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Sir: With all due respect, you were told that a VM HDD has nothing to do with the Physical HDD settings - VM HDD's are ALWAYS PATA/No-AHCI. Those settings are in the Motherboard's BIOS (or "adapter?) and are used when installing onto the Real Computer, -not- a VM! Just set up your VM with appropriate settings, install XP-SP2 and nLite to it, use nLite to integrate "whatever", transfer the Integrated ISO to the Host (via VM's shared folders -or- a true shared folder by whatever VM Software you have - VM's do NOT care what the type of HDD is when using a Share), and test on ANOTHER VM HDD. Once it works and you have everything you need on it, Burn it. SEE POST#10 AND POST#11... This is becoming circular.

Did you look here (first two stickies)? http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/89-nlite/ This is your laptop - http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/latitude-e4310/get-started Drivers available for XP. Specs here - http://laptops-specs.blogspot.com/2010/12/dell-latitude-e4310-specifications.html It is not an ICH8M Chipset. Go to first stickie and browse around. Sometimes the XP ones work for 2000 and vice-versa. nLite integrates AHCI Drivers just fine into Windows 2000, so no need to wonder what would be the way (TextMode - see Drivers link and the first Sticky link). Create a Topic if you have problems rather than bump a 4+ year old topic that doesn't have anything to do with your needs. Thank you - and HTH

Ryan Broshear (Country) "Make Each Moment Last"

Devolving topic? Haven't we been down this road before? (with all due respect...)

Well, I'll go along with your recommendation jaclaz (re: burning from the Folder). HOWEVER, please note that the OP is creating a DVD as noted in post #17 hence my off-the-cuff suggestion. IOW, use the nLite "post-integrated" folder to burn -OR- create an ISO (then burn the ISO) with IMGBURN -after- copying (?) said "software" into "wherever". Bear in mind, the OP isn't saying how said "softare" is to be installed. Could it be using cmdlines.txt or "other"? Who knows? Nonetheless, a DVD with fully integrated XP plus Software is the end-game, correct? As for the Boot Record, fine - use the one directly from the CD. AFAICR, the nLite Boot Image is a Windows 2000 extraction and the XP one hasn't changed from RTM->SP1->SP2->SP3, so is a moot point. Also note that the Language is totally irrelevant, noting that nLite uses the EXACT SAME BOOT.BIN regardless - note that it supports other than just English (look in the LANG folder) . So, you lose the bet. Now, as for COPYING to a folder, let's say the extracted ISO was successful but the CONTENTS of it were "broken". The proof of the CONTENTS is the ability to copy directly from the physical CD to a folder. Did you use IMGBURN to make the ISO Image? And YES, there could also be a "glitch" in the location of the files - I DID say there's a difference between CD and DVD, right? Please note the first link jaclaz gave (above 4gb) and YOUR statement Less than 4GB. I believe/concur that your SOURCE has something wrong with it, hence COPY the darn thing. If it reads, then -chances are- you have a good SOURCE on the HDD to start with. Adding single steps by recommendation (from any EXAMPLES) and NOT adding single steps that are NOT recommended is what we are trying to get you to understand. Trust us (mostly) to provide accurate information and instructions since we HAVE already been down all of these roads... or not. Your choice. ...and if you REALLY want the "proof of concept" I'll repeat TO THE LETTER the method to create a GOOD CD/DVD ISO or Physical Media and test it, although all I'll be doing is repeating what I've (and others) done before. Note that I the ONLY difference would be LANGUAGE. AND now, can we -also- know that your SOURCE XP CD is ALSO German! (Finally, after dragging stuff out...) The next "run" you make, please give a Point-By-Point list of the -exact- procedure you used so we may better assist in "what's going wrong". You have been vague on many points.

No deadline, then this shouldn't be a problem - It appears to be a "problem" that should get approval. Again, back to post#6, which followed post#4. The solution and a potential method of distribution. We ARE talking Client PC's on a Domain, aren't we? edit - this seems to be a problem you requested help with before. http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/162647-q-asp-website-with-ad-authentication/ ...and here you appear to have access to Windows Server 2003 (cmdkey) - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/162496-win-2k3-cant-view-events-services-device-properties/?view=findpost&p=1035032

Agree with bphlpt. The info between THIS topic and the OTHER topic don't coincide (e.g. the VM RAM size). SATA (and the Mode) vs PATA on the REAL machine is relevevant is installing on the REAL machine. VHD's aren't "real" and are only HDD Images and make the REAL HDD settings/type irrelevant. The OP -may- not be talking about Virtual PC, but the Windows 7 "version", also usable with VT(?). Two different beasts. (getting tired, may be getting confused...) Jaclaz is correct in his question(s). We need more specific details (other thread lacks the hardware info).

