Gantlett

Hi everyone I have a computer I'm trying to install WinXP on and I can't seem to get Setup to recognize the SATA controller. This is the motherboard. I integrated the drivers into nLite, but WinXP Setup says it cannot find any hard drives connected to the computer. I even went and bought a floppy drive after giving up on trying to integrate, and there's still a problem: Setup accepts the drivers in the driver loading stage and successfully recognizes the hard disk. But in the final stage, when I hit Enter to install Windows, it says it cannot find the file "SisRaid.sys" or any file that belongs to the driver in the floppy... Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong here? Could the diskette itself be damaged (it seems OK)? If so, how come Setup works in the first stage and fails in the second? Thanks a lot, Gant.

First of all, as many people have already said here - WUD is a beautiful application! Thanks a lot for making it! But what is the purpose of it exactly? Don't get me wrong - I'm deep into nLite, RyanVM and even started investigating Microsoft's own WSUS (which seems like a pretty good app on its own). In Unattended: Using nLite with dozens of KBxxxxxx files in order to create a fully updated WinXP installation CD never goes right because the order of the installation is critical. So WUD is not useful in this scenario. The solution is using nLite together with RyanVM's update packages. If Win2000 is the desired OS, RyanVM won't help here because its packages are intended for XP only. HFSLIP is the solution in this case. In WSUS: WSUS is a component that already downloads all the appropriate MS update packages and automatically distributes them across the network. So I don't understand how WUD helps here too. So in both cases, as far as my understanding and knowledge go, WUD is no help. Two purposes I can think of are: 1. Bypassing M$'s WGA validation for certain updates. 2. Providing developers a direct and easy link for M$ Updates. Thanks, Erez.

.Net Framework won't integrate for me at all - but that's another story and much less important now (so you don't have to bother yourself with it )... What about the updates that do not have a release date (i.e., the ones that nLite doesn't display their dates) - do I have to worry about their order of installation? BTW - about integrating IE6 - I just found this useful page which suggests that certain updates should not be integrated at all if IE6 is desired, so I'm removing the wrong ones and adding the IE6-only updates (still working on it...).

Mostly. Some are not required. But that's the beauty of it, isn't it? Going back to my main question, why does nLite allow to manually set the order of the installation (of Hotfixes & Updates)? What is the reason for this (I'm asking, not complaining... )? It creates room for error, and I believe I've made SOME kind of an error because changing the order of the installation definitely increases or decreases the amount of error messages nLite outputs. Setting the order of the updates by release date (which is not always displayed correctly by nLite) results in an error-less integration. But the process of ordering all the updates by the correct release date is very time consuming: many updates have release dates which are displayed in different formats and some don't have a release date at all, so when you ask nLite to sort the updates by date, the resulting order is incorrect (release-date-wise). This forces you to investigate each update individually (those that have a date in a different format or that don't have a date at all) to find out its real release date, locate it back in the list and move it to its correct place... Thanks.

Dear Nuhi First of all, you have created an INCREDIBLE little program (which isn't really little, actually) - for that I thank you deeply! I've discovered nLite about a year ago and it has saved me SO MUCH TROUBLE over the HUNDREDS of installations I've done so far. So thanks again! Now, for my question, regarding the "Hotfixes & Update Packs" section: nLite does not "understand" automatically in which order the updates need to be slipstreamed. Windows Update, on the contrary, "knows" the order in which updates should be installed. If I have a huge list of updates for nLite to process, some of the updates might not integrate because their order is incorrect. This happend to me, for instance, in a Win 2000 Pro installation: For some odd reason, IE6 will not integrate into the installation even though its installer and all of its updates are in nLite's list. I've tried sorting all the updates by date, but it just won't work (although now all the other hotfixes & updates successfully integrate)... nLite does not produce any error message regarding any of the IE6 updates, but the resulting installation's IE version is 5. A manual installation of IE 6 is required to get Windows Update up and running. Is there a chance that one day nLite will simply decide automatically, or actually know, which updates should be installed in which order, just like Windows Update does? Thanks again, Gant.

