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I forgot to post this as I posted it in that thread as well: There is some changes to how VBScript is handled between WinPE 2.0 and WinPE 3.0, this I ran into when I updated my HTA as well. The changes aren't documented as far as I know. But I wonder if you are having the same problem in WinPE 2.0?

I'll agree. The WMI code is suspect because it is written expecting it to work 100% of the time. For example, there is no check to see if the data collected is an object, or is an array. Did you install the WMI package into your WinPE? Are you using WinPE 2.0 like the OP has this coded for? There is some changes to how VBScript is handled between WinPE 2.0 and WinPE 3.0, this I ran into when I updated my HTA as well. The changes aren't documented as far as I know.

Clicking through some thing, it seems that these old Excel macros used something called "XLM" format saved into an .xlm file. Not to be confused with XML. Anyways, it looks like XLM macros were platform independent and allowed you to use them in both Windows and Macintosh versions of Excel. I found this link: http://plymdesign.com/microsoft-excel/macros-for-macintosh-excel-2008-using-xlm/ My search terms: XLM Macros Excel 4.0 macro language I hope this isn't what you were looking for... since... it would be strange to find something for The Finder. Its like the Keymaster going to the hardware store to copy a key.

I knew it ran in the background now (its in the event logs)... Does it still do the disk space check?

Seems he comes up with more math to try out.

Hmmm I see, second welcome...

I'll presume this is a typo...

What packages have you added into your WinPE?

Link to WinPE builds removed.

I don't think we have one either.

Did you try this one? http://blogs.technet.com/b/fixit4me/archive/2009/03/31/error-code-2738-when-running-a-microsoft-fix-it-solution.aspx

You should try to keep enough free diskspace for whatever that % that Defrag needs to be able to run.

Something you could test on a VM or other system... just an idea (probably not a good one). Is to delete the data in those keys, then change the permissions on them so that they cannot be written to. So as an example, you would still have an ".ai" class but with no data. But a situation may occur that locking those keys would cause an update to fail if it couldn't write the registry key.

I think it would be possible if you had a dual boot, but the problem would be that the processes that is running setup.exe would not be able to replace themselves during the repair.

I can't get to the company's website (Ruanmei) but their certificate is valid.

If the mass storage driver is not installed, Diskpart can't see anything. If you do a LIST DISK, it will return "No fixed disks" message.

Is it conceivable that Tihiy might post a procedure for accomplishing what he did, rather than uploading OS files? (The assumption would be that the user already has the necessary files, and only needs to port and modify them accordingly.) Or would the procedure be too difficult to replicate? --JorgeA He mentions to me that it wouldn't be a redist, but a patcher. Anyways, he knows our rules already so I'm sure it will be fine.

What is the actual formatted size of the boot partition? Some BIOSes do not support booting 2GB+ over USB. If you can do a test, build a bootable WinPE using a small USB to see if it works on those problem computers.

Ok I didn't know about "cutting the wire shorter" before. I suppose it depends entirely on whether or not the thing you are plugging into is also designed to not have a connection at that point as well. I had a certain picture in my head when typing that (ie USB connector block) which has the N/C pin physically removed.

I see what you mean. First let me point out that the actual appearance of the memory doesn't matter. Unless you are running a computer fashion contest, most people never actually ever see their memory after it is installed. I think what we will need (unless you get lucky with searching) is the part number off the RAM itself. That will make it easier to locate, rather than searching for those generic terms which lead to finding a false positive on Crucial's website. I know a Crucial guy, maybe I can ask him if he can track it down using the name you posted.

How about at Crucial? http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=BLT2G3D1337DT1TX0

Intel AMT is aimed mainly at Enterprises. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology I never go about and disable those services, since the only one that may be annoying is the one that writes the event logs saying the service isn't started. I imagine that you wouldn't use any of those features if it is just your home computer.

I've only used that page to run recovery, but is there any Warnings or Errors in Event Viewer that might give some more detailed information?

You can do your own boot options using Terabyte Unlimited's MBR program. You can see some example here where I created my own recovery partition.

Yeah the F9... this means they are using something "custom" likely because they entered into agreements with their software provider and didn't ditch them when the easy option came out with Vista or 7. This is why HP still used SoftThinks recovery with Vista, even though MS gave OEMs the tools to do it themselves with minimal development time. Windows 7 was even easier (aka no Visual Studio required). So with the F9, that is in the MBR which can be intercepted ahead of time before booting on your normally active (OS) partition. The basic function of that F9 is to take the OS partition, un-active it, and activate the recovery partition, then allow the PC to boot "normally". Of course then your recovery partition reverts these settings, which allows the next reboot to boot to the OS again. As far as the Boot Menu in Windows, I am not entirely sure where that is stored. I know that it *can* be configured (adding options) since the Vista recovery method required a script to be used to add that "Recovery" option in the menu. However, Windows 7 natively has an ability to know to display that option if a valid recovery partition is present and/or certain settings are set in BCD. I think (no clue really) that Bootmgr works likely similar to the F9 hand-off idea I posted before. Without any interaction, its going to run winload.exe (boot Windows), but if you interrupt that by using the F8 key, it boots to the menu. I don't believe that any of those options are preloaded, but when one is executed it knows what to do. I would presume a pre-load would delay boot time, and besides its not actually possible to execute more than one of those options at once.