I was hoping some linux tech heads here could give me some pointers about installing linux onto a
laptop I have which has no cd drive. To make things worse it does not even boot from usb. I had
installed XP on it with an unattended install using the /makelocalsource switch which copies files
to the local hdd then finishes setup from there after reboot. Is there an easy switch function to
install any linux distro once you have the files on your hdd? (I have a mapped network drive to my
laptop and sharing from my desktop so i can access my files. I just don't know if...

How to Install Windows XP on your CD/DVD/Pen drive QUOTE This article will show you how to
install Windows XP on your CD/DVD/USB Pen drive/ Flash Drive/ thumb Drive Requirements:- 1) Windows
XP CD or Windows XP Setup Information 2) Blank CD or DVD or 2) USB Pen Drive Minimum of 1 GB (disk
space necessary 256 MB or less) 3) BART PE builder software. Procedure:- 1) Make sure that your
system has about 500MB of free disk space! 2) Download the latest PE Builder version
(self-installing package) and install it. 3) Start PE Builder (pebuilder.exe). When you sta...

Hi, I just found out this nice software which allows you to install Ubuntu from Windows as any other
application. I haven't tried it personally though, because I'm already running Linux, but
some of you may want to check it out. Here it is: http://wubi-installer.org/ I hope it helps
somebody....

My nephew bought a new ibook a few months ago and I told him to hold off on installing Tiger because
it was so new I knew there would be problems with compatibility and bugs and stuff. So it's been
a while now, they've released 10.5.1 and .2 shouldn't be too far behind. The question is:
For those of you who've installed it, how do you like it? Is it pretty much bug-free by now or
are you having problems running your favorite software? If you don't have a Macintosh or an
informed opinion on the subject matter, please refrain from posting. Thank you....

I was wondering if anyone here knows something about Windows updates. I use Win XP SP2 and have
done a repair install of Windows. I now notice that my updates do not work properly anymore. I have
Automatic Updates turned on, but now, I see the yellow icon in my taskbar which tells me updates are
ready to be downloaded. When I double click on the icon and allow the install, everything still
works as normal, except, after only half a minute or so, i get the message: "The following updates
could not be installed:", showing me a whole bunch of updates. After that, the y...

How to install Microsoft Windows XP automatically As you know, during installing Microsoft
Windows XP, setup asks you several questions about your installation drive, windows serial number,
your language, administrator password, local time zone and … . So that you should sit and answer
above questions. But there is a small tool in Microsoft Windows CD , let's you answer these
questions before installing Windows. 1- Put Windows XP CD/DVD in the CD/DVD in your CD/DVD ROM and
go to following folder: X:\Support\tools\ 2- Copy deploy.cab in your Hard Dr...

Does Anybody know how I can install windows without a cd-rom drive on an old laptop? The only
removable drive is a floppy. Any help would be appreciated....

Okay, here's the tutorial I keep on finding but won't work: QUOTE Step 4 Get the server
software. When running a LAMPP server you actually need to get the AMPP part. I like to install the
XAMPP server from Apache Friends as it organizes the files and makes installing a snap! 1.
Download XAMPP. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html 2. Install XAMPP
Click on the Applications menu, then accessories and finally Terminal. While I hate having to jump
through hoops with the stupid terminal, trust me this will simplify your life...

I just installed Sabayon linux and I think it's great, however, now I cannot boot with kubuntu
or xp. When I was installing sabayon I think it asked for all the partitions which had an OS, I
listed them all but now I can see those options in the boot menu but when I select some other OS, it
says something like- file not found .Can anyone tell me how to fix the boot list?...

My friend just called me, asking for a place to get drivers for Linux. I know a little about Linux,
but not enough to help him out. He's using the distro ubuntu, and he needs a driver for a
wireless card. The card he is using is a Dell Wireless 1350 802.11 B-GPC. I know nothing about
Linux drivers, I use knoppix and everything I need is already on the CD. Can someone help me?...

I recently installed CentOS 4.2 on an old computer of mine and then I realized that I needed a few
more packages than I selected during installation. I need some of the Developer Tools packages
(mainly gcc for compiling stuff). Is it possible to use the install CDs to get the packages now or
do I have to reinstall? It's not connected to the internet so I can't get them there, and
I've tried using yum but that seems to want the net, too. Edit: Added OS to description for
clarification ...

