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How about 32 bit vs 64 bit. What's the difference that does to games, apps and especially Windows Vista

I want to finally buy a new PC, and I want to build it from scratch on a low budget. I would like to get an Intel Core processor for ~100 $ I have seen offers, and I have noticed that Intel Core Duo processors are in the range of 1.6, 1.8 GHz, and only more expensive ones are around 2.8 GHz. But there are other Intel processors (Pentium 820) that are less pricy and are running at 3 GHz. I want to ask if those are better than Intel Core Duo processors. I know that Core Duo are one of the latest processors to come out, and I want to know what the difference is. I know that the Intel Core Duo processors are 64 bit and the other ones are 32 bit, but I frankly don't know the difference. Does the frequency for Core Duo processors multiply by 2 (1.6*2 = 3.2 GHz)?? For example, if I have a Core Duo processor at 1.6 GHz and I want to run a game that requires a 2 GHz processor, will I be able to run it? And I also want to know if the overall speed of the computer will be influenced by the processor (will apps run faster with an Intel Core Duo @ 1.6 GHz than with an Intel Pentium 820 @ 3 GHz), beacause I want to be able to run virtual machines fast on my new PC (VMWare, VirtualBox). And I also want to know wich is best for Windows Vista. Please enlighten me

I have figured it out. InnoTek VirtualBox doesn't really work that way. You only need to unplug&plug it ONCE. So I don't really need that app any more But those apps you showed me are really good Thanks anyway.

Yes. VMWare 5 can do that too. But InnoTek VirtualBox works a bit faster (I have an Intel P3@650 MHz so I need speed)

And I thought I was lazy... I didn't post here just beacause I was lazy... I have downloaded InnoTek VirtualBox, a VM program that can work with USB sticks. But it's method for working with them requires you to unplug and replug it frequently. So, instead of going all the way in the back of my PC to use it, I thought there ought to be a nice app that would do that for me I will try the programs posted here. Thanx

Hi everyone. Does anyone know of an app that would unplug and replug an USB device without you really needing to do it? Just an app that would make Windows think I have removed the USB device and then plugged it in again Thanx a lot

It works, you can get read-only NTFS (with long filenames) in Win95/98 and make it boot from CD, using paragon NTFS. But it's not worth pursuing when you have a 50 MB WinPE that is read-write. Thanx anyway

Ghosty_Gool: I have tried it in Win95 and it doesn't work (it doesn't have long filenames) But I have found another program with wich you can use long filenames from NTFS drives under Win95. Does anyone know how to make Win95 boot from CD (or RAMDrive)? I am currently working on it, but nothing I have tried so far works If anyone knows, post a reply here Thanx

I don't know if win95 or win98 It is the dos 7.1 kit I got from bootdisk.com (or a link from that site). It isn't the same file as in a normal bootdisk

No, I haven't pached any io.sys file. It is the io.sys I copied from the root of the virtual hard disk, the file DOS 7.10 put there. I did not use 3xstart, or any other method. After writing the tutorial, I double-checked it, followed it literally, did exactly what it said and it worked. I tried it on Windows 3.11 for central europe. I don't know if the doublespace and memmaker are the files form DOS 6.22, I'll have to check that.

