Post by: NewGuy on October 06, 2002, 07:21:00 PM
Now that i have that out - i have a spicific question that utalizes your technology (twinkie) and barts loader (also great)
here is a quick background of my project
I have a multiboot with
W2k all flavor from MSDN (vol liicence)
A bunch of tools
WXPPRO (trying to add it)
so i have everythign working and have been working with this cd multiboot for like a year now. so i feel very confident with the loaders etc.
BUT here is the question when i added xpSP1 and updated it all following your page to the T i can not get Xp to load the OS from a directory other then CDROMROOT/i386 i spicifically have the error in the GUI of xp setup the error is the pop up box saying that it cant find the cd and to try hitting ok to browse for it. it will work untill that point . it will also work if i put the I386 on the root (but that is not what i want)
i want to run the whole mess from /xpprI386 i have edited the txtsetup and deleted all the compressed versions but somewhere it is still trying to pull it from the i386 root folder i hope this help please let me know.
Post by: Twinkie on October 08, 2002, 02:08:27 PM
I am looking into it but do not have an answer yet. Are you using Retail Pro or Corporate build? I just got a legit version of XP Corp. at my new job so I may be able to test that out finally. Sorry for the long response but I was in the middle of moving to a new job. Anyway I hope to post soon.
Post by: newGuy on October 13, 2002, 08:43:27 PM
Post by: Anonymous on October 20, 2002, 06:20:51 PM
I\'ve been trying to get an answer to this on 5 other sites, but no one knows..
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Post by: Tracky110XP on October 21, 2002, 11:08:00 AM
i am having this problem as well and have posted it as well, so far all i have been told is to burn the cd at 1X or any other slower speed.
Post by: Anonymous on October 21, 2002, 05:12:35 PM
/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />:)/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />:)/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />All you have to do is copy the 3 files WIN51, WIN51IP and WIN51IP.SP1 to the \"root\" of your installastion e.g. ENGLISHXPRO
But you must also have them at the boot root.
Best regards..
Balder
Post by: SpudGunMan on October 22, 2002, 09:13:48 PM
in Re: To
after burning the CD, are you able to copy down everything on the CD, or are you having an issue in the C:rootuenglishXPPROI386ASMS60100MsftWindowsCommonControlscontrols.man file.
i am having this problem as well and have posted it as well, so far all i have been told is to burn the cd at 1X or any other slower speed.
Post by: SpudGunMan on October 22, 2002, 10:33:29 PM
http://www.lecour.net/richard/archives/000050.html (http://\"http://www.lecour.net/richard/archives/000050.html\")
putting the ID files in the booldisk path was a no go ...but a good idea
Post by: Space Between on October 22, 2002, 11:00:41 PM
i got a off topic ? that should be posted in a new thread but it\'s not of that importance too.
how and the hell do you start win200 setup from dos...i can\'t due it...at all. That is the only way you can choose your install dir for xp which btw does work. my friend showed me how to do it..i thought i did it exactly the same way but i guess not because it wont work at all.
however i did give him a xp cd and it did work...like that...there seems to be no other way to do it so far.
anyways it\'s still a mystery to me.
Post by: SpudGunMan on October 23, 2002, 12:47:34 PM
to run setup from dos are you running winnt.exe
that is the way nt setup always has started form a command line
Post by: Space Between on October 23, 2002, 10:36:25 PM
anyhow...the orginal guide MUST of been altered and placed on tech-hints.com If you dig up the old thread that it started for us here you will see that the ip files where to be placed in the root and the same directory that contained the i386 folder...if you didnt do this and it worked then maybe you didnt need to after all...but i would of sworn i tried it once wihtout and it fuct up...almost positive.
anyhow the orginal guide that started here like a year ago said you should put them in there...if twinkie\'s site\'s says otherwise then that is a alteration on his part....which im not too sure of why he would of altered that. So im guessing when you did your 2k multi-os you must of just dragged and dropped all files off the root of the 2k cd\'s...if you did that you would of dragged over the ip\'s so you might not of noticed you had them there.
I personally don\'t think twinkie altered that part of the guide however...because even if you didnt need it for sure...it would still be safe measure.
or am i wrong twinkie???
