FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Branched from this topic: My attempt of installing Windows XP on a Bay Trail-M CPU has been hampered by the ACPI.sys file. Luckily, a kind user had updated that file here Unfortunately, I must format the file to an LZX:21 archive then change the extension to "SY_" if I want to manually include the updated file in a Windows XP installation CD...an attempt of sending a compressed folder with the extension change made the installation warn that the file was corrupt and aborted. Does anyone know how to compress to LZX? I tried looking but found no archivers that would compress to that format... Edited April 26, 2019 by ~♥Aiko♥Chan♥~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiproton Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 It has been a long time since I did it but creating .cab files in the LZX:21 format uses makecab.exe. There is a GUI to make things easier called IExpress.exe. Both files come with XP and can be found in the \WINDOWS\system32\ folder. Making a CAB file in the LZX:21 format may require using makecab.exe with the commandline. Someone here is bound to know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, antiproton said: It has been a long time since I did it but creating .cab files in the LZX:21 format uses makecab.exe. There is a GUI to make things easier called IExpress.exe. Both files come with XP and can be found in the \WINDOWS\system32\ folder. Making a CAB file in the LZX:21 format may require using makecab.exe with the commandline. Someone here is bound to know. I just tried using makecab.exe on my XP...no compressed file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rloew Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 CABARC -m LZX:21 N ACPI.SY_ ACPI.SYS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, rloew said: CABARC -m LZX:21 N ACPI.SY_ ACPI.SYS You've been such an outstanding help to retro computer survival! <3 Once I enter the program makecab.exe in Windows XP, is that all I have to type? What if the modified ACPI.SYS is on the desktop? Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rloew Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I use CABARC, not MAKECAB. What I posted is a CLI command. If the file is on the Desktop, you either have to place a copy in your current directory, or set the Desktop folder as your current directory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, rloew said: I use CABARC, not MAKECAB. What I posted is a CLI command. If the file is on the Desktop, you either have to place a copy in your current directory, or set the Desktop folder as your current directory. Could you link me to the program? Google search tells me that it's only available on Windows SP2 and earlier or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rloew Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 http://www.pixelsplasher.com/_downloads/software/Microsoft-Cabinet-SDK/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I use cabpack 1.4 - https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7104-cabpack.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Damnation said: I use cabpack 1.4 - https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7104-cabpack.html Broken link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) odd - the l on the end of the link wasn't hyperlinked just copy the whole address into your address bar https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7104-cabpack.html Edited April 26, 2019 by Damnation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 The operation is a bitter-sweet success <3 Windows XP with the modded ACPI.sys files does not stop and claim the claim is corrupted <3 Now I just need to figure out the ACPI problem on my 2014 AIO computer that does not support XP T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 It works! Using the custom drivers, f7, rloew and Damnation's suggested cab file makers to successfully replacing the ACPI.sys file, updating the bios, and f7 made it work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnation Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 pressing F7 will skip loading acpi - what happens if you don't press F7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Damnation said: pressing F7 will skip loading acpi - what happens if you don't press F7? A BSoD will occur related to ACPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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