OK... Here it is... HOW TO MAKE WINDOWS 3.1 (3.11) BOOT FROM CD This guide will teach you how to make a Windows 3.1 (3.11) installation to boot from CD. What you will need: MSDOS 7.10 kit (you might get it from bootdisk.com or some link) Windows 3.1 or 3.11(you might get it from bootdisk.com or some link) Virtual PC (or VMWARE Workstation, but only Virtual PC will be explained here) UHARC 0.2 (or any other archiver that works in pure DOS, but UHARC 0.2 will be used here) A Windows ME boot disk (Windows 98 boot disk might also work, but WinME will be used here) (you might get it from bootdisk.com or some link) WinImage 8.0 This is the method you will use: You'll install MSDOS 7.1 and then Windows 3.1 on a virtual machine. Once it is up and running, you have to copy ALL the files to your hard disk (using WinImage) Then, you will create a floppy disk image using 3 files from the Windows ME boot disk Then, using UHARC, you'll archive the files you copied and put them on the CD ---------------------------------- Step 1: Set up the virtual machine ---------------------------------- Using Virtual PC, create a new virtual machine. --------------------------- Step 2: Install MS-DOS 7.10 --------------------------- Mount the MS-DOS 7.10 disk 1, and boot from it (in the Virtual Machine). Create a new partition and install MS-DOS. Install DOS with the "full install". Do not install the add-ons if you don't have another disk. When asked, enable direct disk access by using LOCK;enable both UMB and XMS memory, and load both CDROM drivers, not only the .sys driver. When asked wich programs to load, check them all, and select code page 437 --------------------------- Step 3: Install Windows 3.1 --------------------------- Use Nero or some other software to create an ISO image with the Windows 3.1 kit. Then, mount it on your virtual machine, and run setup from it. Go trough Windows Setup, rebooting when it's over. Then, enter Windows and set it up the way you want it to be when you boot it (wallpaper, etc) You might want to delete the 'support for 852' from Startup (I need to) ---------------------------------------- Step 4: Copy the files to your hard disk ---------------------------------------- Use WinImage to open the hard disk image file (.vhd). Then, extract the files to a directory on your HDD (c:\win31boot\all) Remember to extract with pathname !! ------------------------------------------ Step 5: Create a modified DOS startup disk ------------------------------------------ Create a folder on your HDD to store the disk files (c:\win31boot\disk) Copy these files in that folder from the files you copied before (in step 4): autoexec.bat command.com config.sys dblbuff.sys ifshlp.sys io.sys msdos.sys Copy these files from the Windows ME startup disk to that folder (c:\win31boot\disk): findramd.exe ramdrive.sys setramd.bat Copy uharc 0.2 (uharc.exe) to the c:\win31boot\disk folder Copy the DOS71 folder from the c:\win31boot\all folder in that folder (c:\win31boot\disk). From the DOS71 folder you just copied, delete these files: The DOSSHELL folder ANSI.sys CHKSTATE.sys CVT.exe DBLSPACE.BIN DBLSPACE.SYS DRVSPACE.BIN DRVSPACE.SYS MEMMAKER.EXE ,HLP, INI, STS MSD.exe, MSD.ini QBASIC.EXE, HLP, INI ------------------------------------ Step 6: Modify the autoexec.bat file ------------------------------------ Now you need to modify the autoexec.bat file in your c:\win31boot\disk directory Open it in notepad, delete EVERYTHING and write this instead: @ECHO OFF set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15 set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C call setramd.bat %LglDrv% LH KILLER >NUL LH DOSKEY >NUL MSCDEX.EXE /D:IDE-CD /L:Z>NUL MSCDEX.EXE /D:IDE-CD /L:Y>NUL MSCDEX.EXE /D:IDE-CD /L:X>NUL smartdrv >NUL smartdrv >NUL LH CTMOUSE >NUL LH CTMOUSE >NUL SET CDROM= if exist z:\win51ip.sp2 set CDROM=Z>NUL if exist y:\win51ip.sp2 set CDROM=Y>NUL if exist X:\win51ip.sp2 set CDROM=X>NUL PATH=%PATH%;a:\dos71;a:\windows;%ramd%;%ramd%:\dos71;%ramd%:\windows uharc x -y+ -t%ramd%: %cdrom%:\win31.uha cls echo. echo Done echo. ---------------------------------- Step 7: Modify the config.sys file ---------------------------------- Now you need to modify the config.sys file in your c:\win31boot\disk directory Open it in notepad, delete EVERYTHING and write this instead: DEVICE=DOS71\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=DOS71\EMM386.exe RAM DEVICEHIGH=DOS71\SETVER.EXE DEVICEHIGH=DOS71\POWER.EXE DEVICEHIGH=DOS71\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:IDE-CD DEVICEHIGH=DOS71\RAMDRIVE.SYS /E 25000 COUNTRY=001,437,DOS71\COUNTRY.SYS SHELL=COMMAND.COM /F /P /E:640 DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO FCBS=4,0 FILES=30 BUFFERS=20,0 LASTDRIVE=26 STACKS=9,256 SET PATH=\DOS71;..; ----------------------------------- Step 9: Modify the progman.ini file ----------------------------------- This file is in the c:\win31boot\all\windows folder. Open it with notepad. In the [Groups] section, you will find the program group files using absolute path. We will change them into relative paths. So, change ALL the lines from c:\windows\main.grp (for example) to main.grp (you need to delete the "c:\windows\" in front of the filename Save the new file ----------------------------------- Step 10: Modify the system.ini file ----------------------------------- This file is in the c:\win31boot\all\windows folder. Open it with notepad. Here, you must add the all-important PageOverCommit=1 setting Without this setting, your Windows 3.1 installation won't work on PCs with more than that 512 MB of RAM. -------------------------- Step 8: Compress the files -------------------------- Now you will compress the files in your c:\win31boot\all folder First, go to c:\win31boot\all, and delete these files and folders: The TEMP folder (it should be empty) AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.OLD COMMAND.COM CONFIG.SYS DBLBUFF.SYS DBLSPACE.BIN DRVSPACE.BIN IFSHLP.SYS IO.SYS LOGO.SYS MSDOS.SYS Once you deleted those files, you will use UHARC 0.2 to compress the remaining files. First, copy uharc to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory. Thus, you don't have to have uharc in the directory you are compressing. Open the command prompt and go to c:\win31boot\all To compress the files with maximum compression, type uharc a -m3 -pr -r+ win31.uha To only store the files, type uharc a -m0 -pr -r+ win31.uha If you only store the files, your archive will take less time to compress and decompress. I used UHARC 0.2 beacause it was the only one I could find to work in DOS. You could have used RAR, ACE or even no archive at all, just copy from CD. ------------------------------------ Step 9: Create the floppy disk image ------------------------------------ Open WinImage, and create a new floppy image (File>New) Choose 2.88 MB in the next dialog (we will make a 2.88 MB image beacause it won't fit on a 1.44 MB disk. Diskemu is able to boot it.) Now, add ALL the files in the c:\win31boot\disk folder If it doesn't fit, then you haven't deleted all the unnecesary files I told you to delete. Once all the files are there, go to Image>Boot sector properties. From that dialog box, press Windows 95/98, and then OK. Then, save the floppy disk image (File>Save) Save it as an Image file(.IMA), not .IMZ --------------------------------------------- Step 10: Copy the files to your Windows XP CD --------------------------------------------- Put the floppy disk image and the win31.uha file to your Windows XP CD. To start it, use diskemu image.ima. How it works: By default, Windows finds its files using an absolute path. This means that, if Windows was installed in C:\windows, it will look for the files there, and not anywhere else. By modifying the progman.ini file, it will look for its files where it is. When it starts, DOS creates a RAMDRIVE and decompresses Windows there. The CDROMS are mounted as X,Y and Z (if you have three of them) The phisical floppy drive will be B:, as A: will be the floppy image we created. DOS searches for the CD-ROM drive where the CD is by searching for the win51ip.sp2 file (wich should be in every XP CD) If you want it to look for another file, change it in autoexec.bat This is it. Hope it helps. Problems? Questions? Comments? Post them here.