Post by: Space Between on October 23, 2002, 11:08:37 PM
\"Simply copy the whole CD now to the matching folders.\"
So you did copy them over but didnt realize it. If you didn\'t...then again it might be different for 2k...but doubt it.
This isnt your fault however...it should state that you need those in the CDROOT and the i386ROOT. Not knowning that caused you some troubleshooting...but hey...it\'s a great page none the less.
You really should look into the multi-OS thread that stretch\'s from here to the sun...it has alot of info in it that you might like.
Post by: SpudGunMan on October 24, 2002, 10:08:05 AM
Post by: Space Between on October 24, 2002, 08:37:20 PM
only thing i can think of is that i might be a cd check...have you read or seen anything on disc protection for WindowsXP??? me neither...but i would imagine with sp1 there is some sort of check.
i understand what you saying...you misuderstood me. im not arguing...i will never run windows xp and fear those who will. (although im currently battling it out with choosing your own install director in winxp).
I have seen windows xp with sp1 warezed and released...so it does work...somehow. Ive never heard of the problem before sp1 so im not too sure how some of these people experienced this problem with a real copy of windows xp...being i dont belive it has sp1 on it...but then again i cant stand xp so i dont follow up on it alot so i could be wrong and probably am.
but to it does sound like to me sp1 has add a form of cd protection...could be the new version of securom or whatever the latest others are....if it is good luck. I dont have nearly the skills to trace this off a image file from a harddisk...from a cd this is alittle bit easier for those who dont have true cracking skills.
search for some sort of disc protection...what that xml document does exactly.
Also burning at 1x has always seem to be a mystery...from everything from vcd\'s to plain iso\'s you created containing .mp3\'s or data.
as far as me putting xp on a multiboot...hell no. NO THANKS...in fact i dont even know how to fit it all on one cd. (would like to know though...but careless if i dont). Xp does wonders to your free rights and also wonders to your hardware.
not my field...sorry i cant help ya...all i can say is give up and just dont run xp. (better off anyhow) Only thing i care about is installing it to a directory you choose...not the default or provided...after i conquer that...im out. I really should just give up now since i wont run it...but it\'s a battle that has carried on and i will not give up until i see it happen with my own hands atleast once.
I cant stand XP and wont even give MS the satisfaction of seeing just another person to watch because i have cracked something regarding XP...they can keep on looking because they wont find that in ME...i hope not YOU aswell.
Post by: SpudGunMan on October 29, 2002, 10:56:02 PM
One of the compoents the windows needs to continue could not be installed
The D:I386XXXXXXXX.XXXX could not be found the error code is 1
Or
The signature for Windows XP Professional Setup is invalid the Error Code is 1
there is a Msft Q: Article on this but i do not see how it is related
Post by: Danny on October 30, 2002, 11:06:04 PM
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Another way around this is, since 2000 doesn\'t generate any errors, you can place it\'s I386 dir in some other dir other than the cd root and leave the XP I386 in the cd root. So you will have something like cdrootI386 for XP and cdrootw2kproI386 for 2k.
Although this won\'t work if you wanted to add xp home on the same cd, there has to be some way around this. There always is, just a matter of time before we figure it out.
Danny
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 01, 2002, 08:07:57 PM
Post by: Danny on November 06, 2002, 12:16:12 AM
cdrootcdrom_nt.5 for win2k
cdrootcdrom_ip.5 for win2k
cdrootcdromsp3.tst for win2k
cdrootwin51 for winxp
cdrootwin51ip for winxp
cdrootwin51ip.sp1 for winxp
cdrootxpro for xp bootable files
cdroot2pro for 2k bootable files
cdrootw2pfpp_enI386 for 2k setup files
cdrootwxpcorp_enI386 for xp setup files
cdrootwxpcorp_enwin51 for winxp
cdrootwxpcorp_enwin51ip for winxp
cdrootwxpcorp_enwin51ip.sp1 for winxp
I knew there was some way around this, actually Twinkies site seemed to have the same info.
Danny
Post by: Anonymous on November 06, 2002, 12:36:16 AM
Danny
Post by: Anonymous on November 06, 2002, 08:45:54 PM
change it to the directory that CONTAINS the i386 dir.