Ummm... yeah. As bphlpt said over here - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/171362-own-xp-in-a-win-7-home-ms-virtual-machine/ ...these Topics should be merged.

200 hotfixes? For what? XP??? I specifically said Integrate SP3 -and- the POST-SP3 Hotfixes (roughly 130). I gave a link to get SP3 and the Hotfixes. I gave a link to a "sample" of how-to, which had a link to the Boot File. MKISOFS Option is to create an ISO, of which I specifically stated is UNNECESSARY if you're making a DVD. I gave a link to the IMGBURN screens. DID you use the Options I gave? The "sample" of how-to (EZ-CD Creator) has the necessary CORRESPONDING parameters for IMGBURN. --It's UNNECESSARY to "extract" the Boot File as the link I gave HAS it (in a link)! --IF you used the MKISOFS Option, you already HAVE The Boot File embedded (nLite does that) I said copy the CONTENTS of your CD, not create an ISO! But, whatever floats your boat (same as if you just read the CD, but NOW you have to MOUNT it!) --BUT see "Tip" below... The "Integrated" FILES (after running nLite) are within an nLite Sub-FOLDER, but the Boot File is NOT, hence my suggestion that IF you manually Burn the Files then you NEED to get the one at the link. The ISO file made by nLite is made DIRECTLY from THAT FOLDER'S CONTENTS. If you don't want to use the Boot File at that link (the actual XP Image) then the one in nLite may be used (if you Manually make the DVD, outside of MKISOFS). Please re-read and think about this. If you won't follow instructions, I can't help you. Not rocket science and -does- work! I'm overloading you with "options" when the EASY way is just to follow the "basic" instructions. P.S. - You do NOT want to use UDF FileSystem for the DVD/DVD-ISO-Image. Tip - if you insist on making a CD-ISO with the MKISOFS Option, fine. Just Take a look at this - http://science.opposingviews.com/convert-cd-iso-dvd-iso-5637.html Question - What's up with an nLite ISO dated "2009-02-09". Isn't today March 22/23 2014? Relevance? Comment - We have no clue about that "extra software" you mention that will cause a DVD to be filled. DotNet (etc) perhaps? Post-Install stuff? See this for some good info - http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/ edit - Yes, an ISO is an ISO, just unsure if IMGBURN would "ignore" the difference between CD-ISO and DVD-Media (mainly size). Bearing in mind that UDF FileSystem is not (AFAIK) a Bootable Filesystem.

Back to post #6 - you do realize you're wasting a lot of time? You could have already gotten the approval by now.

IMGBURN will create a DVD Image and/or burn a Built DVD from folders. http://www.imgburn.com/?act=screenshots Your nLited "output" will be within the nLite folder. Get IMGBURN and look it over. This tutorial will tell what to fill in - http://old.bink.nu/xpbootcd/ Note that it uses a different "burning" software but the values and concept are the same. You'll need to get the Boot Sector file as well as using IMGBURN. Save it "somewhere" and point to it when using IMGBURN. Under IMGBURN (using "Mode: Build" - see screenshots) "Options" set the DVD Output to be Mode1/2048, ISO9660+Joliet, Recurse Subfolders, and Include Hidden/System Files. "Advanced->Bootable Disc" is where you select the Boot Sector Image. Under "Media" (SELECT THIS BEFORE OTHER OPTIONS to recognize that it's to be a DVD) select the type of DVD Media you are using.

OK, safe bet - 1 - Make a folder called (e.g.) WinXP on any paritiion with sufficent space. 2 - Ensure that the HDD that contains the nLite folder has twice that much space available. 3 - Copy the ENTIRE CONTENTS of the XP CD to the WinXP folder. 4 - Have available the FULL Service Pack 3 -and- Post-SP3 updates in a Folder (make one for them). 5 - Run nLite and point to the WinXP Folder as the Source. 6 - Select the Service Pack File on the correct screen 7 - Select the Post-SP3 Updates (NOT the SP3 file) into the correct screen. 8 - Creatte the ISO. -NOTE- nLite creates a CD ISO, not a DVD ISO (AFAICR). 9 - Burn with IMGBURN or test in a Virtual Machine before burning to a CD. If you want to use a DVD, you'll have to create that independent of the ISO creation. It seems that ALL Retail (Full or Upgrade) are bootable. If you're CD (? or is it a DVD) is Retail, it should have the MS Hologram on it, and not have any OEM name on it whatsoever. Compaq was one OEM that supplied a "full" OEM CD, but not actually "retail", but a "slightly modified" System Builder OEM version. edit - also do this before you begin the above - http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/65210-folder-options/ Here is a resource to get the SP3 and Updates - http://xdot.tk/updates.html Sample nLite Screenshots - http://xdot.tk/nliteimages.html