xpmaniac4ever: Yea, FORTZA STEAUA, too bad they didn't beat middlesbrough. I got a program that can mount NTFS partitions under MS-DOS. The problem is that long file names aren't supported. If I load that program and then run Win3.1, I have NTFS support!! (but no long file names, wich makes it almost useless) I got the program from the boot image Nero 6 (and 7) makes when you make a bootable CD. There is an image (.IMA or .IMG) file wich can be read with WinImage in the Nero folder (dunno where). The name of the prg is NTFS something, I can't remember, I'm not at home now. It's made for Caldera DOS, but it also works in MS-DOS By the way: The how-to is almost ready.

OK. It'll take me some time to retrace my steps but I will make the "How-to" It has nothing to do with cracking. If you have the Windows 3.1 Kit, you'll be able to succeed. Thanx for showing interest

Tguy: Beacause noone has ever done it before (not that I know of) and beacause at the time I didn't want to delete anything on the XP CD, and Windows PE was too large to put them all on one CD. Windows 3.1 looked as an alternative beacause it CAN be loaded, and it is about 10-11 MB compressed (it takes about 20 secs on a slow computer like mine to decompress) and 20-21 MB uncompressed (stored, it takes ~1 sec to decompress on a slow PC like mine) Anyone want to know how to do it, reply here or send me an email.

I don't know wich version of windows it is. I can't load ntfs support from Windows 3.1, but I can load it in DOS before I run Windows. But it is only a read-only NTFS (you can't write anything, only copy to a FAT partition). And it doesn't support more that 8.3 name format (all the long names are screwed up). But you can use a program (Active@ NTFS Reader) to copy long file names to a FAT or FAT32 partition, but outside of Windows. If anyone wants instructions on how to accomplish putting Win31 and making it boot from CD, please PM me (I rarely look on this thread, so PM me).