I have been using Linux on my Laptop for awhile. Ubuntu. I'm thinking I am ready to turn my
desktop into a Linux machine, or atleast half of it. Currently, the only things keeping me on
Windows are... -Flash. -Dreamweaver. -Photoshop. -Games. (HL) Please suggest me Linux alternates
that I can use to jump off of Windows. This whole reformat every 3 months thing isn't fun....

Ok so the machine in question has a old 5400rpm drive with WindowsXP on it. I'm considering
replacing it with a long over due upgrade to a Raptor 10,000rpm. My motherboard has the input so
that isn't a problem. Rather, the problem is that I can't transfer all Windows files to
another harddrive by simply copying them over. Also, I've been having a lot of problems with
my current setup and figure a clean install of Windows would be just as well, killing two birds with
one stone. But I remember having to submit a code to Microsoft when I originally install...

Hi! if you are sick of windows (i really dont like them but sometimes have to use them ) you
should try SuSE It is the most user-friendly and very popular distribution of linux you can find it
is really great better than any windows! and best thing it is free and you can downlad it from
http://www.novell.com/linux/suse/ ...

I'm trying to install courier-authlib on OpenBSD 3.7 but when I do the "make install" I see this
messages: *** Warning: linker path does not have real file for library -lvpopmail. *** I have the
capability to make that library automatically link in when *** you link to this library. But I can
only do this if you have a *** shared version of the library, which you do not appear to have ***
because I did check the linker path looking for a file starting *** with libvpopmail and none of the
candidates passed a file format test *** using a file magic. Last file checked:...

I'm thinking of getting a new linux distro, and I was looking at the features of SUsE9.3, and I
was quite inpressed. I was wondering if anybody has 9.3, and to give their feedback on it, because I
don't want to spend a couple weeks downloading a bad product....

hey...do you guys install windows xp server pack 3 preview,the detail of which you can browser at
the site . its real name is Windows XP Service Pack 3 Unofficial Preview.there are some
instruction about it below: QUOTE Microsoft has confirmed that there will be a Service Pack 3
for Windows XP and that it will come out before Vista. It will not include Internet Explorer 7.
WARNING: Although all of these hotfixes are directly from Microsoft, some have not been tested and
may cause system instability. Use at your own risk! Visit our forums to find out whic...

I am wanting to move a complete RedHat 8 install from one box to another. Current box is a IBM
server (SCSI drives etc etc). Not sure of the new box spec yet (it may only be temporary) so may
have normal IDE drives (though i'd guess having SCSI also would be much easier) While yes i
could load up a fresh install and bring everything over, i am no exactly Linuxperienced a great
deal and the box has some prorietary software (locally produced and rare) that i KNOW i could never
get up and running again (the customer wants to avoid the software house as they are movin...

hi everybody i'm new to linux. i have just install suse 9.1 personal in on my PC. i have amezzed
to see that it looks very beautiful. but when i try to connect to internet via tool called kconnect
i can't get the way it worked. i have tried everything like instructions from the linux
documentation project. and i reach a stage when it dials my isp no. but then gives busy tone and
dissconnects? can anyone tell me the solution. thank you bye...

Let's start! First thing to know about suse is that this is linux /biggrin.gif'
border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /> So please if you have conexant or
some other modems like this (you probably heard about them) and if you don't want to mess with
installation of them then buy a new one, they are not expensive!

Now, installation is simple enough, if yo...

I'm happy. I converted from Mandrake Linux 10.0 to SUSE Linux Personal Edition 9.1. Both this
version of SUSE and Mandrake (both of which are kick-ass distrobutions) can be downloaded at
linuxiso.org SUSE is one hell of a Windows alternative. I've been using Windows since about
1996, and i've been using it litteraly since Windows 3.1. I still remember good ol' DOS. can
you imagine a 6 year old navigating his way through DOS like a pro? /tongue.gif' border='0'
style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /> Anyways, the SUSE installation is easier t...

I believe this is where to dl it is that the link to dl Suse? and what does it mean by Eval
Version? does that mean evaluation or do i dl the proffesional version? im so confuse someone help
i would like to try Suse if its free could someone show me a link to dl one?...