Somebody asked me the following over at RPM and as it might be of interest here it is: <I was quite interested in your discussion of the built <in XP resizing...
... <SNIPPED> Hi Dermot, I guess that RPM [unlike the RedHat-type] stands for Ranish Partition Manager. Is there a mailing-list for that too? -- Regards, Mike...
For some time I have had XOSL in charge of booting a plethora of operating systems. At the time of the XOSL install I chose not to install Smart Boot Manager, ...
... Hi Dermot, Thanks! Been without access last 48 hrs [long story] -- Regards, Mike Failed the exam for ... MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert...
... Hi Dermot, Actually it wasn't the lines, it was a TCP/IP Tuneup, that went horribly wrong, so it was not a relaxing time at all, until I recovered all the...
... Hi, I have also wanted to upgrade the RPM in XOSL. After editing part.exe ver 2.44 to add a few bytes I split it with hjsplit and renamed the resulting...
... ctrl- ... can ... XOSL. ... hi, Roger if you might i would be pleased you sent me the XRPART00.XXF and XRPART01.XXF files. tks alberto asigma@......
Hi Alberto, I would be happy to send you the files but your e-mail address is not shown completely and I can't seem to figure out how to attach a file to this...
... Hi Roger, Maybe you could contact philipp0000 [group-owner] to organise the use of the other_docs folder in the group's files-area on Yahoo? HTH -- ...
Doc Chiron here to illuminate when I have light.> ... I believe Yahoo blocks the visibility of adresses as a public service to inhibit their automated...
... Hi, I would like to post a file in your files section. I have split RPM 2.44 into two XRPART**.XXF files. If you replace the files that come with XOSL it...
Just thought it might be time to posit the possibility that the tranquility on this site is in large part due to the insistence on being vetted before joining....
Dermot ... The group has been pretty quiet for some time from what I remember. There seems to have been a serious lack of new users, which is not surprising ...
RE: XOSL This is a great resource, and all of the work you do is much appreciated. I save all of my group emails, which I look through since most of my...
... I think a lot of the problem is that technology has moved on a bit, XP is very awkward to boot from elsewhere, we now have Firewire and USB and BIOSs can...
Sorry, my e-mail was tacky..I fixed Melinda I have added all my wxp and w2k images to the appropiate partitions. My problem is.. I have another hard disk that...
... Thinking out loud: It seems pretty odd that it would be assigning C to your data partition. C should be for your booted OS. Just wondering - maybe you have...
I fixed the problem by hiding that data disk partition before I booted. Then the os was c:...Afterwards I unhid that partition and it was assigned an...
... Melinda, I'm pleased you got it sorted. However, there seems to be a bit missing from your message. Something like: "Thank you for your efforts. I'm sure...
... Hi Dermot, AFAIR - for 32-bit windows - active primary on first, active|first visible primary on 2nd, ditto on 3rd ..... , then logicals on first, logicals...
Windows 2000/XP/2003 all have the ability to install in drive letters other than C:. This condition will typically manifest itself if there is already a C:\...
... Hi Phil, Even where "installed" into another drive-letter, each of the OSes mentioned *still* boots *through* the C: drive, with the majority of the ...
... Mike, that's correct, as ntldr and boot.ini will be placed in the C:\ partition because it is visible. In a Microsoft-specific terminology, I understand...
Doc Chiron here to illuminate when I have light.> ... Doc: from the horse's mouth http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;51978 Microsoft...
Looking at some recent discussion and taking into account that many people probably come to XOSL having first tried a multi boot using the Microsoft (MS) way...
I have XOSL installed, having set it up on a PC with a floppy drive. Now I have the HDD in a PC without a floppy. Once I install XP, how can I recover XOSL...
Following previous post - I thought to simply swap the floppy into the new PC, but can't. Built into a Dell. If I put a Zip drive in there and made it...
Doc Chiron here to illuminate when I have light, prod when called for, help if possible, and humiliate only when absolutely necessary.> ... Doc: Yes,...