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"CD-Shell or a similar project" will not help any more for the case of USB-boot-device. CD Shell, Boot Script, Diskemu or Boot CD Wizard, all those use the bios extension of your mainboard, with the name "El Torito". They use the bios function call to oprate. If boot from usb-device, there is no such bios functions!!! USB-Boot uses the bios extension of the mainboard, but in compare with CD-Boot there is no standards/specifications of it. Every manufacturer of mainboards/bios can implement is own. That is why the bootable usb stick works only on a few mainboards/PCs, but not all. If someone (from Intel? at best not from M$) definds a specification which would be accepted by all the mainboard manufacturers, then we can programming some utils/tools as boot loader, so multiboot on ubs stick can come. At ther present we can also do something, if the current usb-boot-bios treat the usb device like a hdd: 1. partitioning the usb device 2. iinstall diff. OS on it 3. modifiy the mbr/install a boot manager on it you have the "multiboot usb device" , cheers.

Tomorrow I will post it at a site(administrated by me) for free download, no volume limit.

I think you and a few others misunderstand us. The most postings here are want to know which concrete features you tool has. All the misunderstood would not apear if you have included in your tool a readme.txt with a concrete feature list, or at least you have posted here in forum such things. I repeat this: we all highly appreciate your works, but we would like to know what zour tool can do concretely. Here is a list of the possible options of mkisofs.exe, please tell us how many and which concrete thing you have implemented: Usage: mkisofs [options] file... Options: -nobak Do not include backup files -no-bak Do not include backup files -abstract FILE Set Abstract filename -A ID, -appid ID Set Application ID -biblio FILE Set Bibliographic filename -cache-inodes Cache inodes (needed to detect hard links) -no-cache-inodes Do not cache inodes (if filesystem has no unique unides) -check-oldnames Check all imported ISO9660 names from old session -check-session FILE Check all ISO9660 names from previous session -copyright FILE Set Copyright filename -debug Set debug flag -b FILE, -eltorito-boot FILE Set El Torito boot image name -eltorito-alt-boot Start specifying alternative El Torito boot parameters -B FILES, -sparc-boot FILES Set sparc boot image names -G FILE, -generic-boot FILE Set generic boot image name -sparc-label label text Set sparc boot disk label -c FILE, -eltorito-catalog FILE Set El Torito boot catalog name -C PARAMS, -cdrecord-params PARAMS Magic paramters from cdrecord -d, -omit-period Omit trailing periods from filenames (violates ISO9660) -dir-mode mode Make the mode of all directories this mode. -D, -disable-deep-relocation Disable deep directory relocation (violates ISO9660) -file-mode mode Make the mode of all plain files this mode. -f, -follow-links Follow symbolic links -gid gid Make the group owner of all files this gid. -graft-points Allow to use graft points for filenames -help Print option help -hide GLOBFILE Hide ISO9660/RR file -hide-list FILE File with list of ISO9660/RR files to hide -hidden GLOBFILE Set hidden attribute on ISO9660 file -hidden-list FILE File with list of ISO9660 files with hidden attribute -hide-joliet GLOBFILE Hide Joliet file -hide-joliet-list FILE File with list of Joliet files to hide -hide-joliet-trans-tbl Hide TRANS.TBL from Joliet tree -hide-rr-moved Rename RR_MOVED to .rr_moved in Rock Ridge tree -gui Switch behaviour for GUI -i ADD_FILES No longer supported -input-charset CHARSET Local input charset for file name conversion -output-charset CHARSET Output charset for file name conversion -iso-level LEVEL Set ISO9660 conformance level (1..3) or 4 for ISO9660 version 2 -J, -joliet Generate Joliet directory information -joliet-long Allow Joliet file names to be 103 Unicode characters -jcharset CHARSET Local charset for Joliet directory information -l, -full-iso9660-filenames Allow full 31 character filenames for ISO9660 names -max-iso9660-filenames Allow 37 character filenames for ISO9660 names (violates ISO9660) -L, -allow-leading-dots Allow ISO9660 filenames to start with '.' (violates ISO9660) -log-file LOG_FILE Re-direct messages to LOG_FILE -m GLOBFILE, -exclude GLOBFILE Exclude file name -exclude-list FILE File with list of file names to exclude -pad Pad output to a multiple of 32k (default) -no-pad Do not pad output to a multiple of 32k -M FILE, -prev-session FILE Set path to previous session to merge -N, -omit-version-number Omit version number from ISO9660 filename (violates ISO9660) -new-dir-mode mode Mode used when creating new directories. -force-rr Inhibit automatic Rock Ridge detection for previous session -no-rr Inhibit reading of Rock Ridge attributes from previous session -no-split-symlink-components Inhibit splitting symlink components -no-split-symlink-fields Inhibit splitting symlink fields -o FILE, -output FILE Set output file name -path-list FILE File with list of pathnames to process -p PREP, -preparer PREP Set Volume preparer -print-size Print estimated filesystem size and exit -P PUB, -publisher PUB Set Volume publisher -quiet Run quietly -r, -rational-rock Generate rationalized Rock Ridge directory information -R, -rock Generate Rock Ridge directory information -s TYPE, -sectype TYPE Set output sector type to e.g. data/xa1/raw -sort FILE Sort file content locations according to rules inFILE -split-output Split output into files of approx. 1GB size -stream-file-name FILE_NAME Set the stream file ISO9660 name (incl. version) -stream-media-size # Set the size of your CD media in sectors -sysid ID Set System ID -T, -translation-table Generate translation tables for systems that don't understand long filenames -table-name TABLE_NAME Translation table file name -ucs-level LEVEL Set Joliet UCS level (1..3) -udf Generate UDF file system -dvd-video Generate DVD-Video compliant UDF file system -uid uid Make the owner of all files this uid. -U, -untranslated-filenames Allow Untranslated filenames (for HPUX & AIX - violates ISO9660). Forces -l, -d, -L, -N, -relaxed-filenames, -allow-lowercase, -allow-multidot -relaxed-filenames Allow 7 bit ASCII except lower case characters (violates ISO9660) -no-iso-translate Do not translate illegal ISO characters '~', '-' and '#' (violates ISO9660) -allow-lowercase Allow lower case characters in addition to the current character set (violates ISO9660) -allow-multidot Allow more than one dot in filenames (e.g. .tar.gz) (violates ISO9660) -use-fileversion LEVEL Use file version # from filesystem -v, -verbose Verbose -version Print the current version -V ID, -volid ID Set Volume ID -volset ID Set Volume set ID -volset-size # Set Volume set size -volset-seqno # Set Volume set sequence number -x FILE, -old-exclude FILE Exclude file name(depreciated) -hard-disk-boot Boot image is a hard disk image -no-emul-boot Boot image is 'no emulation' image -no-boot Boot image is not bootable -boot-load-seg # Set load segment for boot image -boot-load-size # Set numbers of load sectors -boot-info-table Patch boot image with info table -XA Generate XA directory attruibutes -xa Generate rationalized XA directory attruibutes -z, -transparent-compression Enable transparent compression of files -hfs-type TYPE Set HFS default TYPE -hfs-creator CREATOR Set HFS default CREATOR -g, -apple Add Apple ISO9660 extensions -h, -hfs Create ISO9660/HFS hybrid -H MAPPING_FILE, -map MAPPING_FILE Map file extensions to HFS TYPE/CREATOR -magic FILE Magic file for HFS TYPE/CREATOR -probe Probe all files for Apple/Unix file types -mac-name Use Macintosh name for ISO9660/Joliet/RockRidge file name -no-mac-files Do not look for Unix/Mac files (depreciated) -boot-hfs-file FILE Set HFS boot image name -part Generate HFS partition table -cluster-size SIZE Cluster size for PC Exchange Macintosh files -auto FILE Set HFS AutoStart file name -no-desktop Do not create the HFS (empty) Desktop files -hide-hfs GLOBFILE Hide HFS file -hide-hfs-list FILE List of HFS files to hide -hfs-volid HFS_VOLID Volume name for the HFS partition -icon-position Keep HFS icon position -root-info FILE finderinfo for root folder -input-hfs-charset CHARSET Local input charset for HFS file name conversion -output-hfs-charset CHARSET Output charset for HFS file name conversion -hfs-unlock Leave HFS Volume unlocked -hfs-bless FOLDER_NAME Name of Folder to be blessed -hfs-parms PARAMETERS Comma separated list of HFS parameters -prep-boot FILE PReP boot image file -- up to 4 are allowed --cap Look for AUFS CAP Macintosh files --netatalk Look for NETATALK Macintosh files --double Look for AppleDouble Macintosh files --ethershare Look for Helios EtherShare Macintosh files --exchange Look for PC Exchange Macintosh files --sgi Look for SGI Macintosh files --macbin Look for MacBinary Macintosh files --single Look for AppleSingle Macintosh files --ushare Look for IPT UShare Macintosh files --xinet Look for XINET Macintosh files --dave Look for DAVE Macintosh files --sfm Look for SFM Macintosh files --osx-double Look for MacOS X AppleDouble Macintosh files --osx-hfs Look for MacOS X HFS Macintosh files I repeat again: we all highly appreciate your works, but we would like to know what zour tool can do concretely.