Edit for all copies of 2k/XP you have on your disc.
Here\'s what mine looks like:
For Windows XP Pro I have:
SetupSourcePath = \"WXPP\"
For Windows 2K Pro I have:
SetupSourcePath = \"WPRO\"
etc...
Good luck
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 07, 2002, 12:36:39 AM
SetupSourcePath = \"XPCORP\"
and Xp setup appears to be working now. THANKS!!!
SO here is the final Deal
W2ksp3
WXPsp1 (pro)
winternals ERD 2002
winternals Disk Commander Repair Tool
Norton Ghost with CDRW support
Norton Ghost with Network (Msft net boot disk)
Partition Magic
DOS
Ultimate Hardware Troubleshooter DOS
Undeleter Pro
BOO YEA and it all works great OH yea final burn time on the cd 79:52:16 JUST MADE IT!!!! BOOO YEA
Post by: Danny on November 07, 2002, 04:04:10 PM
Let me know what you did???
Thanks.
Danny
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 07, 2002, 10:13:02 PM
The File is CDIMAGE. Made by CyBerain for www.tech-hints.com
Post by: Danny on November 07, 2002, 11:09:32 PM
Was there any files that you deleted from the original erd 2002 i386 directory. The fonts directory is taking up about 15mb, would be nice to free up some of that space.
If possible let me know the details of what you did including the size of the dirs and anything you might have deleted to free up some space.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Danny
Post by: Space Between on November 07, 2002, 11:39:49 PM
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 08, 2002, 11:26:10 AM
danny
here are the stats on the cd 1\'s off
Image is 769740880 (before)
image is 732239872 (after) WHEW!!! that is close!
here is the cdimage command line switches
cdimage.exe -h -n -o -oc -oi -yd -m
as for ERD i got the directory down to 147450149
you can trim the fat right off by finding the RTF file in system32 folder (i think that is where it was) that is 8mb so there is a quick free space. The fonts .... well i was able to fit it on the cd after clearing the 8mb so i didnt want to clear the fonts. i wrote a letter to CD with winturnels a while back, i got connected with a dev who will let me know if i can use compressed files
trick on xp pro and win 2k
my 2k i386 = 206mb
my xp i386 = 346mb
HOw? like this
wpro-
+i386
-+system32
-+uniproc
that is the whole directory tree for 2k get rid of all the other [censored] like w98upg and ntupg and the incompatable hardware thing
xpro-
+i386
-+ASMS
-+DRW
-+SYSTEM32
and that is all i have in the i386 for xp
as for the other [censored] it\'s trivial ammount of space - you gotta remember that there are lots of files that XP and 2k share they are just so damn small that you dont notice much but .5mb here and there will save you ...look at me i am 2mb from overburn! if you need any other help let me know... I am 100% working now and my CD is rock solid.
Post by: Twinkie on November 08, 2002, 11:56:40 AM
Post by: Danny on November 08, 2002, 01:18:05 PM
Thanks for the info and nice catch on the .rtf file.
I will try cdimage with isolinux as my boot loader and let you know how it comes out.
Danny
Post by: Space Between on November 08, 2002, 07:22:43 PM
shouldnt you have the upgrade to xp from 2k on your disc aswell. I mean what if you use that disc and install 2k...then a couple months later want to install xp??? I mean if your in the position where you can just delete any file off your computer it\'s no problem...but for most people that would be a problem.
how much space would the upgrade take up ???
Post by: Danny on November 08, 2002, 07:51:35 PM
ISOLINUX 1.68 0x3c7f7718 isolinux: Image checksum error, sorry...
Boot failed: press a key to retry...
The command line syntax I used was:
cdimage.exe -h -n -ocis -yd -m -e -bd:cdrootisolinuxisolinux.bin d:cdroot adminutils.iso
I also tried it without the -e switch and get the same error.
If I create the iso with mkisofs it works fine.
I must be missing a switch. Can someone help me out.
Thanks.
