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what if the only copied folder is i386, what would then happen?

is the operating system identification really that crucial to the well being of the distro?

curiously,
twipley

But updating driverpacks works as good, provided the driverpacks slipstream was the last thing made to the iso?

And by the way, I was talking about adding the fact that "selecting no driverpacks has for effect of unslipstreaming them" to the FAQ, but if you want to add more to it, more's for sure the better! :)

Since you seem confident about the tool's function (and that nothing special have been tweaked after the slipstream), I will then go for that normal slipstream, where most recent driverpacks (such as graphics A and B) are automatically updated over obsolete ones.

It is also good to know that selecting no packs has for effect of uninstalling driverpacks.

farewell,
twipley

overflow you're right. it seems critical updates will be available until 2014. http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=2 … =printable

but wouldn't internet browsing still be safe, using secure browser? i've always wondered what's the point in critical updates anyway, as my browser seems safe as it it. p.s. i don't use java. maybe i've got my finger in the eye?

p.s. mr_smartepants, you've made a good point bringing in the activation issue. but, for the purposes of the discussion, perhaps we could assume the windows copy to be preactivated? that would bring to the ultimate question: how long would such a preactivated xp really last?

(1) until extended support ends (when ms coffee patchers become bored)
(2) until nvidia stop supporting xp (when driver programmers run out of coffee)
(3) would last forever (so we can all continue to work with our coffee-driven bodies)

@overflow: you're right on both guesses, file not found because it didn't exist, and sad disc was done with m2. do you think that the fact that this file didn't exist was a factor in the failure to install drivers via sad disc or jaws tool?

EDIT: i now support your claim that slipstreaming drivers via m2 is best method to work with driverpacks. having just done so. imagine my face, the typical "yay, computer problems at last solved!," kind of reaction.

best for you,
twipley

@mr_smartepants: i don't think so, as at one point i've also tried with b and c ;)

hello mr_smartepants. i've tested back removing the /sa switch (using graphics 'a' only this time), but the yellow mark is still there. anyways, the yellow mark doesn't really bother me. what does is that for some reason graphics lags when windows are dragged or text is scrolled, and that the sound is not even present in the tray bar, and when accessed from the control panel all the options are grayed out. weird thing is while sound and graphics did not install correctly, other drivers, such as ethernet, seem to have installed well (as you can see, my internet it working :)).

plus, the blue sad window says it cannot find file nor path:
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2332/dpsdc7.png

thanks mr who is smart in his pants

no problemo, bro!

God, it's good to have drivers working once and for all.

I've tried with BASE (nice program, btw), and driver installation successfully worked. That's good for me!

nope.

I don't know if I've got the knowledge to do that -- except reseating the hardware, of course!

In the meanwhile, I've tested installing with different Windows XP versions -- all worked fine, except driverpacks (snow/jaws).

I've also tested on VMWare! as you may already know, VMWare installs with the same CPU as the host, so I've just ran the CPU driverpack inside the guest using snow/jaws, but the same error happened! wow.

When I get some extra time, I'll try to reformat and see if drivers install well (this time, without driverpacks). Well, if that's the case I'll just have to stop using driverpacks for some time, but h*ll I can always recommend them to friends! :)

I've subscribed to this topic so if somebody write something here in the future I should be informed. Also, if I ever open my PC case and add/remove some piece of hardware that makes it working, I'll be sure to report it back here

thanks for the help people, it almost did it!