Topic: 3 xp questions! (not for noobs) :) (Read 5265 times)

MrDrejer · « **on:** November 13, 2009, 07:59:08 AM »

Hey everybody. I am currently trying to make an xp all in one dvd with the versions:

xp pro x86 with sp3
xp pro x64 with sp2
xp home with sp3
xp media center edition with sp3
xp tablet pc edition with sp3

So, for the questions:

1. Some of the versions are in english and are not availeble in my language so therefore I have downloaded a MUI language pack which contains my language. As far I know I am supposed to make a silint install to integrate the language into the cd's but i dont know how.

If one of you know how to integrate the language into xp I would very much like some help. And if I get it done, will my own language then be 100 % integrated at first start up so that I dont need to change anything?

2. I need to pre-activate some of the versions because they need activation, and I cant find out how to do it so some help with that would be much appreciated.

3. I need to make a dvd which contains all the versions and some kind of menu to choose from like in Vista and 7. And once again I dont know how to make it.

Hope some of you have some expirience with theese 3 problems

Chaulis · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2009, 08:53:02 AM »

Welcome to the Geekery, since your first post is in the sticky section, and not in the newbs section, I'm going to say that it is statistically likely that you did not do any research into what kind of forum this is. A confidence interval of 95% with alpha being .01 could easily be assigned to this for testing purposes.

1. A Microsoft support forum, google, and some reading could give you the answer on how to slipstream language packs onto a install CD.

2. Have you thought about what you're asking for here?

3. This isn't something someone can just tell you how to do. This is a coding project, perhaps you should hang out with some code monkeys for a bit and don't forget to bring the stereotypical offers to them to win acceptance, maybe Demo can advise you on what offers should be expected.

In short, go here

BizB · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2009, 08:55:54 AM »

Topic moved.

Finger hovering the button.

Why the fuck is this a poll?

Chaulis · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2009, 09:01:02 AM »

It's a poll for the button of course! "winxp" is a vote to dooooooo eet!

Probie · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2009, 10:05:23 AM »

BizB, Chaulis is stealing your style. I thought only you where aloud to us the lmgtfu style burns. What's going on?

Demosthenes · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2009, 10:13:20 AM »

Quote from: Probie on November 13, 2009, 10:05:23 AM

BizB, Chaulis is stealing your style. I thought only you where aloud to us the lmgtfu style burns. What's going on?

Chaulis is old-school, from the Hackernetwork.com days, long long ago, in the Beforetime. That "style" was a lot more pervasive over there back then.

MrDrejer · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2009, 11:35:12 AM »

Sorry for posting in the wrong forum.. I just saw the name geeks forums and thought it might be the right place for my questions.. and about the poll thing.. I dont know what it is.. My English is pretty good but I'm new to the use of forums so again.. Sorry for placing my questions at the wrong place

Chaulis · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2009, 10:38:41 PM »

I actually went ahead and tried to buy the HN domain about 2 years ago, APlus.net said it was available. Turns out APlus is a very crappy registrant who was full of it, and sadly the squatter who owns hackernetwork.com increased his ownership till Jan 09(I did this back in 07). To top it off, APlus then went ahead and grabbed the domain for themselves and made it into a link farm. I have it reserved with godaddy but we'll see how that goes.

Back to the topic, this thread made me remember a rant I wrote up on HN once against some spammer. I really have no idea why I made a screen shot of it or still have said screen shot for that matter, but it brings back some fine memories.
Rant

ivan · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2009, 02:54:24 AM »

Tell you what: If you ever get it, I'll spring for vBulletin and hit CG up for his last good backups.

Probie · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2009, 07:18:29 AM »

Well shit, I don't think I would have fitted in around those parts. Little too lame for HN it seems.

BizB · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2009, 09:02:12 AM »

Actually, it was fairly simple to be accepted at HN. The basic rules were:

1) Post in the newbie forum first
2) Use English (or be Pepe or jlmr11)
3) Don't ask hacking questions
4) Be funny, or piss off

Beyond that, it was just a matter of liking the flavor of the site. Most people didn't.

