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try sopping the servie. SQL server will try to keep a lock on all kinds of stuff. Kill all the extra process, and then try again.

agreed, but the question still remains, what does rmp wish to remove. And you are correct, nlite can probably do it.

first off what is %PP%, what is it set to? secondly, is the other entry supposed to have a %PP%?

as was mentioned the sleep command does work, just add an entry in the runonce like this REG ADD %KEY%\025 /VE /D "Sleep for 30 seconds" /f REG ADD %KEY%\025 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\sleep.cmd" /f Then in the files sleep.cmd sleep 30 That way you can adjust how long. It will not contiune running if you put it in the right spot. (make sure you modify the \025 to put it in the right spot in your runonce.

jdoe is correct I think that that is the only free tool to do it. Another way is to install an active hd monitor, then when the msi runs, you just watch to see where it drops the temp files, and go and copy them before the get deleted at the end. Pretty simple.

As for the XP issue, jrf2027 is correct, you should just go and uy one, there are tools to change the key etc. As for the data, use somehting like BartsPE, download and install from another computer, and then you can access the burner functionality in pe to backup your data. then I would just reinstall and activate. That way you are legit, and didnt lose any work.

have you checked to see where exactly ythe space is? http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html is a tool that will analyses your disk drives and collects several statistics which you can view as overview charts and details tables. That way you can just flat out see which files and directories are taking up the space and then move accordingly.

I would be carefull just replacing one file, usually when you get a bsod it is more than one file. a couple of questions. 1. Are you running system restore? 2. Do you make regular backups? 3. Have you tried booting from the CD and doing a restore? 4. Tried getting into Safe Mode? find out what is the exact issue, also you can use BartsPE to get into the partition and then you can run a bunch of checks in there. hope this helps.

glad I could help, but I still want to know what you did that you lost the USB mass storage drivers?

Yes, I do have Microsoft IDE, and about a dozen others, I do system development. I use Java where I can and then use Excelsior JET to compile the Java to a standard windows binary exe (for speed purposes) and then on other platforms just give them the jar files. and yes .net is just like java. but I also do a lot of porting from VB to .NET or Java etc. even through I dont particually like ms's IDE, I get paid really good.

Windows XP does not directly support adding a user from another computer, unless it is in an active directory environment. If you want then create the same username and password of the other user on you computer, then add the local user to the share. That way when the other computer tries to access the share it will send the default credentials, which just happen to match the new user you created. It will allow access. The other way of doing it, which I like better is to use the net command to add the share as a new drive letter on the second computer. the net command allows for another set of credentials to be used. example NET USE drive: \\computername\sharename /USER:domainname\username password /PERSISTENT:YES This would let you mount the share with drive and using a diffrent set of credentials. Works like a charm. Hope this helps.

What specifically do you not want to install from service pack 2? Because if you really want just the "critical" stuff just use sp1, and then install the hotfixes that it needs. I keep a copy of XP+SP1+Hotfixes and XP+SP2+Hotfixes just in case I find something that acts better in one or the other. but, to say again what from sp2 do you not want?

what you really want to use is Offline files. That way the files et sync when you do something like log off etc, and then when you get back will fix. I personaly like to have it to just prompt me. here is where you can leanr more about it and how to set it up. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/m...flinefiles.mspx Unfortunality it is folder by folder, it doesnt support sub folders. (BIG drawback) you have to use a third part tool to get it to do sub folders. A free tool to do that is ifolders by Novell, it is open source and works wonderfully! As for the "My Documents" that is also not directly possible. you need to remember that the My Documents folder is actually a registry talked about here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/n.../honeycutt.mspx now you can redirect the My Documents but can directly affect it via the offline folder, unless you go to the actual directory c:\...... hope this helps.

1. Companies are writing more applications using .Net, and many will have to port existing application to .Net becuase Microsoft is ending support for regual Visual basic application in the next version of Visual Studio. As a matter of fact there are several petitions to get microsoft to add it back, you can llok them up online is you want to add your name. As for the compability, you can compile a .Net application to native code if you wish. So applications can be made for both .Net environment and regular non .Net 2. According to Microsoft it is supposed to be an integral part, but give people a week and it will be removed. Go figure. 3. Take your pick. Anything could, I personally use java, and think that it is great! But any technology could end up taking off. I dont think that really anything other than .Net Java and C++ will stay in the Windows Environment. as you know there are lots of other interperted languages, and any one could end up taking off, justs depends on the mindset. 4. as for mono, if people dont know what it is go here http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page I live in utah, and as a matter of fact live down the street from Novell, and went to brain share this last week. The technology works. Lets you run .Net application in *nix, have used it and works as reported. IF the entire application is .Net, and you dont make native windows calls. The technology is getting a lot of support from Novell, and if what they say is true about the new active directory being rewritten, then there is a good chance that Novell could get Active directory running on there servers and make a network that would be really nice to administer. Hope this helps, if you have more questions then ask.

