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Browncoat

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  1. Getting real angry at Redmond,Washington due to the undue stress, old Unix user going back home to Linux soon.

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  3. Dunno, button is greyed out,that's why i could wish i could read his site better. May give up since I'm moving to Linux soon, too much effort just to hear my radio station with windoze Firefox.
  4. Is there a way of reading BWC's site in English without google? Or how do you do it with an online translator? It would make it easier to understand the use of his utilities.
  5. Well, I know I made a few posts in the Win7 forum but I don't think I'm headed in that direction. I'm poor and can't really afford M$ prices and hardware too. So in a sense I'll be 'going home' as for years I used to have had to know Unix until I started up with the Atari ST and early Macs. I'm going Linux for all my online stuff in a month or so and maybe more as I already use Firefox,Thunderbird and OpenOffice etc. However, I'll still need 2000/XP to keep my Home Theatre PCs running as the MDP-130 Linux project has stalled. So I'm still interested in making reduced footprint versions of XP and 2000, if only to speed up reboots after a power interruption and XP does have better slumber routines than 2000. In which case I want to turn 2000 and/or XP Home into embedded OSs just to serve the needs of PVR software and DVD playback(& get rid of that danged DVD player in 2000). I delete it, WFP re-installs it after a reboot, it interferes with seamless operation of the prefered DVD playback, making me hit the 'no' button in the dialogue that pops up. XP seems to figure it out and stops after the first instance. 2000 is alright for the most part on its own but I'd like to rip out certain parts of XP, to keep it from phoning home on Sundays when I adjust the clocks to the NIST servers. As an embedded OS, after slapping in SP3, it doesn't really need to call home as its' only being used off line without a modem connection. Another irritant with XP are the balloons that pop up if you have no AV installed, not necessary in a machine off-lined 24/7...apart from the one minute to set the clock. In this case the hotfixes are no longer that critical. OTOH, in your thread starter I'd like to keep themes, though I only use one now to set my preferred colours and I like my pointers[cursors] red rather than white, which for this 2000 workstation I found out the Plus! pack works from W'98, sort of, just to set the colours, then I do the icons and and sound events manually. I guess maybe nLite may be better for me now, though I'd still like to rip out IE in both. Whaddya think?
  6. Don't remember if i posted this elsewhere but I'm using AVG free on the Asus running 2000 version 7.5.557 & on the eMachine using 7.5.524a [from filehippo] and manually downloading the bottom two files from here: http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-update and doing a manual upgrade from folder and it still works.
  7. I'd like it too and am reading, as the one HTPC , a refurb eMachine came with with XP home, so I killed the hidden partition with a utility, got the OEM kit from a local shop that I use with the sticker on the back of the case but now would like to make a smaller footprint version. Since I was curious about what was going into XP I d/l manually all the updates including IE8 but its now so bloated that its almost as slow in rebooting as the 2000 machine is. I also have the separate SP2 & SP3 CDs as I got them for next to nothing at a swap meet.
  8. FDV's tutorial is for educational purposes, as he provides a pre-built fileset with all the modded INFs and patched DLLs etc. I'm not sure if the drag'n drop into I386 applies anymore(if i remember correctly a line was added to HFSLIP which fixed something in set-8 or 9), but then it's just a matter of: Download HFSLIP and run it once. Download FDV's fileset and extract it into 'HFSLIP\FDVFILES'. Copy your Win2k source into 'HFSLIP\SOURCE'. Optionally add all your post-SP4 updates into 'HFSLIP\HF'. Run HFSLIP again. OK, thanks.....have one more question but was up all night and the brain is getting foggy, save it for later. but it will be about blackwingcat's XP API, as I'm having trouble getting the .msi file out to use in 2000 but only one place i go to uses QT, the others use Flash, which still updates.
  9. I don't remember the power packs being big but I had a hell of a time getting the bare keyboard to fit in the kit's case, it was really a toy until I got my first dot matrix, 2500$ in the early 1980's. Sold both at a swap meet in '91 after getting into the Atari ST series, still own a Falcon '030. Originally bought the ZX from the old Gladstone Electronics[formerly on Avenue rd. in TO].
