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It C: NTFS? Check the disk for an active partition. Ensure HDD has an MBR.

I know internet won't be any faster, but how about LAN, when im copying a large file to someone on the network can the rest still use 100% of the WAN connection b/c most routers have slow downs when u go onto internet and someone else is using 100% LAN to another computer on the network, here im talking about my Linksys 8port router.. OK, I'll stir things up a bit. The PC is faster than the "router". On your 8-port router you are effectively ~2Mb/s half duplex if you are utilizing the internet and that is what the cap on your connection to the Internet from your broadband device is. The linksys router doesn't translate 2Mb/s Half duplex to 100 Mb/s Full duplex. A PC will translate between NICs so each client goes full speed at their selected rate. You'd need numerous multiple NICs to make a router from the PC (good luck finding a motherboard that will support 8 NICs) or expensive server-class dual and quad port NICs. Another (cheaper) way to do this is to make the PC the firewall/DNS/Cache. This configuration will give you great performance between PC and Internet (I use Squid to cache HTTP and DNS) and will translate 10 Mb/s Half to 100 Mb/s full for the LAN users. This configuration makes the Internet "faster" while keeping the clients all at 100Mb/s Full duplex. So... connect broadband to PC Router/cache/Firewall public interface; connect switch to PC Router/cache/Firewall private interface; connect LAN users to switch. Users get DHCP from switch, PC Router/cache/Firewall gets DHCP from its' public interface. Users get DNS from cache, Users get Static HTTP (.GIFs, .Jpegs, static text, yadda-yadda) content from cache. Placing a PC in your data path seems to be a waste if it doesn't get used alot so next, add Apache, PHP, Netjuke, BrowseAMP, WinAmp2, and rip all of your CDs to MP3 to run from your new jukebox

My batch file: @REM Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 197147 describes switches @REM No documentation on which hotfixes need which switch, go with @REM what works. @echo Applying Hotfixes, 30 of 30 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q828750.exe /Q @echo 29 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB814078.exe /Q @echo 28 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB817787.exe /Q @echo 27 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q817287.EXE /Q:a @echo 26 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB821557.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 25 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB822603.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 24 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB823559.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 23 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB823980.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 22 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB824105.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 21 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\KB824146.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 20 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q323255.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 19 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q328310.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 18 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q329048.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 17 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q329115.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 16 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q329170.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 15 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q329390.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 14 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q329441.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 13 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q329834.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 12 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q330994.exe /Q @echo 11 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q810565.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 10 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q810577.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 9 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q810833.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 8 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q811493.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 7 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q811630.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 6 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q814033.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 5 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q815021.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 4 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q817606.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 3 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q819696.exe /Q /N /Z @echo 2 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q822925.exe /Q:a @echo 1 to go C:\SYSPREP\HotFixes\Q823718.exe /Q:a /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" @echo All Done! It's ugly... but it works. Check the switches I use versus the switches you had selected.

Are your drivers in c:\drivers\ during the install? My WINNT.SIF looks like: OemPnPDriversPath=Windows\PnP\Aud;Windows\PnP\CHP; <ect> I place my drivers in \$OEM$\$1\PnP\ <add subdirectories here> in my install point so that they are available for PnP during install Also, %SYSDRV% is prepended to all paths stated in the "OemPnPDriversPath=" tag. My WINNT.SIF works just fine without the leading "\"