Danny
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 09, 2002, 03:00:59 PM
Post by: Evilvoice on November 11, 2002, 02:01:44 PM
Also, I dont know what CD\'s you buy but mine are 80 min/700MB and your \"after\" cd image is over that or...one thing you might wanna say is that the true image file size is 698.15MB (this is derived from taking your numbers and dividing by 1024 twice which would give you a strict MB format instead of bytes).
Secondly, w2k and wxp share NO files - NONE, you are recording the exact structure that is on your HD, now, you can add multiple 2k and xp\'s and it wont change hardly anything, though XP home will add some files.
Besides the 552MB for ERD, w2k, and wxp - yes that is what they should equal if you burn just those (I am assuming of course that the figures for w2k and wxp are correct and that you included the boot bin files, the setup disks, the cdrom_*.5 files [for w2k], the win51* files [for wxp] and so forth and so on... now, that only equals 552MB but where does the 698 come from, well, its because of your added programs. A way to cut down some of your space and add more programs would be to find different, free versions and yes, I am strictly talking about freeware and not warez.
I am almost positive you will try and prove me wrong in the fact that ALL w2k versions, wxp versions, and a million ERD directories will equal 552 or somewhere around there, but I have created these boot cd\'s approximately 30 times, all from scratch, all with testing the limits...the reason I know for a fact ERD does not consume any space other than your original windows xp folder (assuming you do use cdimage for this) is because I used a full non edited windows xp pro, xp home, and erd, now, if ERD takes 150MB or somewhere around there, it would not fit on the cd I created.
I have made a win98, winme, win95, w2k (all versions), dos, bluecon pro 4(better than ERD in my opinion), 911 software cd all in 720MB yes, 20MB overburn, but most recorders will allow this. I cut out 95 and me recently because I added 98lite and using AXCEL 216\'s hack for 98 to make it use ME upgraded files, I can now offer 98 (the most stable 9x version MS has ever made) in both 95 and ME flavors, so I didnt need those in addition. I added EVERYTHING possible to the 911 CD. If you wanna check that cd out, goto 911cd.tripod.com. The utilities on there are unbeatable. Also, 911 uses bootscriptor for its bootloader also, though I still use diskemu.
This is not meant to be a flame, I just feel that someone is gonna argue with me, and its annoying when I have done this soo many times. I do wanna ask where I can go to find out about:
Ultimate Hardware Troubleshooter DOS
Undeleter Pro
Your help is greatly appreciated as I might wanna add these to my cd. I know sometimes I can come off as an ass and I really dont mean to be, all im really trying to say is that ERD and your newly edited wxp, w2k folders should only account for around 552MB (based on your figures, which hopefully include more than just the i386 folder, or this number could be greatly altered) and that the rest of your programs you added is whats causing you to hit 698MB...check out 911cd if you wanna add Norton Ghost and Partition Magic as the way he adds them cuts down on the extra junk that comes with those packages.
I have many many freeware programs that I found from shellcity.net and fileflash.com that you may wanna add to your boot cd and ditch some of the bigger name programs that you have on there, just a thought. But please, I would like more info on those 2 programs if possible.
Post by: Evilvoice on November 11, 2002, 02:43:22 PM
cdimage.exe -l\"MYLABEL\" -t05/15/2001 -g -h -n -b\"d:cdrootisolinuxiloader.bin\" -o -oc -oi -m \"D:cdroot\" \"D:adminutils.iso\"
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 12, 2002, 05:05:14 PM
w2k and Wxp share files you are VERY wrong i am not going to argue this you can just think i am full of [censored] or trust me either way you will figure it out some day.
as far as proving no i don’t have to- i have a cd that is under 700 mb with all that [censored] and it all works just fine. SO i got what i need and i don’t have to prove anything ... IF you need help doing what i did i will help but nothing about showing who has the bigger disc (that was censored joke)
AND again after reading your post ...this message board is dumb i came here for help and now it\'s this big i know more then you match. Well have fun cuz again ...my disk works and works great
I dont understand why you are just ripping my stuff...unless you truly dont get it ...but in that case ask for help not jsut rip some guy you never talked to.. then next thing we should start doing is flashing cirts? is that how it goz from here? or how about paychecks.... i jsut want to help people like me not try to rule the world ...because remember no matter how good you are there is always someone better. That\'s what\'s great and you can always learn.
