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I get a MS VBscript error when I try to post a message to another forum. When I go to view that message it also comes up with the error message. This is using Opera, Netscape & IE. On my other bootable drive, no problem Both are running 2k w/sp2 installed. I know it isn't this forum but I feel it is a MS O/S p[roblem Something missing or corrupted. Any ideas? The exact message is: Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0006' Overflow: 'cint' /thread.asp, line 318

Again thank you very much. and that's the truth..........

Sorry I asked........... Much thanks, I just did a fresh install of 2k and almost had a heart attack when this came up. This was th only MS problem (or so I thought) that has surfaced.

When I when back into the first drive (the one that I had the problem with) I went to that forum and re-traced my steps, re-opened up my posts and all were fine!!! I posted another thread and that was fine!! Never had that happen before, I just assume that I had a problem since it was a MS message but on their web page. Unfortunately I don't understand scripts, VB which I assume is Visual Basic, or the rest of that message for that matter. What is ASP code?

But why is it only one of my drives? The other is fine..........doesn't that point to a corrupted file on that drive?

Can I have 2 bootable drives (selectable) running 2k? I use a toggle switch (DPDT) with a cut down ATA connector to fit in the 6 pin space for the master/slave jumpers. (Works great in 98SE/ME, done it with 4 other computers!)

If I set it to none, it is still seen running 2k! 98 & ME did not have that problem.

Yes my M/B does have the ability to switch the drive boot order, but the other drive is still there. It's not a issue of which is the bootable drive, that isn't a problem, the switch take care of that, I don't want the drive visable at all because of possible data corruption durning the O/S instalation! As far as putting a switch to power the drive off, I don't trust because the data cable is still there and everything still sees it connected. I think that would only cause other problems. Yea, I know just disconnect the cable, but that is a pain (ok I'm lazy, but what is the sense of having settings that don't work?) Epox 8-KTA (KT-133 chipset)

I really want to hide the drive(s) BEFORE I load any O/S! Other than having a controller card/chip, who can you do it in the bios without disconnecting the cable?

On a fresh install of 2k, after I installed SP2 from a burned CD, the drives are out of order in My Computer! In Explorer the left pane shows OK but the right pane is wrong too. In other words they disagree with each other! As follows: A,E,F,C,D,G,H (C/D is 1 HD, G/H is the other) Yes, that's right, E is first and that is a CD ROM. F is a burner! I checked the bios and the boot order is: Floppy, HDD-0 & CDRom. The only thing I think that caused this is was, SP2 was on a CD that was in the drive at the time of booting and then I installed SP2, removed the CD and the problem appeared after a restart. It was NOT there before I installed SP2. The other drive (G/H) is bootable also with 2k on it. G/H was disconnected when I loaded the O/S on the other drive so as not to corrupt the first drive which has happened to me before since Windows wants to install in a drive where it finds a O/S installed. How do I correct this? Again this is just the order of the drives NOT the letters! Everything works as far as accessing the drives, The letters are OK but just out of order. On the drive with the orginal O/S the order is correct when I switch back to it (both drives can be bootable from via a toggle switch).

No....first, not obvious, second, name is not a choice but drive letter is and sounds like the same thing as what Disk Management does and that didn't work either. As far as living with it, I guess I could but at this early stage, I want to correct it. I don't know if leaving the CD in was the cause, it just sounded stupid enough to be the reason. The other drive is ok!

98SE and ME on 2 different M/B's have let me hide the drive. Only 2k hasn't!!

The switch works great, costs little, just have to do a little surgery on a IDE connector/cable, a little soldering and dril a access hole in the bezel of the case if you want the switch up front (I use Enlight cases). My bios doesn't have a boot order drive option, at least I never saw it. I will look thou. (Award V6, Kt-133 chipset) I have had trouble with 2 bootable drives (1 active partition on each and with a duplicate O/S on the other drive) before. Data coruption of the other drive installing 2k. Part went to one drive and part went to another or at least was installed in both durning the process. Anyways it corupted the other drive. Yes I know to disconnect the other drive, which is what I've been doing but that is a pain. What's the sense of having the ability to disable a drive in the bios when it doesn't work, at least with 2k? It always worked with 98 and ME by the way!

Don't want to do that, that is the 'easy answer way out'/ 'hard to do way out'! I'm installing the O/S in my other bootable drive and will go from there. The drive I tried to image from gets this error when I ghost the drive and image it in this 2nd drive. It works ok as installed. Only when I transfer it (ghost) the problem appears.

When I throw the switch the other drive becomes the boot drive. I can't hide the drive in the Bios, I don't have a Promise or Highpoint controller as I assume you have judging by what you say you can do.

Did that .............no difference!

No, nothing to do with Dr Watson. Example: I try to open add/remove programs and get a error message that says it is going to create a log. mshta.exe error

I can not hide either of my 2 hard drives in the bios because of M$'s incompatability with Via chipsets. I have 2k w/SP2 installed on a Fat32 partition using a Epox 8-KTA M/B. I have 2 bootable drives (or at least that is what I'm tring to have in 2k but not much sucess) and disabling the drive in the bios doesn't disable (or hide) it in the O/S! M$ question #272586 deals with the issue but 2 out of the 3 keys are diffwerent than what M$ lists. I tried the mod anyway with the other keys but it doesn't work. Anyone else run into this? I have the latest bios from Epox.

Interesting on the NT/2k not asking the bios on what drives are hidden or not. I did not know that and another surprise with 2k. (I love surprises........) To answer your question just what I am doing, all alone I have had 2 bootable drives both partitioned. The 2nd drive was a backup (active partition) in case my main drive's active partition went down (virus, corupt system file etc.) I have a DPDT toggle switch connected to both drives through a cut down ATA cable connector (only 6 holes used for the master/slave jumper positions). Both drives are visable since the 2nd partition has backup data on them, which is the way I want it. No drive swaping or removing. I really don't want to have a dual booting single drive since you are dealing with one physical drive. I like the separate drive setup. It makes it easy to fix things since you can access system files without using DOS which I admit I'm not good at. I hope that all makes sense. I hope I don't have to go without the 2nd bootable drive idea just because of running 2k. 2k has been very bullit proof for me.

It was MPS and I finally found something close: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q216251 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q234558 But what is c-step I486?

Ok on the SMP......... Anyone for the I486? Anything to do with the I386 folder in 2k maybe?

Then why is there a option to hide a drive if the O/S can see it anyway? Again I have always been able to hide drives with 98SE and ME! Are you talking about NT and 2k?

For 3 1/2 years I have been using 98SE/ME in 4 different computers and and have been able to hide drives by disableing them in the bios. Only with 2k I have not been able to do this!

What's the difference between standard PC and the default (not choosing F5) setting? Do you know what the I486 and SMP (if that's what the 3rd choice is) are?

I'm tring to hide the drive in the Bios! Award V6 KT-133 chipset. How the O/S can see somrthing that the Bios doesn't is beyond me! And why would it want to see something that is suppose to be hidden in the first place doesn't make sense either.