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  1. Sure, if an authoritative source like that doesn't mention XP it won't work with them. The whole point is that the translation happens in the hard disk controller, the older OS's will only see 512 bytes sectors, some newer ones may be able to also see the underlying 4096 bytes ones (but they will anyway use the logical 512 bytes ones). The whole stuff was developed to maintain compatibility with older OS's and with BIOS (that actually *needs* the 512 bytes sectors to boot form a disk). XP can anyway access 4K sectors (but won't ever boot from one of them), very likely 2000 cannot. We have the working experience (thanks to Dave-H's abillties in choosing the most incompatible hardware existing) about a "queer" hard disk (and its external enclosure) that exposed 512 or 4K depending on the interface and at the time we put together a workaround, JFYI: https://msfn.org/board/topic/173265-formatting-an-external-drive-using-different-interfaces/ https://msfn.org/board/topic/173642-mkprilog-batch-to-access-a-same-disk-under-two-different-interfaces/ Anyway the clarification only about the term "cluster" that only appllies to file systems and their structure, not to the disks. jaclaz PS: only as a reminder, a "new alignment" partitioning scheme has very high probabilities of being corrupted by Disk Manager of XP (not the primary partitions, but the logical volumes inside extended). As long as you NEVER use the XP Disk Manager on that disk there are no issues: https://msfn.org/board/topic/176917-help-i-aligned-my-partitions-and-now-the-pc-wont-boot/
  2. @Dixel Not really. Clusters are a feature of the file system and they represent a set of sectors of the hard disk, "physical clusters" do not exist.. The disk has only the sectors, that can be physical (actual size on disk) or logical (the size that is exposed to the OS or its driver). Older disks had 512 bytes sectors (physical) that were exposed as 512 bytes (logical) More modern disks have 4096 bytes sectors (physical) that are exposed (logical) either as 512 bytes (so called AF drives) or as 4096 bytes (so called Native 4K, still pretty much rare). AF disks have (internally, physically) 4096 bytes sectors, that are converted by the controller to 8x512 bytes sectors. jaclaz
  3. Generally speaking access is denied should be actually called "insufficient permissions". These can be either permissions related to the file (so NTFS permissions on the file or the folder containing it) or to an operation performed on its settings (Registry permissions on involved/related keys). You should check both. jaclaz
  4. https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/4-TIMES-BEEP-RED-LIGHT/td-p/7451727 Power supply or graphic card?
  5. Whose source code? You posted in "Install Windows from USB" which hosts a few different tools by different Authors... jaclaz
  6. Only throwing things on the wall and see if anything sticks but for what it costs I would try both: [Keyboard] kbdhid = "USB Keyboard",files.kbdhid,kbdhid USB = "USB Keyboard",files.kbdhid,kbdhid and: [Keyboard] STANDARD = "USB Keyboard",files.kbdhid,kbdhid kbdhid = "USB Keyboard",files.kbdhid,kbdhid USB = "USB Keyboard",files.kbdhid,kbdhid and see what happens, though I remember seeing a lot of people having issues with attempts to install 2K with only USB mouse and keyboard on more modern hardware. I don't think a "working for all" solution exists, maybe - if you *somehow* manage to workaround the error - some "fully unattended setup" you may get past the text mode and hve later in the GUI a fully working keyboard, but cannot really say. Search on the board for related posts by bluebolt and tomasz86, they did a lot of work attempting to workaround similar USB keyboard issues, maybe some of those posts can provide some inspiration. jaclaz
  7. Maybe useful, maybe not: https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWin7 jaclaz
  8. Well, you are missing a large number of settings then (not only the Administrative templates/System). Check that you have all the .adm files in the right directories, this experiment to add gpedit to Home edition - as a side effect - provides all the needed info: https://www.oocities.org/kilian0072002/GPEditHome.htm This is more or less how it should look
  9. Not necessarily on that model, but sometimes leds blinking mean "cannot boot". Sometimes these bricked devices can be resurrected with some magic spells (actually fiddling with inserting the power supply, pushing the reset button in a certain sequence, etc.), since it costs nothing you can try: https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=98742 jaclaz
  10. As I cannot see, as in the screenshot you selected just the "root" aka "Local computer policy". Open "User Configuration", then: Administrative Templates System Not that it will surely work, but it should be there. jaclaz
  11. @Dave-H My XP system is in italian, so I cannot make a direct comparison, but the italian version of that thing is there allright in the corresponding path to: User Configuration Administrative Templates System The one you found is in a completely different path. jaclaz
  12. @Dave-H There should be an option to disable that message, if you are running XP Professional you can use GPEDIT: https://techjourney.net/disable-unsigned-driver-installation-dialog-prompt-in-windows-xp/ jaclaz
  13. Then one could put on it this thingy here: https://www.startech.com/en-eu/cards-adapters/pex2mpex and use the Mini PCIE card I found before: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404735703284 A sort of PCI Rube Goldberg device... jaclaz
  14. Not that much of a problem with around 11 (eleven! ) fivers: https://www.startech.com/en-gb/cards-adapters/pci1pex1 jaclaz
  15. And searching for ASM061, I found this (didn't know that such small ones existed, 27mmx30mm or so): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404735703284 AND (allegedly) compatible with: Mini PCIE, I know, still nice to know these exist. Back to topic, this is yet another (tiny) one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303881951057 with full and half height brackets, with drivers back to XP. jaclaz
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