so with comments like \"Secondly, w2k and wxp share NO files - NONE\" and \" can now offer 98 (the most stable 9x version MS has ever made\" i only have one thing to say MY CD WORKS GREAT AND 100%
so i will not continue this thread at all. IF you come back with a question or need help i will more then lend my time if i know what i am talking about otherwise have a nice day and keep impressing the front desk girls at your company with techno garble. Then going home to play dark age of Camelot with your e-buddy \"BluePill\" in a room in your basement with the cardboard cut out from star wars 1.
if you do have Q\'s on
Ultimate Hardware Troubleshooter DOS
Undeleter Pro
PM me with only Q\'s and not ranting like a crazy nerd i will help you out i dont 100% know the copyrights of the programs they are kind of ODdd so I don’t wanna post the info here but if you want PM- i got them from a guy a wile back and he had them for \"years\" but they work with everything. and work good
As for undeleter if you have the Administrators Pack from Winturnels it comes with a much better and solid undelete program disk commander but of course \"bluecon pro 4(better than ERD in my opinion\" so you might not.
\" can come off as an ass and I really dont mean to be\" then dont be rude and if you are going to be rude only be rude not rude and nice in the same email it makes you sound like a cheesy ass.
Post by: Danny on November 13, 2002, 01:29:59 AM
I got my cd to work, it took me some time to build a nice menu using bootscriptor but it was worth the effort.
My cd has:
XP Pro Sp1
2K Pro Sp3
ERD 2002
Drive Image 2002
Deploy Center 5.0
Partition Magic 8.0
Norton Ghost 2003
Norton Antivirus 2003
Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.0
NTFS Dos Pro 4.0
DOS and other free utilities for DOS
Also inlcludes usb 1.1, 2.0 and firewire drivers so that you can use these devices in DOS.
BAM. Thats what I\'m talking about!!!
Thanks to anyone who helped me out. It is appreciated.
And for the other issue:
SpudGunMan is right. XP and 2k do share some files, just enough to make a difference using cdimage. And for ERD, the I386 files are uncompressed so they don\'t actually share anything with the XP I386 directory.
CD comes out to about 698MB or so.
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 13, 2002, 10:43:37 AM
Post by: Danny on November 13, 2002, 09:59:20 PM
Where is Undeleter Pro from? Is it freeware?
Also I haven\'t been able to get Disk Commander to work. What files did you have to edit to get it to work? I have already edited the boot image, setupldr.bin and txtsetup.sif.
Post by: SpudGunMan on November 13, 2002, 10:48:17 PM
as for undeleter disk commander is better that that thing - i have no information as for the copyrights it\'s from seagates harddrive recovery factory i dont think its a public app but i have nothing that says it isnt. PM me with a email or a ftp for further info on it.
As for the files for disk commander (which has a nice undelete)
build the Cd with the wizard and put in a directory
hex edit the /bootsect.ini
for this line SETUPLDR.BINBOOTFILEX.BINI386
and change I386 to the 4 letter folder of your choice
then edit /i386/setupldr.bin
and find the 2 \'i386\' and replace with your folder name
and my txtsetup file
setupsource=\"\"
So here is the final root of the cd that i will build with ...
CDROOT/bootsect.ini
CDROOT/RDSK/setupldr.bin
**
if you need i can mail you the edited files (the bin\'s)
Post by: Danny on November 15, 2002, 08:14:24 PM
I was doing the same hex edits for Disk Commander and using the XP I386 directory as my souce but it didn\'t work so I switched to 2000 I386 directory and now it works fine.
To respond to myself in one of my previous posts in regards to using isolinux and the error I was getting using cdimage. You can\'t use cdimage with isolinux directly because cdimage doesn\'t patch the boot info table. You can however use the isolinux version that comes with bootscriptor.
I have completed a new version of my cd and this is what it includes:
Windows XP Pro SP1
Windows 2000 Pro SP3
ERD Commander 2002
Disk Commander 1.1
O&O BlueCon for XP & 2000
Norton Ghost 2003
Norton Antivirus 2003
Drive Image 2002
Deploy Center 5.0
Partition Magic 8.0
Ontract Easy Recovery Pro 6.0
DOS with USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and FireWire support
There are no limits to what can be accomplished, it is only time and patience that can get us there!