OK guys! (I'm starting to get this odd feeling I'm talking to myself here, but nevermind... ) It seems that the AMD "Cool 'n Quiet" driver which was installed (by me actually...) beforehand caused the problem. The minute I removed it the computer's Sleep and Hibernate functions worked again. It seems that AMD has released a newer version for the driver, I might use it (or not). I didn't see any change in the CPU's clock speed / voltage / temperature when the driver was installed anyway, so I don't know how much it's worth... Anyway, I hope I helped anyone else here by posting the solution. Cheers. P.S And would someone **PLEASE** move this thread to the appropriate forum? Thanks.

OK I received a reply from Gigabyte, but I'm not sure what to do with it: I understand that I should set my BIOS to "Optimized Settings" (it's a factory preset), but where the heck can I get drivers for my HD, DVD-ROM and RAM ?? Aren't they built into Windows? I'll update my VGA drivers, no doubt there are newer ones, but again, I don't know what to do with the other hardware... Thanks everyone! P.S. It seems that I have posted this thread in the wrong forum... Can someone please move it to the Microsoft Windows XP forum? Thanks.

Hi Everyone I'm running a legal copy of WinXP Pro SP2 with all possible updates on an nForce 3 250 (Gigabyte) Athlon 64 platform with 1GB RAM. Lately, every time I've been using Sleep or Hibernate, the computer freezes in the middle of the process. I do not know where to start looking in order to try and slove this problem. The drivers for the MB and chipset haven't been updated in over a year. Thanks in advance

Dude, it's really simple - replace the video card! I also purchased an LCD monitor a year after I bought the computer and experienced problems with the DVI output (the display was buggy). After realizing the monitor was just fine I replaced the card and now everything is perfect.

I found a similar project. It refers to Thibor's firmware on the lower portion of the page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK folks The next list is the list of options suitable for my needs and budget. I'd be very happy to hear from anyone here who has any of these units: 1. 3Com - 3CRWE554G72 2. Netgear - WGR614 3. Edimax - BR-6204WG 4. Linksys - WRT54G 5. Compex - NetPassage 27G (the most attractive one) The Compex unit seems the most catching becuase it has two USB ports which offer print and disk server capabilities at the same price of the Linksys unit. It also incorporates the Atheros wireless chipset which is supposed to offer better range and reliability. I've already heard one opinion of the Linksys (thanks Zxian), but more opinions of the other routers are very much welcome! Thank you all!

Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me if you've had any problems of your router disconnecting, freezing or showing any type of instability behavior? Can you say it is ROCK SOLID? At any rate, it seems quite expensive and totally out of my budget... Thank you.

Hi everyone I'm on the market for a wireless router. I've read so many problems people are having with these routers: Dial up disconnecting, network disconnecting, freezes, short ranges... D-Link seems to be the least reliable, while 3Com and Netgear seam to be good (although I've read a few horror stories of them too...). Can anybody recommend a reliable one that will do the job properly? Mainly being able to stream video files without disconnecting...? Preferably one that's 100% reliable. Thanx

Hi everyone Since a few days have gone by and I really need to return this product by Sunday (unless I find a way to make the stupid thing work...), I wanted to see if anyone could think of a reason why this won't work and why it worked once (for one connection). Thank you!

Oh, I tried to do that so many times... Really, tens of times. It won't work. The only time it worked was when both computers were set to DHCP/Obtain Addresses Automatically, and it only worked once. As I said, when it DID work, the computers were automatically assigned the following addresses: PC: IP=192.168.0.1 Sub=255.255.255.0 Mac: IP=192.168.0.2 Sub=255.255.255.0 Router(Gateway)=192.168.0.1 Honestly, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this (I just realized how sad this sounds... ................. ).

No. The Mac receives an APIPA address, as I said in the earlier post, even though the PC is configured to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0. And the funny thing is that on Friday it suddenly worked... And then it didn't.

The Mac is set to DHCP. Check >. Apple calls Ad Hoc "Computer-to-Computer Network", but from the Mac-Help I understand that it is the same thing.

