XP Embedded Chat on EWF and El-Torito

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Won't let me in.
My browser (MS IE) or OS (MS Win2k) is not compatible with
chat.
Right.

Regards.
Mark K Vallevand
 
Hmm, not sure that I can offer anything here. Did the applet try to
download. I think it says MS Chat Control Ver 4.5 or something to that
effect. If you post your question here though I'll try to repost in the chat
to at least get you an answer!

Brad
 
Too many questions... But, here are my notes for
questions and comments that I prepared for the chat.

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We need a nonremovable IDE Compact Flash solution from
Microsoft.
If you want a bootable IDE CF drive with multiple
partitions, you must have a nonremovable CF device.
Nonremovable CF devices do not meet CF specifiations, and
manufacturers are reluctant to make them.
Microsoft should not require CF to be out-of-spec.
If there was a way to make any device nonremovable, or if
multiple partitions could exist on bootable removable
devices.
(I seem to be able to partition a IDE CF device if it is
not the boot device, even though XP says its removable.)

Is there a way to setup EWF to always commit?
Now, I must manually 'ewfmgr c: -commit", or do it
programatically every time I boot.
I'm not using EWF for any roll back capability. I'm just
using it to minimize writes to the Compact Flash device.

Is there a way to remove system restore points?
Is there a way to completely disable system restore points?
I don't have any system restore components included, but
some utilities still create restore points in the System
Volume Information directory.
In particular, if you disable the pagefile using the UI, a
restore point is created that is the size of the pagefile.
You can't delete it. You can't easily see it in the file
system, but the disk space is used.

License costs need to come down.
25% of the cost of our next device will be XPe licensing.
I know its probably not something you can address
directly.
But, the driving factor for our next device will be cost.
Very powerful hardware is very inexpensive.

Much more aggressive decoupling must be done.
Easily 50% of the XPe stuff pulled in is not necessary.
Outlook express? Analog TV? Wireless Zero? DirectShow?
DirectSound? (I don't even have an audio device.)
But, leave something out? Things don't work right.

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Regards.
Mark K Vallevand
"I think they blocked the chat port."
"They can't block spam and they can't block viruses."
 
I did have the same problem today morning on my Win 2K machine (IE 5.5) :-(.
I had to use another (Win XP Pro) machine to get to the chat room.

Konstantin

MK> Won't let me in.
MK> My browser (MS IE) or OS (MS Win2k) is not compatible with chat.
MK> Right.

MK> Regards.
MK> Mark K Vallevand
With best regards, KM. E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
 
Mark here are the answers I was able to get.....

Troy_MS : Q: Is there a way to setup EWF to always commit? Now, I must
manually 'ewfmgr c: -commit", or do it programatically every time I boot.

Troy_MS : A: No. The best suggestion I have is to have a small program call
the EWFAPI EwfMgrCommit on every startup of the computer. This could be done
by as simply as adding ewfmgr c: -commit to the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key in the
registry.

Gordon Smith said that the CF being removable is up to the hardware vendor,
and I have to agree. The removable bit is only read by the OS to determine
what kind of disk it is, and whether or not it's able to be hot-swapped. I'd
say stick with either STI, or there is a utility from Sandisk that will
convert their disks.... Here is the direct response from MS

Bill_MS : Q: Also, Mark wants to know if a CF being removable/non-removable
can be marked by the OS, but I think this is strictly a hardware limitation
right?

Bill_MS : A: No, we cannot mark it via the OS. You have to use the Sandisk
or other type utility to mark the media as non-removable.

Here is the final question....

mikefos_MSFT : Q: Is there a way to remove system restore points? Is there a
way to completely disable system restore points? I don't have any system
restore components included, but some utilities still create restore points
in the System Volume Information director

mikefos_MSFT : A: We're not sure how to answer this. We'll try to get the
most appropriate person for the question to respond in the newsgroup, if you
can post it there.



Hope that helps Mark!

Brad Combs
Imago Technologies
 
Mark,

Thanks for your questions even though you could not connect. We are looking
at the points you raised.
--
Thanks,

Lynda

"This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights"
 
STI (SimpleTech) CF cards are (or can be) mark
nonremovable?

Regards.
Mark K Vallevand
 
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