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Thread ID: 88880	2008-04-13 00:22:00	Got myself into a bit of a mess!!	Sinister (13620)	Press F1

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658276	2008-04-13 01:23:00	The screen worked last time you tried installing Windows will it not work if u throw in the CD again? The screen worked last xp install because it automaticaly switched over to the external screen because of the laptop gfx drivers that enabled the port. No drivers = no external screen. You would have to reinstall the video drivers somehow, then somehow enable it so the signal goes to an external monitor? Yes, thats what im trying to figure out. I dont want to fix the broken screen, I just want it to work with the external screen. But I cant get these drivers installed without a screen. And slipsteaming sounds good .... if it was a fully automated install of xp that also applied the gfx drivers instantly. This would be quite hard to do i beleive so i think an easyer option would be to try to connect another laptop monitor to my laptop base.	Sinister (13620)
658277	2008-04-13 01:29:00	Put it this way: Learning to Slipstream XP with drivers and then doing it = hours. Unscrewing a mates (he will do it), laptop to connect his screen to mine just to install some drivers. = minutes. As long as the plugs are the same of course. Any ideas?	Sinister (13620)
658278	2008-04-13 01:33:00	The screen worked last xp install because it automaticaly switched over to the external screen because of the laptop gfx drivers that enabled the port. No drivers = no external screen. Where are you quoting me from I don't remember typing the 2nd part. When its switching over to the screen Windows hasn't been loaded therefore the drivers haven't been loaded. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the Windows Installer shouldn't care if drivers are previously loaded or not, as it uses the resources on the CD and is not reading the HDD.	stormdragon (6013)
658279	2008-04-13 01:36:00	Learning to Slipstream XP with drivers and then doing it = hours. Slipstreaming doesn't take hours.	stormdragon (6013)
658280	2008-04-13 01:39:00	I may give that Installer option a try . Cheers . If not i think the chances of having two laptops with the same plugs pretty rare . If this doesnt work its onto the slipstream . Cheers!	Sinister (13620)
658281	2008-04-13 01:41:00	Put it this way: Learning to Slipstream XP with drivers and then doing it = hours. Unscrewing a mates (he will do it), laptop to connect his screen to mine just to install some drivers. = minutes. As long as the plugs are the same of course. Any ideas? Not really, it depends WHAT drivers you want, just as long as the drivers you have, have an inf file in it, (it helps if they do), if you use Nlite, its pretty straightforward. But youre right. It can take a while for the install (after youve slipstreamed something) to work properly. My previous slipstream was a bit of a disaster. It installed ok but IE 7 was a bit screwed I think. I just redid it a few days ago, and installed / tested the cd I burned to another hdd. It works now. This includes IE 7, WMP 11 + updates, with XP SP2. And two sets of drivers for the Leadtek Expert / Deluxe drivers, and the drivers for the modem in this. It saves me installing these later. All I have to wait for now, is SP3, then I'll add that to another slipstreamed CD. I would have added the ATI drivers, but then it'll properly exceed the size of a cd, and become a DVD. (Since these drivers need the .net framework files as well).	Speedy Gonzales (78)
658282	2008-04-13 02:21:00	lol, you think unscrewing a mates laptop screen to connect to yours is going to be easier than clicking a few button in program to create an unattended install. Hmm, you're wrong. Just download nLite already and create an unattended install. As I said earlier, do a dummy run in VPC to pick up the two or three buttons you might need to push, links are all in my earlier post.	sal (67)
658283	2008-04-13 04:05:00	I am in the process of designing a portable arcade machine I brought a cheap laptop off trade me which has a broken screen (you cant see ANYTHING) . When i received it everything was fine, I could hook a external monitor in the side of the laptop and it would display My desired result is a half a laptop (no hinged screen attached), connected to an external monitor, that displays the OS . It shouldn't make any difference whether or not Windows is loaded . It either displays via the external monitor or it doesn't . Why do you need a laptop anyway? My friend built a mame cabinet, he just had an HDD in it . Whether its a full sized cabinet or a smaller version shouldn't matter .	pctek (84)
658284	2008-04-13 04:10:00	It shouldn't make any difference whether or not Windows is loaded . It either displays via the external monitor or it doesn't . Why do you need a laptop anyway? My friend built a mame cabinet, he just had an HDD in it . Whether its a full sized cabinet or a smaller version shouldn't matter . Trust me, it does . Just having the laptop in the case is crammed for space . Its a "PORTABLE" version . Not just a smaller version . With a full PC you cant just fold it up and pick it up with a handle . My 1st attempt at this failed badly because it was a computer . If my prototype goes well I will be looking at marketing them .	Sinister (13620)
658285	2008-04-13 06:14:00	As I said all my friend had in his was the HDD, not a PC. Portable or otherwise. A HDD is smaller than a laptop.	pctek (84)
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