  10. I did what you said but still no .msi file from the installer exe .
  11. Yep, been reading that over and over 'till I get headaches but sooner or later I'll understand it all and give it a go, if only for the fact I'm a cheap bastard. That's where nVidia comes in handy..all their mobo and vid drivers have been so far backward compatible. Plus there is an archive so mating hardware to OS is easy, can't say same about ATI or those that don't use gForce or eForce, just not sure....going nVidia just makes it easier.
  12. Well, I'm not giving up, still on a learning curve here. For you creators here its' easy but I'm an old dog learning new tricks. Plus I'm mainly a hardware tinkerer, even that old Sinclair ZX, I had to wait for others to come up with the apps.
  13. Oh, hi Fred, didn't think I'd hear from you but nice that you chimed in , still reading your remove IE article but if i keep 2000 off line past July 13th, I may not bother, I just want to slap the tuners in, hookup the drives, give 'em W2kP then install the apps and go in one afternoon. Backing up everything now prior to experimenting with those little CF to IDE/SATA and SD to IDE/SATA adapters to see if they're really faster booting than mechanical drives, then the big HDDs will just have the movies and tv shows on them. 2000 does have poorer wake up from standby and hibernation but i got around that using the 'watch' option to wake up the slug for the evening and cycle the app off, then with the PC idling both are ready to record on time. Also while reading up on HFSLIP, been reading on nLite as well. Right now my head hurts and i need a sandwich!......later. to all you guys!
  14. I think I found my own answer, should I move it to another subforum or is it OK to leave it here in HFSLIP? http://www.h-online.com/security/features/...ack-747193.html
  15. I saw, I read, bit 'o work but willing if I can get HFSLIP to make it an install package. Thanks tommyp for all your work.
  16. Yup, that's what I want to do, leave the VL NFR CD alone, create a second CD/DVD, with more than what the SP5 disk has and have it run like a normal Windows update, as described in the text for that old file. I'll check out the link. EDIT:Reading it now, still supported?
  17. Now my previous posts got wiped, admins looking into it, but I've read Fred Vorcks' stuff et al. Even FDV has said he's going XP, confusing the hell out of me. Now everyone here seems familiar with Gurgelmeyer's unofficial SP 5. That's what I'm interested in, creating a companion CD/DVD for my already integrated VL NFR SP4 2000 CD, containing all or just what I need in security updates/hotfixes. The main application would be Home Theatre PCs, which except for NIST time setting would be offlined 24/7. It would save me from buying multiple copies of OSs that need activation. For the Workstation, I foresee myself, if not using XP, then dual-booting W7 with W2kP. W7 when online, W2kP for running the old productivity software and stuff offline. Now at the risk of sounding like a total noob.......can I do that with HFSLIP? Just a second disc, like the SP5 but with everything up to July 13 & not the whole kit, or do you have other utilities in mind? Thanks for any input. Apologies if this has been brought up already.
  18. Since my previous posts are gone, pray tell me why, as I'd like to keep using it past July 13 as well. Looking at a dual boot though, XP or 7 for online, 2000 for the rest of my work.
  19. My previous posts on this matter got purged somehow, so I'm repeating myself here because I need clarity, as the only trial version I've found so far is the Enterprise[professional] version, so now I have to scramble around to find a boot drive to test these responses on. Answer to self: Successfully installed and ran MS Office 2000 in the RC. Are we talking the 'right-click,properties method, & not using VM? From here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows...sion-of-Windows To change compatibility settings manually for a program, right-click the icon for the program, click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab. Can't find anything similar for W7. A search led to this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows...mp;prd=Windows7 then when I did a specific search on Office '97 and Office 2000 Pro This is what I get http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibi...%20professional which points to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101674091033.aspx Expensive and to me unnecessary, then there's that annoying activation nonsense! Like you I have a slab of databases stored on LS100 removable drives,as for outlook, I've always eliminated that as I've preferred Mozilla and other third party organisers. Looks like the only way to go on a budget is to grab Starter from Staples.ca and set up a dual boot with W2kP[or XP if that's all you got]. Use Starter for online stuff, boot back into 2000 for the real work.....I haven't done that in a long time. The last PIII of mine died just before buying this Asus board and it had Mandrake 6.0, W'98,W2kP and my old Atari ST and Mac stuff under Gemulator [9]. I noticed from the manual that this Asus and its' contemporaries only support 2000 or later so no more W'98 though emulation shouldn't be a problem with version 9 of Gemulator and EmuTOS from sourceforge. Now I need to go back to the HFSLIP subforum 'cause I see my previous posts there are gone as well. cluberti, I'd appreciate it if you could keep this thread open and alive, please and thank you.
