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Sometimes you want to install the INF for a device that you don't have! For various reasons, of which one could be that you want to unattendedly install driver for hardware that you'll add later (maybe later when you add the device, you won't have the driver files nearby). Here's a snippet of the command to do it: rundll32 "syssetup,SetupInfObjectInstallAction DefaultInstall 128 > %SystemDrive%\la2124\oem1.inf" for device drivers forced INF install

No, that's not a good step to take, since many topics are relevant even months later.

Indeed, that was really impressive to me! B)

Yeah, just use opera - it removes the need for all the features mentioned above.

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googling threw up lots of manuals. Or you can use gnutella/kazaa/shareaza P2P networks to find PDF manuals (ensure that what you download is not a "paid for" book). There are many good manuals for free in there - those that you can't find in any book-shop, and is only available through that network.

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2 word answer - "who cares!" (since new=nice, that's all, lol) The above links by cutebear are re-directed ones. Originals below.

Yes, its quite possible. What you basically need to do, is to remove all possibility of needing to have write-access to anywhere - only then it can run totally from CD. (The other option is to load it all into RAM, and that frightens me... 400 MB ramdisk+ 100 MB memory....... and we still haven't come to swap-space :SHUDDER: ) Now, how you do it is an open-ended question - there's many sites that have info about it, and you can yourself try somethings too. Just remember that it is not such a good idea as far compatibility with software is required. Reasons: 1. Win9x just doesn't cut it anymore - many apps (incl. system diagnostic utils) want a better OS to run on. 2. A crippled win98 running from CD with no registry modification or system-file write access - **** HELL! BartPE is your best bet - include the XPE plugin for an explorer interface. And then a lot of apps run fine on it. And with some thoughtful moments, you can even figure out a way to have what you find to be difficult right now.

there is a plug-in for bartPE which does something (I don't know what) to remove the limitation! (take a look at the plugins available for the builder at support sites) If you want, you can take a look at the INF that the plugin gives, and do the same registry modification to your WinPE.

huh?going by that definition, even autopatcher does not *AUTO*-update. You need to do *SOME* extent of work on your own, atleast (like getting a new version of the app, or getting updated lists of patches). XPCREATE has a list of new patches. So just re-CREATE your CD every month with it - you'll be fine. Of course, if you find a better program, please post about it here - we'll be happy to know about it.

Of course not. That file is a *MASSIVE* collection of lots of known tweaks. Personally, I just pick and choose what I want - so my OWN regtweaks.reg is only about 10% of what you see there.

I guess the limit is placed for a reason. To prevent usage of WinPE as a day-to-day OS. There's some web-pages that claim to have gotten round the limit. But I prefer using bartPE which doesn't have those limitations.

do you have ZoneAlarm or some such firewall, to check for any intrusion attempts ?

nLite does not auto-remove anything. Select "custom" in the remove-type drop-down. Then you'd be able to keep the removals to exactly what you want to remove.

And /me am a fan of Reget download manager. It can do all that you can want, and more.

that's welcome news

If you followed the guide, then you have some file called "autologon.reg" - which is where the password needs to be changed to the same as in winnt.sif.

good luck