PLEASE [ut removenetwork.bat on the site again. I can't download it; Post it as a quote or code or something, not an attachment Thanx

I need the windows in english (all the text is in english) but I need to have support for Roumanian keyboard, and to view documents in ALL languages. Can I delete the Lang folder? Pls reply

Hello. I need some more space on my cd and all I have left to delete is the lang folder But I want to know what it's good for, so I don't delete it and then find out i needed it for something, or that some program won't run without it. I don't have a localized version of windows xp I have the english windows XP SP2 Does it have something to do with keyboards? beacause I need the romanian keyboard installed besides the english keyboard. Or does it have something to do with fonts? Please tell me what the lang folder is good for so I know if to delete it or not Thanx

That's even easier to fix if just the solder joint is cracked. A few seconds with a soldering iron should fix it. I don't know if that could work. As far as I know, motherboards are made of layers of boards, each one with its own circuit, and tiny (almost invisible to the naked eye) resistors are inbetween each layer. I think that if you use a soldering iron you could burn those tiny resistors the whole board could be dead But anyway, I solved the problem. I flashed the old motherboads's BIOS with the newest BIOS, and set my jumpers on the motherboard to support the CPU, and... it didn't work. The PC would start, and do absolutely nothing, and nothing would appear on screen. The happy part was that it didn't blow my PIII 650 MHz CPU. One of the reasons I didn't want to buy an USB keyboard was that all they had were multimedia keyboards, and with angled keys. I can't stand those keyboards. I like the simple old keyboards. I went and got a PS2 to USB adapter, with tich i could plug in my mouse and keyboard into the USB. And it worked, in DOS too. The only thing is that my keyboard works a little slowly Thanks for your help Bye

no, th ps2 port on the motherboard is broken (i think it has broken its connection with the motherboard). In the past, when the keyb wouldn't work, I would move it around in its hole until it would work. But now I can't get it to work AT ALL. Fixing it would require to get it off the motherboard, thing that can't be done. I don't think my BIOS works with an USB keyboard. An USB keyboard would work for Windows, but not DOS, what do I do when I have to reinstall my windows, So, please write if you know it's possible (or impossible) for the second (Microstar MS6147) motherboard to accept the P3 650 MHz CPU. PS. Even with the P2 CPU, Windows XP starts better on the Microstar Motherboard then on the SiS motherboard. And the video board is an ATI Rage pro 2x, better than the SiS 650 one I have. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 worken on the Microstar with P2 350 MHz CPU (worked slowly) and on the SiS one it would't work AT ALL (not even menu) So I think speed won't be a problem

Hello I have a computer: a SiS motherboard, P3@650MHz, 500 RAM, 23GB HDD, and my PS2 keyboard slot (where you plug in the keyboard) has BROKEN!!!. Beacause I can't use my keyboard anymore, I was thinking of taking the CPU, RAMs and HDD and putting them on my other computer: a Microstar MS6147 motherboard (you will find some details about it here): http://support.tangent.com/hardware/motherboard/mbx-009.htm It has a Pentium 2 @ 350 MHz CPU I want to know if it is possible to put my CPU in the second (MS6147) motherboard, and if the motherboard will support it. The CPU is a slot 1 CPU Please help

Hello. I have succsfully made windows 3.11 boot from my cd, I still can't believe I did it, BUT... On some systems, it works fine, but on some systems, when I run win.com, it gives me the error: ERROR: PageOverCommit value in system.ini is too large Decrease the value, or if not present, add a value that is less than 4 In my system.ini file I don't have a PageOverCommit value, so I have added a PageOverCommit value of 3, and it still didn't work Does anyone know why this is so? And can anyone help? To make windows 3.11 boot from cd I have done this: I have made a floppy disk image (.IMA) using WinImage with DOS 7.1 on it, and put it on my cd Next, I have made an UHA archive of my windows 3.1 folder and some other files(readntfs.exe, edit.com, Total Commander 16 bit version ...), and put that on my cd When the floppy image boots, it creates a 21 or so MB Ramdrive, and it unpacks the archive in there, and when I run win.com, windows amazingly runs

Anyone know how i could make a cd with a boot menu wich would choose between booting into WinPE (from the CD) and install Windows XP(from the same CD) I already know how to make the boot menu and everything, i just don't know how to squeeze them both in the same CD Please help

Yup, no viruses or anything else. If i copy the file on the hdd and install from the hdd, it worx I have already reviewed the switches. I will try to get cdimage again from the net and see If you can think of anything else that could be wrong please let me know

I have used cdimagegui before without problems, but... yesterday and today i have noticed that it alters some files this has not happened before winamp, for example, when i test the iso on virtual PC, it says that the installer is corrupt Please help (the problem is before the image even gets burned on the cd)