  20. $$$$ for ol' Billy 3 keys under the family pack?
  21. OK, I buggered the formatting but I'm late for other appointments it took too long to type this. >>>Microsoft doesn't sell many copies of Windows in retail when compared to OEM sales with a PC or corporate / VL licensing. However, they spend literally billions in R&D, and so in all markets they sell retail they charge a price that they think the market can bear for cost recoup, just like any other company selling products in retail. I understand for a lot of people, software can be expensive at retail (regardless of who made it), just like any other retail purchase. If you've already got a copy of XP or Vista, you can use that without further cash outlay, or you can use a free OS like Linux. If you can't afford Windows 7, please don't pirate it - it makes software cost *more*, not less. You wouldn't steal a car from a seller if you couldn't afford one (I hope), so don't steal software. It just makes companies want to add *more* licensing restrictions and cost, not less. I get your point here, though for home use there should be leeway for a legit owner to apply it to each machine owned, other than the Home Premium Family Pack [200$ CDN] limited to three machines. >>>You can make Win7 go to the desktop, just like the others. Also, Windows 7 has quite a few very nice power saving features and is pretty good at working with a UPS - I have my own personal HTPC running Win7 and it sleeps when not in use, and during a recent power outage shut down properly when directed to by the UPS, and I had no issues with draining the UPS, etc. OK I was willing to admit here that I could be wrong, not knowing the OS. >>>It sounds like you've got lots of experience with 2K and XP as HTPC boxes, and are comparing Win7 to those - don't, they're not even remotely similar (other than the app is still called Windows Media Center). It doesn't go to the desktop to update data (that's done as a scheduled task in a separate session you never see), for starters. Yep, but was really a noob at it in 2004 but on an acquaintance's machine in 2005 I didn't think too much of MCE, later he too admitted it was a dog of an OS and better just to use XP Home with the apps that came with the capture/tuner cards or third party s/w. Like i said in the other....I wish there were an URL with screenshots or a mini-movie tutorial so I can see all the features of W7 before I buy. Both google and yahoo seem brain dead when I request this. >>>I'm not advocating piracy, but if you were to install Windows 7 Ultimate or Home Premium from a disc you borrowed from a colleague, you'd have 30 days to decide whether you wanted to pay for a copy, or not. A fully functional 30 day trial, basically, is probably the best option if you want to try it out. I'm not advocating piracy either but there has to be a better solution than the Home Premium Family Pack, restricted to three machines, there should be leeway for a home user to install on each computer they own. You've just sold me on it in your first point and i found a deal where both the 32 and 64 Ultimate are offered with the purchase of a 1TB drive but Starter may be suitable just for online, then reboot back to XP pro or W2kP for offline work. OR get that Ultimate deal, plop it on this one year old Asus workstation and keep using my no-activation VLK NFR SP4 2000 CD for offline single use applications. Now here's a tale...on the eMachine I bought from Tigerdirect.ca (the only unit I never built,either from bits thrown together or a kit) it came with XP Home but had I known that you no longer get a proper OS cd, just those dumb re-install disks, I never would have ordered it. So I used my Spotmau utility disk to kill the hidden partition and a local shop got me the OEM kit that i couldn't find from MS downloads, so with the sticker on the box, I can re-install if ever needed. I was curious about the various XP updates over the years, even IE8 I let the machine [manually,with auto update off] get them on Sundays but now the XP machine is almost as slow in a reboot as the Asus running W2kP, so that sucker needs a housecleaning because it's probably bogged down with crap even after using Easycleaner 2.0 from Toniarts. Though if W7 is as great as you and others say, I'd like to skip buying XP and just jump to W7 for all my computers, another way to speed up is to substitute a mechanical boot drive with a CF or SD to IDE/SATA adapter(s), keeping the big ones for data but the listed requirements for W7 is 16GB. Again a chunk of change when compared to getting a used, working 40gig HDD to use for booting. Then I'll still have the 2000 pro CD I can give the Vorck treatment to in case I only can install the version of W7 I get on the main [This Asus] workstation. So, from lurking and asking I've learned A. that Office '97 Pro will run on W7 [subsequently Office 2000+2007compatability pack and the FileFormatConverters.exe] B. therefore other legacy software will too C. even the cheapest version, Starter has the XP compatibility tab, problems solved. So there's no more objections to getting W7, other than cost. Thanks everybody, on this and the other threads, I'm going to save this and your responses in a notepad/wordpad file so i don't lose them.
