Update NTDETECT.com and ntldr?

[Fungus]

Say I want to put in ntdetect.com and ntldr from winXP into windows2000, where would I put the files? Could I just make a .cab of them and put them in HFCABS?

[jimmsta]

Drop them in the FIX folder, I think. I did that, and it seemed to work fine. I'd recommend doing that for Windows 2000, seeing as it cuts down 3-10 seconds on boot-time.

[Fungus]

Yep, it decreased boot time for me a lot. It also fixed some other issue's , like the CPU test from 3dmark(s) now function. Quite odd, but I can live with that.

[AgiHammerklau]

So this tip is now thoroughly tested and working ?

Maybe FDV can change this :

This isn't really a modified binary tip, and I have not seen a thorough enough discussion of it to link to, but you can replace 2000's NTDETECT.COM and NTLDR with XP's and your Windows 2000 installation will boot a little faster. Copy those XP files (just as they are) into this FIX folder. This will also allow you to dual-boot Windows 2000 and XP or 2003 Server. If you dual-boot Win 2k and XP or 2003, you have to do this.

on his page vorck.com , then and link to this thread, if more people can confirm, that it´s working.

Agi

[tommyp]

It's been tested and working for quite some time.

[AgiHammerklau]

@tommyp

Thanks for the confirmation by the Master himself !

So this "tweak" has the "holy approval"

Do you know about any problems, if these files are applied with HFSLIP and nlite is run on the SOURCESS folder afterwards ?

I´m also running a dualboot W98SE/ W2K, hope there aren´t any issues.

Searched the forum for ntldr and ntdetect and found several threads, but none concerning this.

Agi

[tommyp]

The only non-problem problem about using NLITE on the sourcess file depends on what you are reducing with NLITE; there is a list of files to keep that is listed on www.vorck.com. One of these days I should update the hfslip.org site to include the same information. But there are no problems with replacing the two files you mention, but I haven't tested it with a dual boot system.

[AgiHammerklau]

Thanks again !

Would be nice to have this list as well as the tip to keep the new files, that HFSLIP integrated, directly available.

So I can also update the little HFSLIP/ nlite "HowTo" in the german-nlite.de forum.

http://www.german-nlite.de/index.php?s=&am...ost&p=80441

Will test it right away, got an XPSP2 from my brother, who just uses LINUX and it came with his PC.

Agi

Edited September 13, 2007 by AgiHammerklau

[RJARRRPCGP]

Yep, it decreased boot time for me a lot. It also fixed some other issue's , like the CPU test from 3dmark(s) now function. Quite odd, but I can live with that.

That don't make sense, because what does that even have to do with the HAL?