Once again thanks to everyone that helped out.
Post by: Evilvoice on November 16, 2002, 10:31:11 AM
I do use ERD, well did, and went to bluecon pro 4 in the end because of a faster boot time and it offered everything ERD did without a GUI interface (I had problems getting ERD to run correctly, fast, and efficiently on multiple computers, so I ditched it). I offered up bluecon in case you wanted to try it out and see if you liked it, and imo it is better, but maybe not in yours which is fine...everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and I dont go talking about DAOC or impressing people, I only get on the internet at home, alone, because the women I go out with do not like to get me started on computers (no idea why), but for your information, the last game I played was Diablo (the first one).
I did add disk commander per your advice, but have yet to test it out (it is extremely hard to build these cd\'s on a win98 machine, so I just do what I want on the HD, and then use another computer to burn the disc, but this is the last one im creating for a very long time, so I want it to be perfect). The reason I guess I picked you out is you seem very interested in this type of thing, and I have done this a lot, the main reason I have created these cd\'s sooo many times is because I always find something later that I want to add, I just didnt want you to go through the same thing, yes discs are cheap, but time isn\'t cheap. But if it makes you happy to talk down to me, fine, im still gonna be the way I am, I dont have any certifications, nor do I work a 9-5 job, I make a whole lot less than I should with my knowledge, but life is life, I made some mistakes, paid and learned.
The only reason I said anything in this post was that you had told someone to delete from ERD, now, I know you can delete a lot of folders from wxp and w2k, but when I ran ERD (which I did give a fair trial to) it always had some problem or some load error or made me log into an existing install (which I would much rather just load ERD, not log into my HD to fix it). Its not that I fault you for telling him to delete it, you deleted the 8MB file and it works for you, but a lot of people take things said here for the truth and what if someone actually needs that file? Again, this isnt meant to say anything bad about you or your disk, but if that file is truly safe to delete, then post why...same as tech-hints.com does, it actually tells you what the folders under i386 do and why you can delete them.
Like you did with ERD saying that there are a few files but nothing to brag about...I did the same with w2k and wxp, see, how i figure out my space is I select the main folder under root of everything IM going to add, but only one folder from each OS, so like, w2k adv serv, wxp pro, win98, win95, tools, extras, and all files in root, and click properties to figure out my space, very few times has cdimage given me a different filesize than what windows explorer tells me, so I made a generalization on w2k and wxp sharing files.
MY ERD actually did get combined with wxp, no idea why if it isnt supposed to, which I am sure it is not and may be why I had problems. Do you not believe 98 is the most stable windows 9x version? I ran them all, and granted it never crashed on me, but I have seen it crash on other machines (friends mostly, which then I have to reinstall everything and blah blah blah). ME wasnt bad, but not that great, same as 98 with a few enhancements, whoopty doo...95 sucked, sorry, my opinion. That leaves 98, which ran fine and still runs fine, just depends on what you do on your machine.
Well, I think that is all I am supposed to respond to, unless you wanna know more about my life or what I do, or if youd like to make fun of what a geek you think I am, go ahead bud, its all just words. I posted some websites in the post before this for you to check out what I used in conjunction with this site in thinking maybe you might find something interesting (Which I think would help people) not to say this works and yours doesnt, you already said yours worked, why would I think differently? Do I have your disk? nope. I do like to see what others have done on theirs in the hopes maybe I could add something to mine (and I did with your post about disk commander. now for my listing of what runs on my cd...