Min · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2009, 02:28:18 PM »

Yeah, I'm lame and I was teh Queen of that place!!

I also find it ironic that he noob labeled his thread "not for noobs".

jeee · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2009, 04:38:42 PM »

I helped you with XP once, talking about noobs.......

Chris · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2009, 05:55:25 PM »

Quote from: Chaulis on November 13, 2009, 10:38:41 PM

I actually went ahead and tried to buy the HN domain about 2 years ago, APlus.net said it was available. Turns out APlus is a very crappy registrant who was full of it, and sadly the squatter who owns hackernetwork.com increased his ownership till Jan 09(I did this back in 07). To top it off, APlus then went ahead and grabbed the domain for themselves and made it into a link farm. I have it reserved with godaddy but we'll see how that goes.

Back to the topic, this thread made me remember a rant I wrote up on HN once against some spammer. I really have no idea why I made a screen shot of it or still have said screen shot for that matter, but it brings back some fine memories.
Rant

CG still is in control of the domain, actually. I think he's asking for several thousand for the domain last I checked.

ivan · « **Reply #14 on:** November 14, 2009, 07:11:26 PM »

Quote from: Chris on November 14, 2009, 05:55:25 PM

CG still is in control of the domain, actually. I think he's asking for several thousand for the domain last I checked.

Yup, his name's on it.

Maybe time to drop him a line, eh?

Chaulis · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2009, 02:20:17 AM »

I never knew his real name. I also never bothered to follow up until today to be honest. Last thing I saw on the whois was a squatter company that shot back to aplus.net. Bad whois I suppose. Good to hear it's still in the family. I wonder if he'd be willing to turn it over to one of us and let us bring the old place back. I'd really like to see all that history.

ivan · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2009, 04:00:12 AM »

If it comes to that, I'll spring for vBulletin and do the grunt work with the restore.

Chaulis · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2009, 05:06:16 AM »

Deal. It would be an interesting project. I'm not a guru, but updating the code and getting the database compatible would be fun. Anyone know ballpark what HN cost per month in hosting?

ivan · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2009, 04:46:50 PM »

Running a site like HN or The Geekery doesn't take much. Couple hundred for the software, and at most a couple hundred per year for hosting.

Min · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2009, 10:01:56 PM »

Yeah, but he wants a couple THOUSAND for the name. I don't think he'll give it to us.

But who knows, maybe he doesn't care anymore. Now that he hasn't been able to get his asking price for quite a while.

Chaulis · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2009, 11:30:37 PM »

I'm kinda hoping that because it's some of the HN crew asking with the intent of re-opening the site, he would be willing for old times sake. I never got to know CG all that well, I came in as he was making less of an appearance on the site on such a regular basis so I really have no idea.

Chris · « **Reply #21 on:** November 21, 2009, 09:19:31 PM »

I've approached him about 8 months ago for the possible sale of the domain name, and he said he was asking for about 5000 USD for it. I think I offered him like 500 to 1000 max for it.

That reminds me. I've been thinking about switching to vBulletin again. Although it's not free, the feature set and support for the product is much better. SMF is getting to be a little dated if you ask me. Especially when you compare it to other web-based applications that are out there these days.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #22 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:12:09 PM »

As long as it doesn't have that vBulletin bug that seems so common out there (where it marks threads as "read" even though you've never set foot in them.... that used to drive me batshit nuts on HN). SMF so far has seemed rock solid in that respect.

Chris · « **Reply #23 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:34:37 PM »

I remember a bug like that at HN now that I think about it.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #24 on:** November 23, 2009, 05:27:41 PM »

Quote from: Chris on November 23, 2009, 04:34:37 PM

I remember a bug like that at HN now that I think about it.

Every vBulletin board on which I have participated (even recently) has done that to some extent. Some more than others, but they ALL do it.

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