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-What error ? -Check computer name or IP are not already in use in the network. That would explain the "ping reply".

What exactly is the disk you start with ?

You haven't, it was never there. You'd have had the same problem without nLite. You just need to have at least SP1 for drives bigger than 137Gig.

Download part244 from here and extract part244.exe. If you have a floppy drive (or USB floppy drive), and a DOS boot diskette, put that file on the floppy, boot and launch it. If you don't have a floppy drive, you'll need to either make a DOS boot CD with the file on it or get a dos boot cd and have an accessible (FAT) partition where the file can be put and launched.

Enter Bios by pressing what ever you're prompted on 1st screen "to enter BIOS" or "to enter Setup". For most brands, it's the "Del" key or F1 or F2. Navigate the options. Recheck the HDD auto detection. Also check any "agressive" setting on the RAM speed. If there is an option to restore some "safe settings", I'd use it. If any doubts about moved parts, open your case and recheck the HDD connections, both sides of the signal cable. I agree with Mickey on the fact intermittent problems often have a hardware cause.

If it's not a standard MS disc, the CD might skip the "press any key" and you may get in such a loop. Once booted from CD, the partition is made and files are copied, then the PC reboot. At that stage, you should NOT boot from CD but the CD should still be available to the setup. Normally, it shouldn't reboot after so either you need to have the bios boot from CD once then change it or you wait for the files to be copied (you don't need to format anymore before that) and pull the CD off , wait for the PC to boot and reinsert the CD. What if you just boot without cd and reinsert it after it asks ?

[someone corrects me if I'm wrong] I think that all unattended settings from a previous installation that are NOT managed by nLite are lost as nLite remakes a new winnt.sif file and would not include them in there, hence the warning. Still as this is managed by nLite, it is kept or maybe imported from your Last_session.ini if you loaded it. The easiest way would have been to edit the winnt.sif manually, I guess the "accounts" section must be quite easy to understand (I don't use it), and run nLite to only make iso after the file has been modified.

If you have disabled it and haven't reused a fresh set of files, it is still disables (and removed, so you can't re-enable it). That's why it's greyed out. The fact it says "Enabled (Default)" when greyed out might be a bug. Nuhi ?

You can try "Ranish Partition Manager" to create the partition exactly where you want. Tough it's an old tool and will only format in FAT (it can create an NTFS partition but will not format it), it can also verify the partition. You jusyt need to boot in DOS, launch "part244.exe" that's included in the zip file (in fact, part244 is the only file you will need). Toggle HDD(s) and USB drive by pressing F5, the partitions will appear.

What is the last thing you see befort it hangs ? +Your C drive being skipped when booting in DOS is normal as it is formatted NTFS.

How does it show in Disk Management ?

There is no real question in your post (or admit it, it's quite vague) so I'll put it like that: post a real config and you might get a reply wether it's compatible or not. Most needed info are motherboard and VGA card.

BartPE iso is already smaller than 200Meg. All that cannot be used is already removed (sound, printers...). There is not much to remove before, you might regret it afterwards. And it's not like it's taking place on your HDD.

Sometimes, .exe files unzip to a temporary folder where you can get the .inf file.

When you change OS, the output of the VGA card can produce a shifted image.TFT don't have buttons to schrink the image, but they have an "Automatic Adjust" button or function. Sometimes, you have to push it for 2 seconds. The WMP on the screeshot seems maximized so it's not a matter of moving the window.

Do you both realize you're replying to a questoon asked 6 YEARS ago ? And for Petrolius, it's you second post and twice you reply to 2001 threads !

Gparted.

I meant the update could have eaten all the bandwidth for few seconds (but hardly 4minutes) at every (???again) new connection, but it looks like it's not the case.

So i can just put in a cable i use to connect a Modem to a Computer but them for computer to a laptop ? In your first post, you talk about a network cable. If here you are talking about an adsl modem, maybe that cable can do (8 wires and RJ45 connector). If you are talking about a serial cable to a 56k modem (or older equivalent device), no. Or maybe yes but we have to know what we are talking about. Today, the easiest way to transfer data between 2 computers that are not physically connected is a USB stick. That is if both computers are manufactured after 1997 (I guess if you are posting in the XP forum, they are). If you still want to go network, if one is fairly recent and has a Gigabit network card, you can use a normal network cable. If both are "non Gigabit", you need to use a crossover cable as stated by nitroshift. Third easy way is to burn the data on CD/DVD.

No. Only clean way I know to do it is to rename your existing profiles before reinstalling and to copy the data after new profiles have been created (people have logged once). Be aware of the difference (as in "rights") between "moving" and copying/deleting data on a same NTFS drive.

If you are still in the installation fase (as I understand), you will be prompted to install XP in a new partition created in the "unused space" or something like that. At that point, you can choose to have that partition take all the space or part of it (in % or in MegaBytes). That is the part I think you missed. Create the partition the size you want, the easiest is then to install XP, and create a 2nd partition in the remaining space from within "Disk Management" after XP is totally installed. If you missed, there is always "GParted", a live (boot) cd that can resize your partition very easily afterwards. Gparted is downloadable as such (iso) and also included in Ubuntu CDs.

Can you see if the internet traffic is at full during those 4 minutes (in the ZoneAlarm icon) ? Maybe an antivirus update ? When did it start ? What's your type of connection ?

Is it formatted NTFS ? If not, you could have problems transfering very big files like DVD iso (>4Gig).

Does your burner appear in the "Device" box ?

You don't say if you've checked "Skip OOBE" option in Unattended section. Or maybe autologin does that but I don't think so.