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deity 
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Posted on: Nov. 14 2005,22:37 |
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Easyboot has a run reboot command. Is there one that will shutdown?
| Quote | “use UltraISO to open the ISO” What I can figure out here is that this is a ISO-file containing ghost in the root of ISO-file and that you then saved bootrecord as *.bif Correct? If this is the case, you have to copy ghost.exe to the root (EasyBoot\disk1) and then use saved *.bif as usual in EasyBoot: “run *.bif”.
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I didnt know you could run .bif files. I got the bif file and then resaved it in to a IMG. Just to keep things tidy in the Easyboot folder.
| Quote | | Because path to ghost.exe in Autoexec.bat in *.bif is probably pointing to the root of CD/DVD-unit. |
Your right. I moved the ghost.exe to the disk1 folder and reran the Test. 
It works! The menu comes up and the ghost program runs. Ah! yeah!
You know what command I should put in autoexec.bat to run ghost.exe from the folder disk1\Dell\GHOST.EXE
I would like to keep the directory structure a little tiddy.
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No problems so far with the suggestion you gave above.
I have a question about the recomendation. Whats the "Windows Me Custom, No Ramdrive". Mainly the No Ramdrive thing. When would it be good to use.
I will also try to follow the rest of the instrcutions to get mouse support because at this time it has no support to it.
I preferr to use Winrar also. Small and usefull app.
I have to use the original because it has other options I need.
How can I add mouse support to my original bif or IMA that I have now working?
I will go to the sites you recommended to learn more about DOS commands.
One thing ive noticed is that if you click outside the hot area of the selectable items with the newly created easyboot iso image that when you run it and then move the mouse outside the hot areas it will launch one of the IMG files you have as an option. Is this a an expected bug from easyboot.
Thanks for the help. Without it. I would probably had given up on this product.
Now I will try to make the Win95 - Me IMG files to work. I ll right back to see how that goes.
Thanks!
Edited by deity on Nov. 14 2005,23:26
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eureka
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Posted on: Nov. 15 2005,03:39 |
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To deity
Quote: “Easyboot has a run reboot command. Is there one that will shutdown?”
Haven’t been testing switches according to resources in EasyBoot. I use a small dos utility (Shutdown.com).
Download Shutdown.com from here: http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/shut12.zip
Quote from author: “The reboot option works on any modern personal computer”.
[Comments from eureka: I have never expired any problems so far. I’ll say it works from computer manufactured 1997 and later!]
Syntax: [shutdown.com /R] (reboots computer) - [shutdown.com /S] (shutdown computer) - [shutdown.com / C] (to cancel and return to DOS – a kind of substitute for ESC-button. You probably won’t use this one).
Inject Shutdown.com (0,45 kb) to any image and, if wanted, in the end of autoexec.bat insert Shutdown.com.
Example autoexec.bat running Ghost:
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@echo off
Ghost
shutdown /R
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When you quit Ghost computer reboots.
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If used in EasyBoot: Put shutdown.com in EasyBoot\disk1\ezboot folder. Use command “run shutdown” in EasyBoot-menu. This shutdown computer very quick.
Quote: “Mainly the No Ramdrive thing”. Ramdrive is a utility that creates a kind of hard disk. It’s not any physical hard disk (mechanical stuff). Instead program uses a part of the ram memory to set up this “hard disk” (it disappears when you reboot). In most cases we don’t need ramdrive. I use this boot floppy because it is so applicable in many ways.
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Quote: “to get mouse support…” You can use ctmouse.exe (cutemouse). Download here: http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/program/ctm20a4.zip or use mouse from your own paragon-image. Extract mouse.com from paragon-image and use this in any image. Set command “mouse.com” in autoexec.bat. Example showing ghost:
@echo off
mouse.com
Ghost
shutdown /R
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example showing autoexec.bat in paragon image:
@echo off
echo Welcome to PTS-DOS
SHSUCDX /D:CD001
SET PATH=a:\
if exist restart.log set OPTIONS=/restart
mouse.com
start.exe %OPTIONS%
if "%OPTIONS%"=="/restart" del restart.log
shutdown /R
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Note: You need to start mouse before application is being initiated.
Attention: This only generates mouse support to PS/2 you don’t get mouse support according to USB.
Download USB-mouse support from here: http://www.stefan2000.com/darkehorse/PC/DOS/Drivers/USB/UHCI.EXE
Rename file “Uhci.exe” to mouseusb.exe (more convenient, wouldn’t you say?). Use it in the same way as mouse.com. It doesn’t matter if you put mouseusb.exe before or after mouse.com in Autoexec.bat
Example showing Ghost:
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@echo off
mouse.com
mouseusb.exe
Ghost
shutdown /R
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This generates mouse support to mouse connected to PS/2 and USB as well.
