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EBD Creation Problems.
No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in
the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . |
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EBD Creation Problems.
Hello Mart,
Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install! I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I may continue thinking about a clean install, with partitions - just in case! So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware). Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else needs backing-up? 1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...? 3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take care of them? 4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run it from DOS? 5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video, Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all. 6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD. 7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network. Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ? 8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers? 9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic 8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into DOS on C. That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will mull over your other post and Koldbear's article. I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other. If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another computer nearby. Thanks. Ben. -----Original Message----- No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0 ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . . |
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EBD Creation Problems.
Ben B wrote:
And you too, Rick? Shame on you. "smart partitioning"? Software? Or tricky F Disking? fdisking, yes; tricky? not really. Mostly just saving the disk alot of head-travel and keeping little-accessed files away from the melee. Format and Install is, for me anyway, like taking my faithful partner by the scruff and saying, "I got plans for you, Baby, you may be improved - then again you may not". There's a simile you don't want to drag around too far. Though perhaps think of it as a second honeymoon... start from scratch and don't kneel on her hair this time. Rick Where is Matt? Cheers to you too, Rick. vbg Ben. -----Original Message----- Noel Paton wrote: Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg Bah, humbug, if you've been putting off a refresh that long, may as well go whole hog and Install onto a freshly formatted partition. That, btw is where smart partitioning comes in. g Rick . |
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EBD Creation Problems.
Thanks, Ben - corrected for the next iteration.
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... snip BTW Noel there is a typo on your/Koldbear's page: "for instructions on how to used". Cheers, Ben. |
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EBD Creation Problems.
Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best way to set that
system up!g So - let's just check the facts/hardware first..... Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a 40GB HD The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)- formatted as a bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??) My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both disks, and FDISK them in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to upgrade to XP in the near future!) Drive1 (40GB) stick to three partitions Primary C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and unavoidables) Extended D: 10GB - for programs/applications E: the rest - for Data Drive 2 (10??GB) make this one completely a single Extended partition - you can then use it for compressed backups of your data files No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find that you're running short of space on one of the partitions, and want to resize them a bit. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install! I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I may continue thinking about a clean install, with partitions - just in case! So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware). Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else needs backing-up? 1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...? 3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take care of them? 4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run it from DOS? 5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video, Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all. 6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD. 7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network. Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ? 8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers? 9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic 8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into DOS on C. That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will mull over your other post and Koldbear's article. I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other. If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another computer nearby. Thanks. Ben. -----Original Message----- No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0 ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . . |
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(sounds good to me, Mart/Ben.)
