Ever want to learn linux but you didn't have a second machine to run it on? You can make a
virtual machine that boots from a virtual CD-ROM image and do this in less than 5 minutes. Here is
a great one to start with, it only takes up 50 MB on your machine: Main Page:
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/index.html Here is a quickstart guide for how to : 1. Download a
DSL image that uses QEMU (from here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distri....1-embedded.zip
) If you have a slow download speed, this will take you longer than the previously mentioned 5
minutes...

I recently installed virtual cd which is a program designed to allow you to run cds from your
harddrive. It creates a virtual drive in my computer that is related to the program. I later
uninstalled the program. The problem arises when i try to map a different folder to that drive (I.
instead of showing the network drive icon, it shows a blank white icon. Sort of like the one when
you have a file windows doesnt recognize. If i map to any other drive, the correct icon shows up. is
there any way to restore the icons. I guess the program didnt unlink the icon or whatever. T...