 Windows Live Cd, How do u create a windows live disk? |
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 Nov 23 2006, 09:15 AM
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Newbie [Level 1]  Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 14-November 06 Member No.: 33,338  |
My techer give me a task for learn Linux fundamental, but I don't know what the best Linux for me,
My friend suggestion to use a Linux Live CD,but I still Confuse........... Can You help me???? 
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Nov 23 2006, 07:33 PM
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Neurotical Squirrel Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 590 Joined: 4-November 04 From: Novi Sad, Vojvodina Member No.: 2,127 |
Well, I would recommend you get Ubuntu Linux, they also have Live CD feature... You can actually download it for free from the internet, and just burn it on a CD... You can also order it, and they will delver it, for free, but I guess that is not an option right now, since it may take two or three weeks for you to get the CD's...
But, for begginers, I think Ubuntu is the best... Try to get ahold of one copy, there must be someone around who has at least one CD... Ubuntu Homesite Free orders of Ubuntu CD's |
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Nov 23 2006, 08:58 PM
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A clever man learns from his own mistakes, a WISE man learns from those of OTHERS Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,031 Joined: 12-April 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 21,719 |
abandoh, as someone already said partitioning your drive is probably the best idea, that way you keep windows for anything you might need it for but can use Linux most of the time. To do this get yourself a linux installation disk (ebay has lots for like a pound or couple of dollars and its good delivery times) and during the intall it should give you an option to format the drive or partition it.
MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING!!! Then you can use the tool on the disk to make, as said, three partitions, it will explain it to you fairly well and possibly provide a suggestion as to the space to allocate for each partition. it will then install to that partition and you can use a boot manager to choose which OS to boot into. I know the mandrive/mandrake disk had this tool and it was so easy to do for me even though it was my first experience in partitioning and almsot my firsy experience in using linux. There are more comprehensive guides everywhere, use Google or similar engine. But please remember to make a backup! Just in case! |
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Nov 23 2006, 09:12 PM
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-=Hybrid Bus=- Group: Members Posts: 742 Joined: 2-November 05 From: My hybrid bus (in NYC), a computer Member No.: 13,709  |
QUOTE(shadowx @ Nov 23 2006, 03:58 PM)  abandoh, as someone already said partitioning your drive is probably the best idea, that way you keep windows for anything you might need it for but can use Linux most of the time. To do this get yourself a linux installation disk (ebay has lots for like a pound or couple of dollars and its good delivery times) and during the intall it should give you an option to format the drive or partition it. MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING!!! Then you can use the tool on the disk to make, as said, three partitions, it will explain it to you fairly well and possibly provide a suggestion as to the space to allocate for each partition. it will then install to that partition and you can use a boot manager to choose which OS to boot into. I know the mandrive/mandrake disk had this tool and it was so easy to do for me even though it was my first experience in partitioning and almsot my firsy experience in using linux. There are more comprehensive guides everywhere, use Google or similar engine. But please remember to make a backup! Just in case! I have a computer with several partitions, encompassing Linux, its swap, and Windows 98. Running a dual boot system (like in my setup) makes the most sense these days, so why bother with a live CD? I know that the PEBuilder thing can be used for making an installation disk, but I'm not sure if you can make a live CD with it. If you really want Windows on your machine, the simplist solution is to dual-boot (with a bunch of partitions). |
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Nov 23 2006, 09:22 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 23-November 06 Member No.: 33,909 |
to make a live CD for windows, you would need to make a CD with a boot sector on it, unless you can make an ISO image of your HDD with windows install, its basically impossible to do.
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Nov 24 2006, 04:51 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 30-October 05 Member No.: 13,574 |
You can make a windows live CD with the program http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
but I don't know if such CD is workable , in case of emergency it should work fine. But I think windows is best installed on your hard disk. I've never used it, maybe you could try .... |
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Nov 24 2006, 08:05 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 26-August 06 Member No.: 28,938 |
Mmk, just to say, it's 100% possible to have a live Windows disc. In fact I happen to have a link... it *IS* illegal if you do not own Windows XP.
*edit* removed link, just in case:D (If I'm breaking any rules with posting that, please tell me.) |
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Nov 25 2006, 03:33 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 30-October 05 Member No.: 13,574 |
It's the same with PE builder you need an official version of Windows to be legal.
But if you use the same as your installed version and only use it in case of emergency, it won't be a problem I think. But if you use on more then 1 computer, you may need a 2nd license. |
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Dec 2 2006, 01:45 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 2-December 06 Member No.: 34,498 |
QUOTE(shadowx @ Nov 21 2006, 04:51 AM) I cant say i know of any and i very much doubt they exist as windows is massive and a collection of a lot of small programs instead of one or two larger ones like linux. I can't seem to understand what you just said. An operating system typically consists of a kernel + a lot of applications & libraries. Windows will never have a live CD because of the nature of its license. Also, the Windows kernel doesn't have the GREATNESS of Linux in the sense that almost all hardware doesn't work with Windows out-of-the-box. QUOTE(Sharn @ Nov 25 2006, 04:05 AM) Mmk, just to say, it's 100% possible to have a live Windows disc. In fact I happen to have a link... it *IS* illegal if you do not own Windows XP. *edit* removed link, just in case:D (If I'm breaking any rules with posting that, please tell me.) Is it as "feature-packed" (you know what I mean) as Linux Live CD's? Because as far as I know, Windows' hardware support (I am talking about Windows-only stuff without 3rd-party drivers) is awful. |