The results were:

F:\HFSLIP IF EXIST FIX XCOPY /H /R /Y FIX\*.* SOURCESS\I386

FIX\notepad.ex_

FIX\WINNT.SIF

2 files copied.

@saugatak:

By the output of your xcopy, the only possible conlusion is that ntldr and ntdetect.com are not in your FIX directory, as I can't think of any reason that could cause xcopy ignore the files if they are there (when using the /H parameter). When running the XCOPY command (you ran it correctly), you should see the files ntldr and ntdetect.com being copied.

Regards,

Pene

Edited October 14, 200520 yr by pene

I Have to agree, I changed cabarc.exe to RAHS

then: X:\2KBootCD\+Tools\BLAH> xcopy /h /r /y *.* blah2\

Result: cabarc.exe in blah2\, as a -AHS file, removal of the ReadOnly flag, but Copy will do that as well.

OK this is what I did.

After reading these 2 posts, I did a screenshot of my FIX folder, posted. Since the last post in my thread, I have not changed the contents of my FIX folder. Here's the screenshot.

Anyway, I tried the same method again and this time . . . . it worked!

You'll probably think that I didn't have the programs in the FIX folder, but I am 100% certain they were there.

I really don't know what happened.

Would those 2 files but from 2k3 work better?

Is it possible just to replace them in source cd?

saugatak

No problem with that. I have a bug today morning too: I saw things and was sure it was like I saw, but when I did the same procedure in the evening it was not excatly the same

It happens sometimes B)

@oleg, thanks. It's a headscratcher sometimes.

@dirtwarrior, FDV said using Win2k3 NTDETECT.COM and ntldr work on Win2k and HFSLIP.

Whether Win2k3 NTDETECT.COM and ntldr run faster than XP versions I don't know.

I downloaded Win2k3 SP1 and am extracting it to get Win2k3 NTDETECT.COM and ntldr into my FIX folder and am going to run TommyP's latest HFSLIP. Will report on results tonight or by tomorrow.