Yes, If you change hardware you have to rebuild the image, this was intentional. If you download and watch the videos, you will see that you run a tool that finds out what all the hardware is, and then you can create that as an "object" so if you want to change hardware, re-run the tool, create the object, then go back and rebuild the image using the new object. It isnt that bad, once you have done it once, it will make sence, and it very easy. Also remember to build objects, like, Object1: PowerDVD Object2: EPIA M Motherboard Object3: MAME Object4: Asus Pundit-R Object5: SnapStream etc. . . . . Then when you want a new image, just select objects 1, 2, 3, 5 for hardware 1, and then object 1, 3, 4, 5 for hardware two. Rebuilding doesnt take too long and you are done. Also if you want to add more functionality like object6 etc, then you can go back and add it to an old image, and wala new image!

what happened to your computer that you lost these drivers, the usbstor should be in the system32/drivers directory. I will attache the usbstor.inf file as an attahment at the end, but what are other problems? I think that something might be inter-related. usbstor.inf = in the windows/inf directory. usbstor.inf

I agree .Net is going to become incredibly vital, especiall since they have removed everything not .Net from next years developer studios. But, still I wonder why the size reads wrong? Must be something? On my, .Net is actually slipstreamed, and reads no size, it is blank. Would be interesting to know why this happened, but in the end I think that you are correct, it isnt important.

If I understand you question correctly, you can customize your network settings because you have already filled it out partialy in the [userData]? if so you might want to UnattendMode=ProvideDefault to quote deom the Deployment tools user guide. But also if you download the deployment kit, you can then access the help files. To get the deployment kit go to. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...=en&Hash=8KP7FL This should be the direct download link. Good luck. fun learning.

XPe is good for all kinds of scenarios. At work we are using it for making a product that can be closed up tight, always run and record video. At home I have played with it to make set top boxes, video servers and anything else. You can get the images really small. XPe has all the functionallity of XP, it is binary compatible, but YOU have to put the functionallity in. If you have an old copmuter and want to turn it into a MAME box or something then great, you can enable just USB remove mouse support, or whatever. then you can get it to boot from CD. Then when you want mama, just plop it in. Really powerful.

Have you tried using LitePC. It has an unistaller, and a reinstaller. You could uninstall the serivce (Windows Update) then reinstall. It will prompt you for the CD so that all the files can be restored. but at the same time you could use the update catalog and download all then put them all into one directory and fun the dos command to get them to all install one after another. FOR %a IN (*.exe) DO %a /quiet /passive /norestart That way all updates will install silently. Then after that just watch the forums for new updates, and you will only spend a couple of minutes a week.

Wether the image you use is large, or small it really doesnt matter. As has benn mentioned problems can occur. If you use a full installation then you have to do work after to set up / stop / etc services that are bad, or unnecessary. By removing them then you dont have to configure. My personal preference is to install everything then just run a script to disable the components that are not needed. For example COM isnt that important, nLite can remove it, but why? you can just go in and disable TCP/IP bindings for COM objects and then all the security issues with COM go away, and you havent lost any functionality. Then again, removing a service like remote registry I believe is a good idea. Or you can disable it. With how cheap harddrive are why bother.

Its probably a bad registry entry. Check HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CB2F7EDD-9D1F-43C1-90FC-4F52EAE172A1} This should be the add/remove location for .Net. if that isnt it then fremove the {} and do a serarch for .net, and you will find the right entrie. In that area you will find another subkey, size, see if it is filled in. this might be why it has a wrong entry. If that isnt it do a registry search for the size you have listed and find out where it is getting that information.

If is a generic USB storage device, like a ADS or anything of the sort you shouldnt need to know what the hardware is. And as for what is the USB Controller, that shouldnt matter as well becuase they should all conform to the intel specification so the generic windows drivers should work just fine.

Yes the USB Mass torage driver is USBSTOR.SYS. You will also need the inf files if you have to reinstall it. You can find these drivers at http://www.usb-drivers.com/ and since they are in the public domain I have included as an attachment the usbstor to this post. Hope this solves your problem. Also reapplying the latest service pack should reinstall these drivers. If you need the usb general drivers you can get them from http://members.driverguide.com/driver/deta...driverid=264994 you will have to do a free registration, and it is painless. USBSTOR.ZIP USBSTOR.zip

Just as a follow-up, supershell is a wonderful tool. It is also very dangerous. It can delete files in use and do all kinds of other things. I took a spare computer and then played to see what could be done. And its just about anything. Glad you solved the problem.