word? why not just open it with ms paint and fill it with whatever color you want. typically, a black image may have many shades of black... so you can't just expect to use the fill to fill the whole image with black. Only that pixel which has that particular shade of black will turn a different color.

You read my mind Yzowl. If I went from C > Z, then it finds the last drive that has those files, which is what I didn't want. That's why I changed it from Z > C. Thanks for your better script, I will try it. Other things is that it does work in Windows 2000 *flawlessly.* I've tried it at work just the way I posted it. Then I tried the same script at home on my XP and it finds the location but does not expand the size. It's strange. I'll try your last script though. Edit: Your last scripts works, Yzowl. And it breaks the loop once it finds the drive. Thanks, again. It's baffling why my original one finds location but not the size.... I tried replacing I with 1 as Delprat mentioned, but that doesn't work at all. With 1, it does not even find the location. That's why I used I.

I'm trying to install Grub in unattended setup. My script replaces ntldr with grub. However, I want to check the size of ntldr with a script. I have used the script below and it works flawlessly in Windows 2000. However, in Windows XP, it doesn't work. Anyone know why the difference in the two? Here is the script: echo. @echo off set tags=boot.ini ntldr for %%I in (%tags%) do call :setvars %%I :setvars for %%J in (Z Y W X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C) do if exist "%%J:%%I" set %%I=%%J: &&set %%Iz=%%~zI echo. echo. echo ntldr location is %ntldr% echo boot.ini location is %boot.ini% echo. echo Size of ntldr is %ntldrz% echo Size of boot.ini is %boot.iniz% pause goto :eof It correctly finds the location of ntldr, but %~zI is not expanded with filesize. So all I get is: Size of ntldr is

I've searched MSFN and Googled for drivers but I can't seem to find the driver that recognizes my USB Mass Storage Device. I've tried Panasonics usbaspi.sys, Iomega's aspiehci.sys, and something called duse???.sys. I've tried a lot of switches. The thing is, I've gotten it to work before, but I forgot what driver I used. When my HDD crashed, I lost that driver. Anyone know of any good DOS driver for USB Mass Storage Device other than usbaspi.sys, aspiehci.sys. (Oh, I just recalled, it may have been like an older version of these or an updated version than what I have or something like that???)

Also, you don't need : after call if that is exactly how you have it. It should be: call "x:\\xxxxx\xxxxxx\xxxxxx\xxxxxxx\AdobeUpdates\accrobat 7.0 pro install.bat"

I think I applied the registry tweak that places Open With... on all file types and Run As on all links and .exe's so I couldn't try this. However, I believe for links, .exe, .com files... it does the Rus As... and for file types such as .bmp, .jpg, it does Open With... Can't confirm though.

Switches use "/" so we have regedit /s. Where the "s" switch is for silent. Paths use "\". So you can turn all your "/" in your path to "\". So, regedit /s "%cddrive%\folder1\folder2\regfile.reg"

the left shift trick is a very old one... one that I've forgotten about. You can actually use that on any file! for example, you can open a *.sys file using notepad for config.sys or an *.sif file for txtsetup.sif.

Mazin's method does not actually delete those folders, it prevents them from being displayed in the start menu. If you actually want to delete them, can you not use the del command in your script? I assume it would be del "%userprofile%\My Music", etc. I don't think you can delete a folder using registry keys. You can delete the registry key by using the "-" sign: [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders] but I believe all the shell folder entried will be wiped out.

Aegis, what I meant was that choice method did not work--it doesn't seem to be built-in as LLXX mentioned, unless there is some other way to call it. I got the set /p command to work just like you showed. Thanks.

well, that didn't work. it said choice is not recognized as an internal or external command or something like that.

Is that right? I've been using the choice.com from DOS. I'll give it a try. set /p works, however, you pointed me to a problem i may have with corrupted/missing config.nt or autoexec.nt.