please note that this forum is for "Multiboot-CD/DVD", not for "AIO"(all-in-one)-CD/DVD. But als IT-Expert I can give you some tips, anyway: 1. Install the free util "DaemonTools" 2. use the util "UltraISO" to create iso image files of your favourite cds 3. burn the image files (and daemontools) on DVD/DL-DVD 4. use DaemonTools to load/change the image files on DVD if required.

what you said is the option in "nLite", please do not confuse the "nLite"-Setup with "Multiboot"-Setup!!!

I think the beta3 of "cdimagegui.exe" can do much things, and since two and a half years. I'll find your tool still usefull if it can also set diffrent "hide-options"(not hidden options, but the ones which hide files, folders and boot catalogues etc.)

Which readings? why?

what is the usage of such floppies? With smart boot manager you only need one floppy and the usual boot cd, instead of hundreds of floppy in your case!

you should do it "step by step" just like every new install: 1. burn your (jet not finished) unattended cd, without macromedia software, 2. install windows incl. all unattened software by using this cd on a empty partition, 3. install the tool "norton AutoInstall", run it, make a snapshot, donot close 4. install macromedia FX/adobe CS etc. 5. go back to "AI", make a compare and rebuild 6. integrate the created .exe into your unattended cd, 7. burn the finished windows unattended setup cd and have fun!

Thr link: http://www.cdshell.org/hidecdsh.htm But the author said it was outdated info, without detailed explaination(why?) I think it could be one of the following: 1. In makeisofs.exe you can specify some file via option parameters to hide them or 2. This method may not work with the new version of cd shell.

for create dos boot floppy, I've posted in the thread "how to create ms dos 6.22 boot floppies": http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31131 also point out the dos version and file system (Fat16, Fat32)

I think your tool(thou I have not 100% undestood what you really meen, but I could gess) is supperflous for all, who has read more than a few posts in this greate forum. At the website of "Boot CD Wizard" session FAQ the author recmanded this method to boot from a (ATAPI-)CDROM drive if your MB BIOS dose not support the CDROM-Boot: take a empty floppy and install the "smart boot manager" on it - that's all, no more floppy needed. This tip was quoted thousands times all over the world, at least 50 times in this forum.

for dos application there is no such gerneric tool like resource-hacker etc. Most menus/tables were hardcoded! You cannot change the look except you have the source code and can recompile it. So without the cooperation of symantec programmers you've got a lost case. Upto v8.05 there is a chance to change the splash picture at the beginning - the files with filename extension .pqg(=pqmagic.pqg) is in fat a .bmp file, so I see your only chance is to replace it with your own. But take attention to the hor.&verti. mirrored image!

Is this beta support ALL cmd line parameters/options?

at the cd shell homepage there is a guide/docs(in appendix) for this aspect.

because he've forgot to say "many thanks" so instead that just posted it tree times....

thus it solves your problem with user specifical registeration info(keys etc.) because after runing the custom executable your compter will become the state "everything already installed". And it takes much less time in compare with the original install routine - a wellcomed by-effect.

so you create the boot cd monthly? for the patch for MS-Software it is not neccessary to create a new boot cd, you can just install them!

If you create your own boot cd you can also integrate some other software (not only for the boot/diagnostic) i.e antivirus/firewall/service packs/updates etc. on the bootable cd so that a maximun utilization of space could reachen and you do not need to keep too many diff. cds. In some cases it is just 5mb too large - then bcdw could be helpful.

If someone does not have the software, then he asks that again and again...

bootable image contains the regular software, which is copyrighted. Symantec took over the business of Powerquest since the end of last year.

I think that should be already clear...

I do not think the request of copyrighted software comforms the forum rules, no matter how many "thanks" or "please" you may offer.

It could be problem with your MB bios, or the bios of your mass storage controller...

the txtsetup.sif in \SETUP\2000\2000-PRO-SP4 should be deleted... at least the guide said so... and only the one(txtsetup.sif) in boot folder will be used during install...