OK - I've done that. Now the WNIC is given a manual address at 192.168.0.1 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0, but the Mac (set to DHCP) gets an APIPA address on a different subnet: 169.254.9.188/255.255.0.0

By that you mean right clicking the Ethernet connection and turning on the ICS? Because there are two ways of sharing an internet connection: 1. Activating ICS in the NIC 2. Activating ICS in the PPPoE connection and choosing the appropriate NIC there. Which way should I do this? I don't understand why they even exist... P.S: Yesterday I somehow made the connection between the computers work! I set both computers to DHCP and they set themselves automatically to the addresses I tried entering manually a few days before (i.e, the same exact configuration displayed on the first post on this thread)! They just "did it". Internet did not go through however, but Ping worked and I even managed to share files between the computers. Unfortunately it only worked for one session. I don't know why it won't work again - I wasn't concentrated enough while I realized it was working (had to go somewhere), and after turning the computers back on it didn't work, again...

Thank you, but I'm sure there IS a way to make this work. I'm asking, please, if someone could think of another possible way to do this. Thank you all!

OK - I've tried the method suggested above and it still doesn't work... Now, in DHCP mode - The Subnet is 255.255.0.0 The PC's IP is 169.254.1.88 The Mac's IP is 169.254.64.110 I've tried to Ping the Mac from the PC and it completely fails. I've tried to manually set the Mac to these addresses with the PC as the gateway - still no luck.

Changed the tag to [WLAN]. By "Shared Controller" I meant the controller that you activate the ICS feature in, but forget it. Thank you - I will try this later, as now I'm at work, but I will post the results!

Thanks for the quick reply! Please let me make sure I understand correctly. I should: 1. Right click on the PC's WLAN NIC and turn the ICS feature on. 2. Keep its IP's to be obtained automatically 3. Make sure the FW is off 4. Set the iBook to DHCP BTW, ICS turns the shared controller to 192.168.0.1 - it doesn't put it in "auto obtain", as far as I recall. Please tell me what I've done wrong regarding the forum rules. Thanks again!

Hello fellow members I hope this is the right place to discuss this matter. I know there are amazing specialists here, and I really need your help: I have an Apple iBook G3 500MHz equipped with built in AirPort (an 802.11b adapter) running MacOS 10.4.6 and a WinXP Pro SP2 PC with all updates. The PC connects directly to the internet via ADSL@PPPoE through the Ethernet port. I would like the iBook to be able to connect to the PC and get internet and file access from it, so I went on the cheapest option possible ('cause that's the kind of man I am ) and bought a USB wireless adapter for the PC so both computers could connect to each other wirelessly (Ad Hoc). First off, I will say that I haven't studied the subject at all before purchasing the adapter and I still have a few days to return it and get a full refund. I have configured the computers as follows: PC: IP=192.168.0.1 Subnet=255.255.255.0 Mac: IP=192.168.0.2 Subnet=255.255.255.0 Router(Gateway)=192.168.0.1 I have also tried to include my ISP's DNS addresses. The computers successfully establish a connection between them, but no network activity goes through and Ping fails completely. I have tried configuring the PC to share its internet connection in all possible ways I could think of, but no luck... I've used the Home Network Wizard and also tried manual configurations on all adapters separately. Still, no luck. I have contacted 3Com and they said they don't support Macs so they can't help me but they included a How To that illustrates how to do this with PC's (which doesn't solve the problem). I have also tried configuring the Mac to DHCP, but it receives an off-network address (169.something and a subnet of 255.255.0.0...). Any help would be greatly appreciated! BTW: PC's and Macs can create a network via Ethernet - I have done this before and internet and files can be shared this way successfully. It even works with Wi FI in Infrastructure mode (when an Apple laptop for example tries to access public hot spots). It's just this Ad Hoc thingy that refuses to work for me! BTW2: ahmm..... I might have turned off a service or two in the PC... Could that be the problem?

Worked for me ! Thanks a lot! But , it only worked on one of my two WinXP Pro installations. Both are nLite, but one is heavily optimized for professional audio and music production (as many services as possible turned off, registry editings and more). The music WinXP's MFU list would not work whatsoever. Any ideas? Maybe re-enabling a service will solve the problem? Thanks!

I sure am working hard to understand what you write. I will try to think of something... This happened to me too, but I didn't care about it too much...