LLXX. That's exactly what it was. Thanks for MS link. I'll try the set /p method first that someone above you mentioned.

I'm trying to use the choice command is a batch file so I can choose whether to install a particular program. However, it when it gets to that part of batch file, a dialog warning pops up telling me to close or ignore. It doesn't mention the command name but mentions the path to cmd.exe and some other file. Anyway, I choose ignore but choice.com doesn't work. It installs the program without my input. Is there a similar program that I can use to stop and ask if I want to install a program or not? Here's my choice script: ECHO Do you want to install Program? ECHO (Password required) ECHO. ECHO 1. Install Program ECHO. ECHO 2. Skip installation ECHO. ECHO. CHOICE /C:12 /N Please choose a menu option (1 or 2): IF ERRORLEVEL == 2 GOTO END IF ERRORLEVEL == 1 GOTO INSTALL :INSTALL "%cddrive%\Programs\program.exe" :END

If anyone has any insight, I ran into a weird problem when I reinstalled Windows XP. Here's what I did: I used RyanVM pack August update to make my installation CD. During the first installation, I wiped out my HDD using XP setup and created my NTFS partition C:\ for Windows. During the GUI portion, I got an error dialog box saying something wrong or missing file G:\runsetup.dll. I pressed OK and it installed. After installation and during first logon, I got device manager looking for battery drive for a Dell Latitude laptop. I never had problem with RyanVM pack June version. I started with July and August. Anyway, I had to disable the battery (there are three showing up in device manager). It was an unattended installation and I screwed up so I decided to reinstall. I had already created D:\ partition (NTFS primary) for documents, E:\ (NTFS primary) for programs, and F:\ (FAT32) for Win PE. When I started reinstallation, I deleted C:\, then re-created. When I did this, it showed unpartitioned space of 8 mb before the C:\ partition. I didn't know what that was and didn't like it but I couldn't get rid of it. So I let installation continue. When I finished, I noticed that ntldr and boot.ini was not in my C:\ partition but my D:\ partition. Obviously, reason was C:\ was an NTFS extended partition. D:\ was my first primary NTFS partition. Why did XP setup create an NTFS extended partition?????????? That's weird. This obvious is not a good setup since if I format d:\, then I loose my ntldr and boot.ini. Anyway, if anyone knows why: 1) with RyanVM pack july and august, I get that runsetup.dll error and battery error. 2) Why XP setup makes my partition extended when I choose to reinstall when D:\ and E:\ are already present. Thanks.

did you use alt+enter to enter carriage returns? have you tried expanding the row to see all the text?

that's just the mobo. no cpu. i'm open to cpu's as long as they's intel.

Use a jpeg and cut out anything extra that may not be necessary using MS paint or whatever program you use.

I bought my 1 Gb no-brand from Micro Center store in Georgia (www.microcenter.com) for 17.99 on tax-free day. They are now 15.99, no rebates. Let's see how long they last.

Now, you just need a good camera. Hehe.

Oops. What I meant is Intel-based (not Pentium-based).

I searched forum for a clues as to a good motherboard but couldn't find a recent post for an ATX (not microATX) motherboard. What motherboard is a good one for a pentium-based system. I'm open to the type of pentium CPU. Reasonably priced - meaning < 200. Mainly looking for reliability and performance over features.

Some of those U3 enabled flash disks are partitioned so that they can autorun. The CD-ROM type partition is what autoruns and has all your U3 programs. The other major partition is for your data. Seems yours is similar to this U3. I have a SanDisk that was U3 enabled. I can't remember exactly how I got rid of the CD-ROM partition but I think I used the program that came with it. Explore a little bit in its configuration. You may be able to find it somewhere.

I think the analogy of washing dishes to defragmentation is incompatible. It's more like broken China or scattered puzzle pieces or a messy office with paper/files everywhere--since your hard drive is not really dirty--just not organized. Hehe. The messier or the more pieces, the longer it takes to organize it... Anywho..