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Unless Noel has beaten me to it, here's my take on your 'new' situation. My *guess* is that you've lost some of the setup files during the transfer to and from your F: drive. In fact I suspect you've lost, or got a number of corrupted (system) files on your drive, which is why I think you need to re-install (not 'clean' install - Yet!). In Safe Mode, you WON'T see your CD-ROM drives!! (The drivers won't be loaded) therefore the WinMe CD won't autorun. However, you could either re-install using your WinMe CD in Real Mode DOS using the Startup (floppy) Disk (which IMHO is as good as, if not better than Safe Mode) or copy the win9x folder to either of your hard disks - see the 'setup.txt' file in the win9x folder on the WinMe CD, especially the section "Installing Windows Me Edition from Your Hard Disk" Then continue with Noel's/Koldbear's instructions. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, No luck so far on account I have not the SETUP.EXE referred to in Koldbear's article - this being, I think, the one contained in the WinMe folder which I have on my F drive. I copied it back to C:\Options\Install and in Safe Mode clicked on it. No response. Still in Safe Mode I went to Computer and looked for my CDROM drives. Nothing there. I put the WinMe disk in but again nothing. I have Nero installed and remembered that my autoruncd in the Registry is set to off: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Cdrom "Autorun"=dword:00000000. I wonder if this is why my WinMe disk will not start in Safe Mode? If you think/know so please advise me of the value change to be made to that Key. I then copied the WinMe folder from F to C (Options\Install) and tried again without the disk. Microsoft are obviously up to such deviousness!! And with disk in too. "Insufficient Memory" and "Anomalies in Video Display if DOS command run in Safe Mode". As I wish to follow the 'Safe Mode' advice, and having reset the properties for my G drive (CDROM) in Device Manager|CDROM|Properties|Settings tab to Auto insert notification (I had lots of problems using Nero), do you think changing the Key Value will let me do this? i.e run the Winme disk in Safe Mode? BTW I know which was the software, that, an over- enthusiasm on my part in the usage of it, got me here. Thanks for any response, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th.(later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message . .. Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . |
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Hello Noel,
I thought the cat had got your tongue. Welcome to the arena. You have obviously had a good sleep. I have yet to have one. However I thought it politic to at least be brief before bed. Or courteous. The news is: I could not get any action going at all in DOS. Too much corruption? A poor OEM CD? So for the 20th.+ time I ran the CD in Windows. It just loves being run in Windows. The result? Very very good. Code page error gone. Increased space remaining on C and less files in total (all unhidden). My settings in place. Speed no less. Sysem Restore patch put in place - I keep it on hand! Belarc looks different. Less updates. Here I must compare my installation record with Belarc. The Update site scan was unchanged though - in it's urgings i.e. The Registry, checked before and after, is a bit askew. jv16pt and RegSeeker both report 100+ invalid entries. The ones I recognised have been deleted, leaving a hundred for me to deliberate on. I like the way your post reads. You relish being a Master Architect of the Impossible. A Doctoral candidate - humm... not so sure about that! But seriously it sounds like a perfect setup. I like it but for one small detail. I have 6GBs of glorious music aboard, which, come hell or high water, I will not let go. Not until it is all burned that is. 3GBs to go on that. Then the joys and challenge of taking the plunge into chaos and disorder will seem like lots of fun. However my success rate with the Emperor N. is about 1 in 15 so far. The Taiyo Yuden Company of Japan is the one to invest in. They make Fujifilm CDRs. The best there is - or so I read. Their discs make great wallpaper. Emperor N has got a funny fiddle so I burn $. I guess I can make a bootup floppy before bed. These little things can undo the best of us. Follow this thread for more of the same. Revelation after revolution is it. Oh yes, my old HDD is 13.9GB. Glad to have you aboard, Noel. Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best way to set that system up!g So - let's just check the facts/hardware first..... Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a 40GB HD The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)- formatted as a bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??) My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both disks, and FDISK them in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to upgrade to XP in the near future!) Drive1 (40GB) stick to three partitions Primary C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and unavoidables) Extended D: 10GB - for programs/applications E: the rest - for Data Drive 2 (10??GB) make this one completely a single Extended partition - you can then use it for compressed backups of your data files No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find that you're running short of space on one of the partitions, and want to resize them a bit. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar 27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install! I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I may continue thinking about a clean install, with partitions - just in case! So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware). Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else needs backing-up? 1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...? 3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take care of them? 4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run it from DOS? 5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video, Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all. 6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD. 7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network. Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ? 8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers? 9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic 8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into DOS on C. That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will mull over your other post and Koldbear's article. I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other. If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another computer nearby. Thanks. Ben. -----Original Message----- No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1537201c44657$36afb380 ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0 ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . . . |
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Hello Mart,
Thanks. And my post to Noel tells all - or some. Gotta goto zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Ben. -----Original Message----- No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0 ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . . |
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(couldn't resist!g)
Win ME CD's are NOT bootable (except for some rare OEM ones, which are usually labelled Recovery/Restore CD) - which is why you can't boot from the CDg Boot with CD support from the EBD (either from A/R Progs |Startup disk, or the OEM one from www.bootdisk.com), and you'll be able to play with the CD to your heart's contentg Booting to DOS .... just for practice g... Type FDISK, and follow your nose to the Show partitions on each of your HD's - what does it say about them?? - BE CAREFUL!! - a couple of wrong keystrokes, and you could lose the lot! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Noel, I thought the cat had got your tongue. Welcome to the arena. You have obviously had a good sleep. I have yet to have one. However I thought it politic to at least be brief before bed. Or courteous. The news is: I could not get any action going at all in DOS. Too much corruption? A poor OEM CD? So for the 20th.+ time I ran the CD in Windows. It just loves being run in Windows. The result? Very very good. Code page error gone. Increased space remaining on C and less files in total (all unhidden). My settings in place. Speed no less. Sysem Restore patch put in place - I keep it on hand! Belarc looks different. Less updates. Here I must compare my installation record with Belarc. The Update site scan was unchanged though - in it's urgings i.e. The Registry, checked before and after, is a bit askew. jv16pt and RegSeeker both report 100+ invalid entries. The ones I recognised have been deleted, leaving a hundred for me to deliberate on. I like the way your post reads. You relish being a Master Architect of the Impossible. A Doctoral candidate - humm... not so sure about that! But seriously it sounds like a perfect setup. I like it but for one small detail. I have 6GBs of glorious music aboard, which, come hell or high water, I will not let go. Not until it is all burned that is. 3GBs to go on that. Then the joys and challenge of taking the plunge into chaos and disorder will seem like lots of fun. However my success rate with the Emperor N. is about 1 in 15 so far. The Taiyo Yuden Company of Japan is the one to invest in. They make Fujifilm CDRs. The best there is - or so I read. Their discs make great wallpaper. Emperor N has got a funny fiddle so I burn $. I guess I can make a bootup floppy before bed. These little things can undo the best of us. Follow this thread for more of the same. Revelation after revolution is it. Oh yes, my old HDD is 13.9GB. Glad to have you aboard, Noel. Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best way to set that system up!g So - let's just check the facts/hardware first..... Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a 40GB HD The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)- formatted as a bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??) My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both disks, and FDISK them in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to upgrade to XP in the near future!) Drive1 (40GB) stick to three partitions Primary C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and unavoidables) Extended D: 10GB - for programs/applications E: the rest - for Data Drive 2 (10??GB) make this one completely a single Extended partition - you can then use it for compressed backups of your data files No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find that you're running short of space on one of the partitions, and want to resize them a bit. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar 27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install! I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I may continue thinking about a clean install, with partitions - just in case! So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware). Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else needs backing-up? 1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...? 3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take care of them? 4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run it from DOS? 5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video, Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all. 6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD. 7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network. Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ? 8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers? 9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic 8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into DOS on C. That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will mull over your other post and Koldbear's article. I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other. If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another computer nearby. Thanks. Ben. -----Original Message----- No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1537201c44657$36afb380 ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0 ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . . . |
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Hello Noel, goodmorrow and all that.