w2k (all versions) (killed un-needed folders)
w98
w98 with 98lite
911 rescue cd (911cd.tripod.com)
disk commander
bluecon pro 4 (in folder i2kp) ( I can tell you how to make all programs [minus OS\'s] use a different folder than i386)
w95
windows ME update for w98 (this updates all files in 98 to ME counterparts but still uses the 98 shell) (this was made from info at AXCEL216 website no http:// info, though if you search for AXCEL216 itll come up and its under 98 shell enhancements or something, but its on the homepage and pretty obvious)
MEMTESTER for testing memory on boot
FREEDOS for running killdisk and readntfs (quick load, killdisk does a complete wipe of HD and readntfs reads ntfs partitions in dos and lets you copy programs and such)
Toms rtbt linux (the most linux on one floppy - 2.88MB image file
DOS boot disk (loads 98 boot disk with some enhancements like gdisk from norton which allows one to create and format partitions without rebooting, though a reboot is required afterwards unless you didnt have a working drive letter before...ie. if you have a C; and you use gdisk and it creates a new c: it wont work, but if you have a c: and you create a d: d: will work - hope i explained that correctly)
MODBOOT disk, created from Barts site www.nu2.nu using the old modboot method not BFD, BCD BFI or anything like that though they are cool tools which I now have on the cd
Acronis OSS - dunno what it does but its there
XOSL
Bootscriptor came with 911 cd, but i still use diskemu as the booter. I also have an autorun program that is pretty tight if youd like to know more about it, it is freeware, but id have to send you the files, cuz all my efforts to actually find it online have been thwarted.
I know wxp is not in that list, thats cuz in the end I decided not to have wxp on there and instead add w98, w95, tools (yet to be named as I dont know what 149MB worth of tools ill be adding). I was even comtemplating adding wme but decided that I had 98 which would be updated with me enhancements, so killed that. I am also thinking of killing 95 since I have 98 lite which can make 98 run like 95. All that would do is free up space for more tools so it looks like wxp for me has bit the dust. OK Im done rambling, ill post and leave this for anyone who wants to say something, no im not gonna read it over, so if it offends, im sorry, I did think a little more about what I wrote, so it shouldnt, but there is no pleasin some people. I would love to find out about that ultimate troubleshooter, but i prolly wont pm you till next week.
Post by: Anonymous on November 27, 2002, 10:30:25 AM
Post by: Perra on November 28, 2002, 10:24:49 PM
Thx
Post by: CFLam on November 29, 2002, 12:42:52 AM
Post by: Anonymous on December 03, 2002, 11:53:58 AM
Only problem is I get the following error when I test it using Virtual Pc:
Running WPROSECT.DAT
No-Emulation type image (raw)
0000080000000001
Press any key to boot from CD...
After that it seems to work fine although I haven\'t tried to completely install either of the OS\'s. Any Ideas on hw to get rid of the \"No-Emulat....\" error. Thanks.
Post by: Balder on December 10, 2002, 01:04:40 PM
Post by: Anonymous on December 14, 2002, 03:59:23 PM
thankyou...
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Post by: Anonymous on December 26, 2002, 02:23:52 AM
I need help. I need to know how to set CDIMAGE to use a image of the Windows 98 Floppy to boot a 3in1 which includes XP Professional, XP Home and 98 SE. I have the XP\'s at SP1. I know how to use the xpboot.bin to create a bootable CD of XP and 2000, but I need o know this type of method.
Regards
The Man
Post by: Anonymous on December 30, 2002, 06:25:44 PM
Post by: Risolutore on January 20, 2003, 08:36:17 AM
Here is an example of mastering the multibooting madness.
please send me material concerning the action you want your Boot Cd toi perform
Post by: Twinkie on January 21, 2003, 01:31:42 PM
Use Barts multiboot menu and call an 98.IMA file instead of a XP.DAT file for the boot setup. Use WinImage to create the IMA file. The info for the process is at my site on the ME/9X page. Click my name below to head over there.
Post by: How i solved the problem... on June 02, 2003, 07:52:09 PM
I know some of us get desperate in the first run, I am installing in another computer, so for me it was ok, since while i was surfing for the answer i was able to wait for the computer to finish the process.
so, ket it run and wait, maybe you can get it to work without having to burn another cd
Post by: x-man on July 30, 2003, 07:17:05 AM
There is a driver file in the windows\system32 dir that is accessed to enable the cd drives from the existing os as xp installs. easy cd creator or winoncd update this file with their own version, but it is not comaptible with xp.
When xp gets to the point of loading files from the cd it uses this driver to run the cd drive and then everything comes to a grinding halt.
I bit the bullet and wiped my c drive and started afresh.
next time I will try the above method.
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