I read somewhere a while ago about running windows XP from the cd rom. I think they called it something like ghosting. i was wondering if this was possible and if so how would i do it?

Feasible probably, realistically as a LiveCD doubtful! Time for a GOOGLE ?

In a word, full version of XP, no way from a CD. Ghosting refers to creating an exact image of a partition or drive for the purpose of restoring that partition, should the need arise.

You cannot run XP from a CD. During the boot process XP needs to write to the registry and page file. It can't do that with a CD. The nearest you will Get to it is Bart PE which is a severely cut down version of XP and if only designed for trouble shooting purposed. http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Stuart

You'd have to explain a bit more. The newer Ghost program is booted by a CD. It is window PE. You can make a similar disk with Barts or ubcd4win (uses barts). It is sort of a live CD. Not much real use other than to repair a true installation but fun to play with. The new Vista dvd's are the PE 2.x and can run systems from the dvd also. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

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To add a little to Othehill's response #2. Ghost is one of the programs that create an image of a partition or drive. Another popular imaging program is Acronis. An imaging program is a 'great' safeguard.