My system somewhat restored after a five hour snore I cannot resist either. I quote you - and my response follows. "Win ME CD's are NOT bootable (except for some rare OEM ones, which are usually labelled Recovery/Restore CD) - which is why you can't boot from the CD" Boot from the WinMe CD??? Presumably this might read 'one cannot use the WinMe CD to boot one's computer'(exceptions noted). Otherwise it makes no sense to me. I wonder why you mention it! I have never tried to do such a thing. "Boot with CD support from the EBD (either from A/R Progs |Startup disk, or the OEM one from www.bootdisk.com), and you'll be able to play with the CD to your heart's content" Here I think you mean boot one's computer using the EBD and choose the option in DOS 'With CD Support'. I will try that one. If I have understood - have I? "Booting to DOS ....just for practice g... Type FDISK, and follow your nose to the Show partitions on each of your HD's - what does it say about them??" Yes, if it means boot to DOS choose 'Minimal Boot'. At the A:\ prompt type FDISK and from then on just take notes of what is said about about the partitions on each of my HDD, I could do that. " - BE CAREFUL!! - a couple of wrong keystrokes, and you could lose the lot". This is merely sadistic vbg. Now do please, Noel, when you have the time/inclination, answer these questions too. Koldbear's article. I quote: "BASE2.CAB is usually found in one of two locations on your hard drive. "C:\Windows\Options\CABS" "C:\Windows\Options\Install" ----------------------- If you find it, then boot into Safe Mode Go to the Folder where you found BASE2.CAB and double-click on SETUP.EXE," This didn't work for me because my System file was wholly corrupted. Right? "Boot using your "Windows Startup Disk". Select Minimal (Option 4) At the DOS prompt Type the following lines and press enter after each. C: CD Path SETUP Path = the path where you found the BASE2.CAB. such as C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL" This didn't work for me because of the corruption. Right? "Use the following method below only if you have to. It may cause you to download more Windows Updates than the methods above. Or if you have a Restore disk only, then you may lose everything. If you have the WinME CD, then you can reinstall Windows in DOS by going to your CDROM, and running SETUP. Boot using your "Windows Startup Disk", Select option 1 (Help)" This foxed me. I booted to DOS and chose Option 1 (Help). Inserted my WinMe CD and read with nervous interest the 'help' offered. But I didn't know what command would have accessed my CDROM for me to choose SETUP. Please give me a clear idea of what I do whilst in HELP - will you? There it is. Does it make any sense at all, Noel? And, as always, my appreciative thank you. Ben. -----Original Message----- (couldn't resist!g) Win ME CD's are NOT bootable (except for some rare OEM ones, which are usually labelled Recovery/Restore CD) - which is why you can't boot from the CDg Boot with CD support from the EBD (either from A/R Progs |Startup disk, or the OEM one from www.bootdisk.com), and you'll be able to play with the CD to your heart's contentg Booting to DOS .... just for practice g... Type FDISK, and follow your nose to the Show partitions on each of your HD's - what does it say about them?? - BE CAREFUL!! - a couple of wrong keystrokes, and you could lose the lot! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar 27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Noel, I thought the cat had got your tongue. Welcome to the arena. You have obviously had a good sleep. I have yet to have one. However I thought it politic to at least be brief before bed. Or courteous. The news is: I could not get any action going at all in DOS. Too much corruption? A poor OEM CD? So for the 20th.+ time I ran the CD in Windows. It just loves being run in Windows. The result? Very very good. Code page error gone. Increased space remaining on C and less files in total (all unhidden). My settings in place. Speed no less. Sysem Restore patch put in place - I keep it on hand! Belarc looks different. Less updates. Here I must compare my installation record with Belarc. The Update site scan was unchanged though - in it's urgings i.e. The Registry, checked before and after, is a bit askew. jv16pt and RegSeeker both report 100+ invalid entries. The ones I recognised have been deleted, leaving a hundred for me to deliberate on. I like the way your post reads. You relish being a Master Architect of the Impossible. A Doctoral candidate - humm... not so sure about that! But seriously it sounds like a perfect setup. I like it but for one small detail. I have 6GBs of glorious music aboard, which, come hell or high water, I will not let go. Not until it is all burned that is. 3GBs to go on that. Then the joys and challenge of taking the plunge into chaos and disorder will seem like lots of fun. However my success rate with the Emperor N. is about 1 in 15 so far. The Taiyo Yuden Company of Japan is the one to invest in. They make Fujifilm CDRs. The best there is - or so I read. Their discs make great wallpaper. Emperor N has got a funny fiddle so I burn $. I guess I can make a bootup floppy before bed. These little things can undo the best of us. Follow this thread for more of the same. Revelation after revolution is it. Oh yes, my old HDD is 13.9GB. Glad to have you aboard, Noel. Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Oh Brother! we could write a doctoral thesis on the best way to set that system up!g So - let's just check the facts/hardware first..... Your current C: drive is one of three partitions on a 40GB HD The D: drive is presumably the original one (10GB??)- formatted as a bootable drive? (what does FDISK /STATUS have to say??) My first inclination would be to get you to wipe both disks, and FDISK them in the following manner (assuming you've no plans to upgrade to XP in the near future!) Drive1 (40GB) stick to three partitions Primary C: - bootable/active - 4GB max ( for the OS and unavoidables) Extended D: 10GB - for programs/applications E: the rest - for Data Drive 2 (10??GB) make this one completely a single Extended partition - you can then use it for compressed backups of your data files No need to use Partition Magic at all, unless you find that you're running short of space on one of the partitions, and want to resize them a bit. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar 27pmvp.asp "Ben B" wrote in message ... Hello Mart, Thanks for helping me find a response I missed!! The air is blue here. I have been clearing my partitions of important stuff. This in anticipation of a clean install! I have two drives. Four logical drives? Anyway two physical ones. C.E.F. on one, and the old drive D. If I may continue thinking about a clean install, with partitions - just in case! So I have backed-up my precious junk (including freeware). Here is what I am thinking and wondering about. What else needs backing-up? 1. E-mail addies. 2. E-mails. Question. I have all my important e-mails in a file. Will they still open if...? 3. BIOS settings. Copy them out? Or does the CMOS take care of them? 4. I have an OEM WinMe CD. Check to ensure I can I can run it from DOS? 5. I have installation CDs for Sound and Video, Intellipoint Mouse and Asus Via Chipset. That is all. 6. I have my Product Key for the WinMe CD. 7. I quess I need the settings for: Winipcfg. Network. Int. Options (Advanced tab). Folder Options and ? 8. What system files should I back-up? And drivers? 9. My (new) HDD is 40GB. Am I correct in thinking that it is more efficient to partition a drive of that size? It was done for me on installation. I have Partition Magic 8.0 but I have never looked at it. By the 'sound' of things Fdisk would be more user friendly. In anycase I haven't the slightest idea of how to bring PM from D into DOS on C. That will do for today. I feel knotted! Tomorrow I will mull over your other post and Koldbear's article. I hope you can stay with this, Mart, one way or t'other. If things go 'out of shape' I have access to another computer nearby. Thanks. Ben. -----Original Message----- No not yet Ben, we're still here for the moment - it's well past bed time in the UK! See my reply further down the thread - will pick-up tomorrow. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message ... Oh boy, what it is to be all alone. -----Original Message----- Ah!! - It's THAT Ben B. I thought I recognised the signature g Mart "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Ben's been avoiding a reinstall for almost as long as I can remember! - I got around providing an 'idiot's guide' for him by publishing that pageg -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...001/Mar01/Mar2 7pmvp.asp "Mart" wrote in message ... Good luck Ben and be sure to follow the late Koldbear's advice on Noel's pages if necessary, for a (reasonably) painless re- install. If you need to do a 'clean' install, use the link to Jim Eshelman's site (aumha) at the top of Noel's page. Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1517a01c4467c$46f707a0 ... Hello Mart, I note the info on scanreg /restore with interest. So much was happening with the EBD difficulty that I am somewhat confused about when the DISPLAY.SYS first aappeared, however since I had come across that particular file whilst trying to create the EBD I recall thinking that was the root of the problem. I may have used the 28th. rb.cab restore point. Will try it again and then if that doesn't work then I shall use the 12th.May one and, in consequence, have some re-installing of freeware to do. Will post back when the hair has settled on the floor. Thanks, Mart. Ben. -Original Message----- It doesn't matter whether you run scanreg /restore in either Windows or DOS although there are times when, if you can't get into Windows - even in Safe Mode - then the DOS method may be the only solution. Regarding the dates, don't worry too much about the order of rb00X suffix, they just update until rb005 then start over again. I was more concerned about the dates themselves. The fact that they are reasonably recent shows that 'something' is working OK g. Although it is odd that you still have one dated 12th May (unless it is a faulty one) You didn't say when the windows.sys error started - again, if only recently then choose the last one BEFORE that date. If you do decide to consider re-installing WinMe (but note Rick's comment regarding the boot disk only - ...Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS), then I suggest you take a look at Noel's site: http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm and think through your strategy. Re-installing will automatically ask if you want to make a boot disk and should also reset the path statements. It's up to you to decide whether the effort will be worth it g Good luck Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1537201c44657$36afb380 ... Hello Mart, That is very clear. I think? I may have used a too recent date on a scanreg /restore AND I did it with Windows running! Will give it another go your way - and post back. (Sorry about the dual posts. I wasn't exactly sure that was the case.) I just had a look at the rb* and I have the five but the dates are odd. .000 is 29th.May. .001 the 29th. (later on). .002 the 30th. .003 missing. .400 the 12th May! And .005 the 28th May. I would prefer to wait for your response as to which one I might best use. And I have just begun using (29th.early) Delindex 5.0. This compacts (amongst many other features) the Registry using the command ScanReg.exe /opt. A possible problem? Thanks, Mart. Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben, for the moment please keep to the one thread, it's getting complicated enough g. Your other (later) topic is related and is best continued in this one. From what you are reporting, you not only have lost the path settings but you also 'appear' to have a corrupted windows.sys file (and others too perhaps!) Under the circumstances - and assuming this issue (the windows.sys report) is only recent - try the following with your 'new' boot disk (from bootdisk.com). Boot, using your Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose 4) Minimal Boot. At the A:\ prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the LAST 'good' date before you had problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. See if that helps to get rid of the 'windows.sys' error report. BTW - what dates were offered, i.e how recent were they? - They *should* be five, consecutive (very) recent dates. If you have got 'corrupted' or damaged (registry) files, then you *may* well have to re-install BUT DON'T GO THERE YET!! Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1511401c44614$48ba36b0 ... Hello Rick, Good to hear from you. I took that hike and got the EBD program. Easy yes. And from what else you say 'my' condition will remain more or less the same until I do that format and install. Time is passing, Rick, that might just be the challenge too far! Oh and I forgot. In the beginning the word was update your EBD from time to time. Why? And see my post above for a real snooker! Cheers, Ben. -----Original Message----- Ben B wrote: Hello Mart, Thanks for responding. In the beginning making an EBD was simple. These days, after I have 'messed about' with my computer for some years, it is not. heheh I know that tune. I am using the same disk each time I try for the EBD. And each time different files cannot be found. I find them in BASE2.CAB or WIN9_.CAB or WIN_16.CAB or in WIN19_.CAB, and the EBD is created, I repeat the making and still have to look for and point at paths. I have all of the CABS involved in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL and still the required files cannot all be found. I have had to copy these four CAB files from Win9x on my F drive. They and others like them! were and are not, on C. Any thoughts about my recovering the innocence of the total newbie in this particular regard? Thanks. Ben. well the easy way in this case would be to hike over to www.bootdisk.com and download an EBD-making program (pick their WinME- OEM version). Then you can just forget about it until it comes time to reinstall the OS. Rick -----Original Message----- Search for BASE2.CAB on your hard drive and make a note of its location. (Probably in the C:\Windows\Options\Install or \Cabs folder) Then try and create the EBD again, but this time when the error message appears, navigate to the location of the BASE2.CAB file. The process should now continue and complete the WinMe Startup Disk. HTH Mart "Ben B" wrote in message news:1532601c445d9$02a4efc0 ... Hello, I encounter this message when attempting to make an EBD: "Error Details. The following error occurred: "The file was not found(error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. Source file: A:\Autoexec.ebd Destination file: C:\WINEBD0.400 \EBD\autoexec.bat= BASE2.CAB" All the EBD files are subject to the same error message. What are the implications behind the message? Help appreciated. . . . . . . . . |
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