[I need help] I've tried creating an add-on to convert XP to Starter User account problem

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    #24 George King, Jun 23, 2022
    Yes, that needs patch, doesn't matter if its 2 or 5. But I have no idea where this message get born. It can be from HAL / Winlogon / Kernel
     
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    #26 Carlos Detweiller, Jun 23, 2022
    Check boot.ini - the RAM might be hard-limited there.

    Edit: Yes, boot.ini contains the "/maxmem=512" parameter to hard-limit RAM.


    I just re-installed and tested it and it is even worse than remembered. Can't manage keeping it on for more than 2-3 minutes. Three programs-limit, Desktop watermark, etc. Grr, nope!
     
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    Try to check kernel - ntoskrnl.exe
     
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    #30 Carlos Detweiller, Jun 23, 2022
    I found the strings in xpsp2res.dll. The strings are in Unicode. The error message is at the very end of the file.

    Edit: In fact, the message strings are all over the file.
     
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    #31 George King, Jun 23, 2022
    Search in IDA for Starter in winlogon.exe. Here are functions that seems interesting
     
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