Tripredacus

Hey the FAT and the MBR are two different things. Recovering an MBR can be done but I've never heard of anyone recovering a FAT before. i'd sure like to learn more about that process myself if it is possible.

So you just can't install from a file share? Can you install from a CD-ROM or a floppy disk? What OS is on your file server? It might just be an NTFS vs Share rights issue.

I would say that the choice of operating system would lie solely in what programs you are looking to run, and what they require/work best in.

See if you can do the following: start run mmc see if that opens anything.

Yea man, it's Bethedsa's official site, even tho when you leave their site for it it tells you they aren't responsible for the content. Its the only real place you should get the Oblivion plugins.

I read somewhere that Flash HDDs (actual flash, not solid-state in general) had a really low MTBF compared to magnetic drives (but not as low as optical drives) and this was the number one concern about Asus' EEE PC. That Flash HDDs are designed to be used sparingly and not as a standard HDD.

Yea I got that backwards!

Those are neat little machines. I set those up all the time. My first question was if you had the light on the front or not! I can't remember if that model is the one with the IR light and the 2 USB ports on the front... They made so many models that are all practically the same that I get them confused.

I used to use one of that model before! I almost forgot I had one. At work we use TrendNet 16 port T1601R which handles PS2, DIN and VGA.

Well presuming your keyboards don't have a volume control key, you can just deny access to the volume control panel.

That'll be pretty tough. There's not much parity between the physical connections outside and the information about those connections. You wouldn't be able to tell other than whichever one Windows finds first, that is the one it makes 1, and the second is 2. There is no garauntee it won't find the second adapter first. Can you see the MAC Addresses for the NICs in the BIOS at all? Do both have the same Hardware ID?

Are you sure they are the PRO 1000 drivers aka e1e5132?

Alright here is a weird one that I haven't experienced yet, although I have a lead on it already. I have a machine that I captured an XP image from. The volume table is as follows: vol 0: ltr=c; label=; FS=NTFS; Type=Part; Size=61GB; Status=Healthy; Info=; vol 1: ltr=; label=; FS=FAT32; Type=Part; Size=14GB; Status=Healthy; Info=Hidden; I created the image as follows: [diskpart] select disk 0 select part 1 select vol 1 assign letter=d: [imagex] imagex /capture c: z:\image.wim "C Drive" /compress fast imagex /capture d: z:\image.wim "D Drive" /compress fast Then I redploy the image back onto the source machine. The only difference is that the partitions are backwards because of Microsoft's Standard Practices for using diskpart. [diskpart] select disk 0 clean create part pri size=14096 select part 1 assign letter=d: format fs=fat32 quick create part pri size=62220 active assign letter=c: format fs=ntfs quick exit [imagex] imagex /apply z:\image.wim "Drive C" C: imagex /apply z:\image.wim "Drive D" D: [diskpart] select disk 0 select part 1 select vol 1 att vol set hidden att vol set nodefaultdriveletter set id=12 [imagex] attrib c:\boot.ini -R +A -S -H copy v_boot.ini 1 attrib c:\boot.ini +R -A +S +H The boot.ini is replaced because the boot volume is now different than the one that was captured. All I did was change the VOLUME(1) to (0) but should I need to change that to (2)? So on bootup I get the HAL.DLL is missing or corrupted, but if I use NTFSDOS (or reboot back into the PE) I can see that the file is there. Also now the vols look the same as above, except the Vol #s are switched. LMK if anyone has any ideas.

When you plug a 1.1 device into a 2.0 port, it will give you a message on the screen saying the device can perform faster. Other than that, there really isn't another way that I know of.

I think you'll need to install it once using the record method, then rebuild the installer. I did that once to make a custom PowerDVD install. http://knowledge.macrovision.com/doc/Helpn..._EXECmdLine.htm

You did follow these instructions right? http://www.msfn.org/board/WinPE-20-GimageX...HTA-t97512.html My use of it makes the WinPE load GImageX right off the bat. It uses the following startnet.cmd wpeinit wpeutil initializenetwork net use z: \\unclesocks\seafood\images password /user:kdineen regsvr32 /s misc\GImageX_COM.dll mshta.exe x:\windows\system32\ImageX.hta

You would use the same process as installing regular drivers into the image. If you are using the WAIK or OPK you can use the following: peimg /inf=<path> c:\winpe_x86\mount\Windows http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista...3.mspx?mfr=true

Yea they definately won't run the logoff scripts. Your function is calling the "force shutdown" action that you normally can see being run by NTAUTHORITY/SYSTEM. You will be better off using comspec for "shutdown -r -t 30" where -r is restart, and -t is time, and 30 is 30 seconds, but you can use any sort of time delay you wish. This option should run your logoff scripts. If that still isn't working, try "shutdown -i -r -t 30"

I also get a weird cursor on my computer at home. it looks like a backwards 1. It doesn't cause a problem but it just isn't the normal cursor. I never tried looking into changing it.

You mean you want to include the Acer hardware drivers in with Windows so when it installs it will install all of the drivers automatically?

Do you get an error when you try to open it? What distro of Vista are you using?

My dad's DVD Player (a Sony) does the same thing. It seems like its dirty but running a cleaner doesnt seem to make it get any better. Sometimes it corrects itself, other times it just freezes. But his does it with DVDs and Audio CDs also. I'd say its more "biting the dust" than an inability to read new media. Although newer media may have different versions of copy protection on them, that won't make it do that. You'd see problems a lot earlier on, or the disc wouldn't play at all. I tried looking at it but there isn't much you can do on your own. Try running a lens cleaner on it. Or if you feel inventive, try about finding the service manual for your model, or see if a repair is worth it. But they are pretty cheap nowadays. It could be something easy like a belt or the grease on the gears needs to be replaced, or a big deal like the optics could be going out of the acceptable tolerance range. The funny thing for me is I have never had a problem with my DVD player. And my DVD player is one with the worst DVD playback reputation: the PS2!

No, in this case it´s that I´m not a normal member... Oh IPB group settings... I didn't even notice you were a global. Anyways I haven't had any time to try new stuff with the drive. Maybe this weekend I can give it a shot.

The zip didn't work?

It is designed to deploy WIM images. Is this what you mean? You can create installing WIMs with Vista and Server 2008, but XP and others are just drive captures.