Mmmm... trying to understand this Topic, so this is what I found so far - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff687731%28v=ws.10%29.aspx Found via google ikev2 vpn server EAP-MSCHAPv2so could you clarify?

BTW, you mean 5GIG (not MB) and 2GIG (not MB) and 1x4GIG (not MB), don't you? You shouldn't have even used that much RAM allocation - totally unnecessary. 512MB->1GB should be enough. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865/en-US Is this a 64-bit Win7? On what kind of computer (make/model/motherboard)?

Methinks this isn't a "pristine" source (an actual XP CD - NOT DVD). Have you read the FAQ? http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158294-nlite-officialunofficial-faq/ Have you read the Reference Guide? http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/143271-nlite-reference-guide/ If this is one of those Dell/HP/other Restore (Recovery?) disks, you may have a problem. I've not seen a non-OEM XP disk that lacked the Root files. The only other thing (my not having one) could be that it's an Upgrade CD? I DO have a Dell XP MCE disk that has "additional" files on a DVD.

??? Isn't that what was said?

Whatever floats your boat, whichever one "feels" good to you, whichever serves the functional purpose, whatever "works best' on the hardware it's loaded onto, whichever one "runs" the applications you want to use. One's trash is another's gold. Relativity...

You're being unclear. The only thing I understand is "XP Upgrade, will nLite make it bootable?" This I can't say because I don't have an "upgrade" CD, but it -might-. (I do -not- know if any key components for that are "missing" from an Upgrade CD.) Can I assume you're trying to do this on an XP Home "Virtual Machine"? You'll still have to supply a "Previous Operating System". I'm betting something else is "wrong". Please -clearly- elaborate point-by-point, citing the Host OS, which "VM", the "VM" settings, etc.

Thank you! GHAK! Really? http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-is-disk-defragmentation#1TC=windows-7 (Note - applies to ANY Operating System) ..and there's even a specialized one (freeware) to defrag your NT PageFile and HIV's. In addition there are many that are also freeware that do an eve better job than MS' built-in one. You must enjoy the sound of your HDD jumping all over the place to get the whole file. Heck, even Mainframes "defrag" occasionally to speed access up.

(snicker...) It's been around for quite some time.

Not sure I get this - why wouldn't management approve a Change Request of this (seeming) importance (High Priority)? Even in the "slow as molasses" government environment it didn't take that much effort (yes, I have been there/done that), maybe one day or less. Put in the request, walk it through, "push" the fix (instead of going to each computer) one time at logon. You ARE an Administrator (Domain?), right? IOW, if it's broke (and it certainly sounds like), fix it ASAP...

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/windows-7-iso-x17-59465-vs-x17-24395/351e09ff-2cf8-4477-a43a-44f6c90c8ddc http://www.tweakscene.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5564 X17-24395 = x64 Ultimate SP1 X17-59465 = x64 Ultimate SP1u (aka "Refresh") Either one will be fine as a "latest", but... BTW, all of these will not Activate without a real key. I assume you're aware of this since you said "test"? And you're clarity is still lacking, so have fun testing on "different hardware" (i.e. "problem NOT solved").

(nuhi worked on government contract - learned how schedules are to be constantly pushed back and time becomes a meaningless term) Weekly Status Update Meeting- Manager - When will that Update be completed? Me - The beginning of next week Manager - Wall time? Me - Yeah, sure (whatever...) Next Status Update Meeting - Manager - Never seen the Completion paperwork. Me - Yeah, ran into a glitch (went on a bender) Manager - Well, when? Me - The middle of next week. Manager - You sure? Me - Absolutely! (whatever...) Job security!

(sigh...) Some kind of Browser Extension? Chrome - https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/1_w9r8P2pw4 The same "user error" can occur with FireFox. Can you say "CONDUIT?"

KB2728973 rvkroots.exe (Revoked Roots Update) And your XP is slow? Hmmm - allow some Untrusted Certificates to be installed that shouldn't have been? Certificates - https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/cert_def.mspx Paranoid much?