RainyShadow

Thanks for the explanation, @jumper I found a few tools that should be able to log these calls. So, hypothetically, we may be able to record the instructions that the touchpad driver is given under Win8, and then play it back to the driver in XP...

Picky, heh. Just switch to another file manager that has this function.

@MrAnonymous123 Check this one - http://web.archive.org/web/20181201110458/http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22928/eng/PROEmbSw11.exe It contains drivers for Intel I218-LM, but with a different ID, so you may need to mod the .inf file.

...unless you are on unlimited traffic. But that doesn't help when the file or the whole server disappears. Just move everything to some backup folder/drive. You may note the source of each package, so if you get instructed to download one of those, you just get it from the backup. Try to preserve original filenames. btw. does anyone around here knows how actually an user program communicates with a loaded driver? WMI? Some "shared" memory? POKE + PEEK (lol)?

It may be easier to just change the USB mode on your phone. Check if you have the "USB storage" option and select that.

http://web.archive.org/web/20140414114919/http://www.oldapps.com/WindowBlinds.php?old_windowblinds=6 also check these: benefits wb3 , benefits wb4

Do you have any simple way to test? Like checking a web page, or opening a special crafted font in Windows Font Viewer, etc.

I see this in the modified .inf [ETD_AddReg.HW] HKR,,"UpperFilters",0x00010000,"ETD" without a specified key for that value. Is it actually added anywhere? Start by checking the same path as for the Asus driver. Also, there is this HKLM,%HKLMRootPath%"\Elantech\OtherSetting",CustomerDefinition,%REG_DWORD%,4 ; 0 = NONE, 1 = SONY, 2 = DELL, 3 = CLEVO, 4 = SAMSUNG, 5 = ASUS, 6 = ACER HKLM,%HKLMRootPath%"\Elantech\UIFunctionOption",UI_Theme,%REG_DWORD%,4 ; 0 = Mcpl UI, 1 = Animation UI, 2 = Dell UI, 3 = Dual Mode, 4 = Simple UI, 5 = ASUS UI You might try changing the values to the Asus one. Lots of other interesting values worth checking... if they're considered at all. Also, you may have to add a GroupMap section for your device. Check this section too - [ETD_HIDMouseIgnore.AddReg]

I tried OpenSSH 3.7.1, it installed fine without destroying my PATH variables. I installed it to a custom folder though, maybe the bug happens when using the default options. At first the service wasn't able to start, it was looking for /etc in my C:\Windows folder. Turned out i had an old copy of cygwin1.dll there that got loaded instead, so i had to remove it. I also had to remove the CYGWIN variable. After this the service was starting properly and i successfully connected to it from another system. While trying this, i found out my terminal program MobaXterm contains a few servers. The SSH server included has a few limitations in the free version, but they also offer a dedicated server MobaSSH and don't mention any limits for its free variant. You can try this too.

So, you found the "hidden" link in my post :P What do you need SSH for?

And your question is... ? https://sourceforge.net/projects/sshwindows/files/OldFiles/

Well, time to give up. Wipe drive, put win10 and be happy

Did you try starting the helper .exe?

In 8.1 disable touchpad programs, so your settings are not loaded. Start the .bat file. It should modify 3 registry values and "touch" 3 files. If this alone doesn't activate your settings, try starting AsusTPHelper.exe as well. You may try it in XP too, but probably some paths need fixing.

Looks like it started AsusTPHelper.exe as well. Check if asustp.bat can activate your touchpad settings.

Ummm, Doh moment here, sorry :D I just checked and my free version 1.8.5 of Revo Uninstaller is quite lacking compared to the Pro version 3.1.9 i use most of the time :P It only has the uninstall function... Well, i did say "or a similar tool". What do you have that can monitor program installs (and create a log)? Quickly looking in my programs, i have: Revo Uninstaller Pro - real-time monitoring; Records all changes (with exclude filter); "Smarty Uninstaller 4 (GiveawayOfTheDay.com version)" - pre-install and post-install snapshot, probably won't be useful for our purpose; InCtrl5 - pre-install and post-install snapshot, but may be useful; Works on Win9x and XP, not sure about Win8.1 though; Slooow! Process Monitor - real-time monitoring; lots of manual work needed; Sandboxie - real-time monitoring; Some tweaking may be needed; ... Googling for InCtrl5 gives some interesting results, i.e. https://www.raymond.cc/blog/tracking-registry-and-files-changes-when-installing-software-in-windows/view-all/

You can use another similar utility. You should also try Process Monitor, but in addition to this, not as a replacement. Imagine that AsusTPCenter.exe is the installer for some program. In Revo click on "Install programs", browse to the .exe and select it. It will get started (along with a CPU usage spike due to monitoring). Avoid using other unrelated programs to get a cleaner log. When you confirm that your touchpad settings got loaded, exit or kill AsusTPCenter.exe and click the floppy icon to save a log. You can examine it in the "Traced programs" tab (right click > "Edit log"). Look for registry entries you didn't pay attention to before, also for writes to some sort of configuration file. Do the same with Process Monitor. Close all unneeded programs first. Start capturing and run AsusTPCenter.exe. When touchpad behaviour changes, stop the capture and save the full log with all events in .PML format.

It needs hardware with the proper IDs, I can't add mine unless i modify the installer. Anyways, did you try to monitor better what AsusTPCenter.exe does? Maybe you missed something...

Well, i tried modding the damn app, but it's of no use. Select binaries from the One-Core-API didn't help either. Then tried to install it on my Win7 netbook, but it fails...

Don't bother with dwmapi.dll , that drags a pile of other things with it. @jaclaz previously suggested a program stub that does nothing (can't remember the name now). Try to use that in place of dwmapi.dll You only need AsusTPCenter.exe to configure the touchpad once on startup, it doesn't need to show a window or be functional in any other way. It can just crash after doing its job - it doesn't matter.

There is Windows CE. Windows Mobile and Windows Phone are branches of WinCE, just like XP and Vista are branches of NT.

You can revert to the old-style boot menu if you wish so. Start BOOTICE, in the BCD tab select "BCD of the current system", click "easy mode" and clear the checkmark for "Metro Boot Manager (Win8)". Anyways, can you find the minimal set of programs that needs to be running for touchpad settings to work? Ability to run the configuration program doesn't matter. Also, check if the settings stay if you kill those programs, or it reverts to default.

How come your OS selection is affected, huh?!? That's some pretty f****d up setup you have there... Yes, touchpad related things. You already listed 4 programs... You better set the OS to auto-login. Also, first attach external mouse and/or keyboard and make sure they work properly. Remote control availability won't be bad too. And remember - the point of all this is to see if the driver alone is enough, or it needs the additional programs.

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