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Quote: “……and then move the mouse outside the hot areas it will launch one of the IMG files you have as an option”. Well it’s the same to me, so I presume it’s the normal case. Nobody is perfect, even not “Mr EasyBoot”.
Regards eureka
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eureka
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Posted on: Nov. 15 2005,04:06 |
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"If used in EasyBoot: Put shutdown.com in EasyBoot\disk1\ezboot folder. Use command “run shutdown” in EasyBoot-menu. This shutdown computer very quick".
Attention: Must bee: "run shutdown.com".
eureka
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deity
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Posted on: Nov. 15 2005,18:14 |
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Thanks for the info. Will try it out . I will try to ge the Win98 and ME to Work, then I will focus on Win 95, since it seems it will give more resistence. lol!
Adding PS/2 adn USB mouse support to DOS is very cool.
You know if there is a way to change image when hovering over selection. Similar to the text effect.
Do you know the required Files int
\ezboot
folder. I have alot of things I might not need to include into CD. What does it need in there to work.
| Quote | You know what command I should put in autoexec.bat to run ghost.exe from the folder disk1\Dell\GHOST.EXE
I would like to keep the directory structure a little tiddy.
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How about this one.
| Quote | Quote: “……and then move the mouse outside the hot areas it will launch one of the IMG files you have as an option”. Well it’s the same to me, so I presume it’s the normal case. Nobody is perfect, even not “Mr EasyBoot”.
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Hope they fix that in a new release.
| Quote | | Attention: Must bee: "run shutdown.com". |
Tried it and it works. Very fast shutdown.
Thanks!
Edited by deity on Nov. 15 2005,19:07
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deity
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Posted on: Nov. 15 2005,23:10 |
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I tried getting the Win98Se to start installation. I was able to go into autoexec and type the path mentioned. The installation start and begins installation. Bad thing is that for some reason it does not complete all the way. It gives error messages. So what i did was boot into a boodisk that can read long file names and I have noticed that for some reason the Programs folder is named "PROGRA~1". Im thinking Easyboot messed up the iso it created. Also noticed all other files or folders that are longer then eight characters has been truncated similar to "PROGRA~1". 
When I create the ISO.
1. In option I have the Optimize, DOS(8.3), and Joliet deselected.
2. I tried with the Joliet selected and same thing happens.
Can you post the way to input the format command.
For example format c: or if I need to adjust it to two drives or partitions.
I just read that you can put a pasword to Menu - Menu Text. So that should be OK, because a password needs to be typed in to make sure they are ready to actually format and not accidentally format by mistake. What do you think? I tested it and it works.
Edited by deity on Nov. 15 2005,23:29
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eureka
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Posted on: Nov. 16 2005,04:07 |
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To deity
Quote: “You know if there is a way to change image when hovering over selection. Similar to the text effect”. Sorry, no such option accessible yet (to my knowledge). Note: You should direct this kind of questions to the moderator “XOBEN” in here: http://forum.ezbsystems.net/cgi-bin....=SF;f=6
Quote: “In option I have the Optimize, DOS(8.3), and Joliet deselected.” This is the correct choice in this case. Be sure to not have this options activated. Note: “Optimize” could work but not DOS(8.3) and/or Joliet.
Can’t figure out what you did to get truncated names on files? I have never seen any windows_9x with filenames longer than eight letters? They look like this: Win98_58.cab , W98setup.bin, Dossetup.bin, Oemsetup.exe or Channels (Channels is a folder). What kind of win98Se is this you are using???
Please check that folder holding win98SE-files in EasyBoot\disk1 don’t have a name like windows98SE. That’s to many letters (eight letters or less please).
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Quote: “For example format c: …………”
Quick format using “format.com” (related to “standard” boot floppy generated bye win9x/Me) can only be used if you initial have made a full format (takes a while to do). From this point its possible to “quick-format” using format.com.
Syntax: format C: /Q
Note: To get all syntax, start win9x rescue-floppy and at prompt write this command: format /?
And then hit enter. This gives you switches accordingly to format.com.
Example in Autoexec.bat:
Format c: /Q
This runs quick format on [C:]
Create image and name it to something like format.img (or whatever) and in EasyBoot as usual: run format.img (or if it is *.ima run format.ima)
Note: Win95B/Win98/Win98SE/WinMe rescue-floppy uses FAT32 (fdisk.com creates FAT32).