  22. Hhmm...not familiar with Audit mode. I'm balking at the cost, at first they weren't going to offer it in North America but this week's Staples.ca flyer, the starter box is now offered at 89.00$ CDN. Still too expensive for the financially challenged like me and no guarantee that the XP compatibility tab[like in Vista,no I'm not talking the VM either,which is only for Pro or higher] is included. Then there's that thorn in my side.......activation. M$ just doesn't get it....if they wanted that, then each disc shouldn't be more than 20-25 bucks, then even the poor like me could afford multiple copies, rather than being a member of that 'other' board that I can't mention here. Looks like then that W7 isn't ideal for Home theatre PCs......because the main requirement would be the need to reboot right to the desktop in the event of a power interruption, even if using a UPS, as the UPS would drain during a prolonged outage, if no one is home, then if i understand you, W7 won't go to desktop, unlike XP or 2000. Or am i wrong about that? The most nagging ones are the blips that occur, you need to go to desktop so the scheduling portion of the HTPC capture can run or in the case of a recording already in progress[and using an nLited 2000 or XP] you would only lose 20-40 seconds as the recording application re-launched itself. Seems like it would be best to use an offlined W2kP[even after July 13] or XP[after 4/August/2014]. You only need to put a HTPC online to update the clock with NIST and to get scheduling info for the programme guide. I once had a trojan on the 2000 box but it was like a dog chasing it's tail because it couldn't communicate with its' master and was killed with the following week's Spybot S&D update and there was nothing to see on that HDD but TV shows. Like i said in the other....I wish there were an URL with screenshots or a mini-movie tutorial so I can see all the features of W7 before I buy. Both google and yahoo seem brain dead when I request this. Now I'm running late......see ya later, unless the account gets purged again.
  23. Therefore when first installing it and it gets to the log on dialogue, one can just hit enter like on previous versions of windows and from then on it just boots into the desktop? Albeit that is the admin mode, normally very vulnerable for a workstation but not critical in said same application like a Home Theatre PC or other single purpose machine where it would be offline most of the time except to sync the clock with a time server and to d/l programme listings/schedules. Again I just ask because I've heard much of this UAC? User Account [control or command] and that you had to go through it first. Wish someone can point me to an URL that has a lot of W7 screen shots.
  24. OK, I've read this debate on the classic desktop, rather than asking a lot of noob questions, got my answer more or less. Still sitting on the fence re: buying W7. Now what about colours, font preferences? I ask because umpety years ago I discovered by accident that my Plus! pack from W'98 ran in 2000, didn't even have to install. Just plunked the folder into the Programs directory,didn't even create a short cut BUT unchecked all but fonts, colours and icons, for 2000 handles icons on its' own but I wanted to translate most of my desktop from'98 to 2000 and W2kP has its' own sound event handling. In two steps I was there, ditto for the XP HTPC which came later. EDIT: In fact it was easier on the XP HTPC as XP is set up for themes in its' desktop properties box. Title bar, standard buttons and menues all as I had them in old W'98 in two easy steps. {clicking directly on Themes.exe} Can I do the same in Windows 7? I like my pointers red rather than white and the spinning disk rather than the hourglass, among other things. As for auto logon, I'll do a search before asking but the main application would be in a home theatre pc, which you want to boot up to the desktop should there be a power interruption of any kind, rather than the system hanging at a logon screen waiting for a user account ID and password. EDIT: search done, no results pulled up So does W7 allow auto logon, so there's no need for input on a machine that needs to go straight to desktop, so other things like EPGs and programme schedulers can run? Yes, it is a noob question but one I need answered before slapping down the cash. thanks.
  25. Thank You, I really do appreciate your efforts. Currently I'm not employed but as soon as the medical business clears up I'll be happy to donate. EDIT: cluberti ............If it does happen again...I'll do what you suggest, I have a few other "Firefly" theme user names waiting, just in case.
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