HarryKane Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hi, i'm not sure if this the right place to put my question, or if i should open a new thread. I also admit, that didn't read much of the thread, so please forgive me if I missed the solution (but the search didn't show me any usable for my problem). Ok, I used WinSetFromUSB under Vista HPx64 and prepared my 1GB UBS-stick with the WinXP recovery CD delivered with my DELL Mini 12. Every thing seems fine. Booting with USB, getting through the first some boot menus (First part of XP Home, ... ) but then it complainesLine 22162 of INF-file \txtsetup.sif has an error (analogously translated from german)In this line I found:ps2 = “Mÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ...."I tried 3 times formating and reinstalling the USB-stick. With everytime the same outcome ...Can someone explaine/help?Thanks,HarryKane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilko_t Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 ...WinXP recovery CD...What are contents of this CD? Is it a recovery CD, restoring the factory image or an OEM Windows, which you can install?Run the following in command prompt:dir F: /b /s > c:\list.txtWhere F: is the drive letter of the recovery CD. Compress and attach or upload in datafilehost.com c:\list.txt with your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Ok, here it is ...list.zip Edited March 7, 2009 by HarryKane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Splitted the topis as it is "specific" to a given source/CD.In a "normal" TXTSETUP.SIF there is a line in [Mouse] section:ps2 = "Mouse Port Mouse",files.i8042,i8042prtat line 6485 in mine, but that may vary....Please post (zipped) your TXTSETUP.SIF or TXTSETUP.SI_It seems like the original file is corrupted (or it gets corrupted during the copy). jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 This is my txtsetup.sif created on my USB-stick:TXTSETUP.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 This is my txtsetup.sif created on my USB-stick:Yep, it is obviously truncated/corrupted.Post the one on your original CD.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 This is the one I found in I386/ on the CDTXTSETUP.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 @HarryKaneThis one seems allright.Simply try, after running WinsetupfromUSB, to manually copy the TXTSETUP.SIF from CD to the stick, overwriting the one already there.Then insert, after line:startoc.cab = 2,,,,,,_x,,3,3These lines:undoren.cmd=1,,,,,,,2,0,0binifix4.cmd=1,,,,,,,2,0,0presetup.cmd=1,,,,,,,2,0,0setupORG.exe=1,,,,,,,2,0,0Make in a directory a copy of the TXTSETUP.SIF on the stick, renaming it to TXTSETUP1.SIF, and copy to the same directory the TXTSETUP.SIF on CD, renaming it TXTSETUP2.SIF, then open a command prompt, navigate too that directory and run:FC TXTSETUP1.SIF TXTSETUP2.SIFor use an utility like this one:http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiffmore here:http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/...omparison.shtmlyou'll see that the only differences are the 4 lines above (inserted by WinsetupfromUSB) and the missing lines at the end of the file.I have no idea what can corrupt the file during the copy.Could it be due to some running Antivirus or similar app?It is possible that, for the same reason (whatever it might be) some other files get corrupted/truncated during the copy.You should check with an utility like this:http://www.xs4all.nl/~lploeger/TreeComp3.htmThat files on stick have the same size as those on CD.@ilko_tWinsetupfromUSB does not somehow "process" TXTSETUP.SIF, apart from the above listed lines, right? If yes, please list the other changes it does....jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilko_t Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 @ilko_tWinsetupfromUSB does not somehow "process" TXTSETUP.SIF, apart from the above listed lines, right? If yes, please list the other changes it does....jaclazThat's all. In case of fixed disk a few lines are added for rdummy.sys as well.I've tried using the posted original txtsetup.sif and the resulted file was OK. Could be something to do with AutoIt & Vista x64 @HarryKaneCan you try the tool on another computer, running XP or Vista 32 bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Yeah, I will try it in the evening again. I have another machine with XP, and I will also check if perhaps Avira AntiVir is causing trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 So, first try was to deactivate the Avira AntiVir Guard and do the procedure, but the file was corrupt again. Repairing the txtsetup.sif like jaclaze said makes the things run. Now I could insall XP appropriate. After this I tried to preperate the stick with the XP-machine, but the txtsetup.sif got also corrupted. On both machines Avira AntiVir is installed. Maybe this is a problem. I can try it again with uninstalled Avira AntiVir tomorrow evening. When I visit my parents in some weeks I also could test it again with a normal WinXP (Systembuilder). Thanks alot for your help guys,your HarryKane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilko_t Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Try if you get a chance running it on English version of Windows, it could be something to do with the localization, just a guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimb Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You should Copy the content of your Recovery CD first to a Folder on Harddisk and use this folder as Source for building your USB-stick.Check your txtsetup.sif file in harddisk folder and see if it is not corrupt.Probably Reading from your Optical drive is giving the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Try if you get a chance running it on English version of Windows, it could be something to do with the localization, just a guess...I don't have any English version of Windows. Perhaps my SysAdmin at work has an English one.You should Copy the content of your Recovery CD first to a Folder on Harddiskand use this folder as Source for building your USB-stick.Check your txtsetup.sif file in harddisk folder and see if it is not corrupt.Probably Reading from your Optical drive is giving the problem.I have copied the CD onto HD (this was my first guess). This seems not to be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryKane Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) Could it be due to some running Antivirus or similar app?Your guess seemed to be right. After deinstalling Avira AntiVir the TXTSETUP.SIF wasn't corrupted any more. I haven't tried to install it until now but I'll do this as soon as I got some time for it.EDIT: Moep ... this was not the problem :-(Perhaps I can try it again with a normal XP version and/or an english one. Edited March 13, 2009 by HarryKane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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