Attention: Win95a rescue-floppy (“golden” version) uses FAT16! Don’t mix original Win95a-floppy with later versions (Win95b and later versions).
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Finally, quote: “………..or if I need to adjust it to two drives or partitions”.
This has nothing to do with format. This is done with fdisk.com. To my knowledge - there is no switches to automatic this. You have to run it manually.
You do have paragon – this is a nice and powerful tool. Why not use paragon?
Attention: Be careful about this format and fdisk issues. It’s very easy to screw things up.
Quote: “……because a password needs to be typed in to make sure they are ready to actually format and not accidentally format by mistake”. As I pointed out, be careful with this option: “automatic quick format”.
eureka
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deity
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Posted on: Nov. 16 2005,19:42 |
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| Quote | | Quote: “You know if there is a way to change image when hovering over selection. Similar to the text effect”. Sorry, no such option accessible yet (to my knowledge). Note: You should direct this kind of questions to the moderator “XOBEN” in here: [URL=http://forum.ezbsystems.net/cgi-bin....=SF;f=6] |
ok!
| Quote | You do have paragon – this is a nice and powerful tool. Why not use paragon?
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I wanted to have both options.
| Quote | Quote: “In option I have the Optimize, DOS(8.3), and Joliet deselected.” This is the correct choice in this case. Be sure to not have this options activated. Note: “Optimize” could work but not DOS(8.3) and/or Joliet.
Can’t figure out what you did to get truncated names on files? I have never seen any windows_9x with filenames longer than eight letters? They look like this: Win98_58.cab , W98setup.bin, Dossetup.bin, Oemsetup.exe or Channels (Channels is a folder). What kind of win98Se is this you are using???
Please check that folder holding win98SE-files in EasyBoot\disk1 don’t have a name like windows98SE. That’s to many letters (eight letters or less please). |
When I open the ISO in Ultra ISO the files are not truncated. But when the installation finishes and trys to run windows it cant because when i checked the Drive it has truncated program names. The directory name is \disk1\Win98SE
Ill leave the format thing off then. It might be too dangerous. .???
Pic of the dir after installing Win98SE
The floppy im using to see the C: has LFN support.
Disk Directory
Edited by deity on Nov. 16 2005,21:26
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eureka
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Posted on: Nov. 17 2005,03:53 |
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To deity
Please test with WinMe and Win95 to see what results this gives.
How and with what tools did you made partition and format on [C:] (using Wmvare?).
Repartition completely and format. Please test with using paragon (I think you can use “Quick format” in paragon). Then reinstall Win98SE and feedback result to me.
I now that in very rare cases you get this truncated stuff. Can’t remember when and where I have seen this happened. But I do have seen it before!
Anyway, test repartition and also with test of win95 and winme as well.
Regards eureka
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deity
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Posted on: Nov. 17 2005,20:25 |
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Moved Win98 to another folder and tried disk1\ezboot\WinMeOEM.IMG and disk1\WinMeOEM
I get this error.
AUTOEXEC.BAT
| Code Sample | @echo off
MSCDEX.EXE /D:tomato /L:R
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\WinMeOEM
setup.exe |
I used both Fdisk and Partition Manager.
I used Partition Manager the first time then installed windows98. I partition the drive in Fat32.
When I installed Win98 it was truncated, so
I then tried Fdisk and format commands and the same thing happened.
AUTOEXEC.BAT for Win98SE
| Code Sample | @ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL
:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR
:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
echo.
cls
echo Now installing Windows 98 SE
echo.
echo Loading...
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\Win98SE
setup.exe
echo.
GOTO QUIT
:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=
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Edited by deity on Nov. 17 2005,20:38
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eureka
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Posted on: Nov. 18 2005,04:47 |
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To deity
This is what you have in Autoexec.bat:
MSCDEX.EXE /D:tomato /L:R
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\WinMeOEM
setup.exe
I have earlier instructed you to have this line: MSCDEX.EXE /D:tomato /L:X
But you use this: MSCDEX.EXE /D:tomato /L:R This is wrong path (/L:R) to CD/DVD-unit.
Because in Path you have: “PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\WinMeOEM” . As you can notice your self letter: X
This is the right Autoexec.bat:
@echo off
MSCDEX.EXE /D:tomato /L:X
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\WinMeOEM
setup.exe
- End of script -
Please test this WinMeOEM and feedback
Note: Use similar image to win98SE (same simple autoexec.bat as for winmeoem). Only change path in autoexec.bat to:
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\win98SE
Regards eureka
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