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Run XP from CD like Knoppix
Name: rhawk7938 Date: August 8, 2005 at 10:57:13 Pacific OS: XP home sp2 CPU/Ram: P4 3.0 1gb gual
Name: Richard59 Date: August 8, 2005 at 13:43:51 Pacific
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Read the full explanation. It only contains the boot and setup files useful for diagnostic purposes. It is not a functioning operating system.
I used to have a signature but it disappeared and I just couldn't be bothered writing another so please feel free to ingore this.
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Response Number 2
Name: blackbill Date: August 8, 2005 at 14:27:32 Pacific
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Bart's PE is great for getting in behind XP to do some problem solving and in building the disk you can add your own prblem solver programs... but the older version seems to be better (my opinion).
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Response Number 3
Name: jefro Date: August 8, 2005 at 14:55:27 Pacific
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I sure wouldn't put in the same boat as Knoppix. As above it is really good to have as an admin tool along the lines of winternals products and others.
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Response Number 4
Name: rhawk7938 Date: August 8, 2005 at 15:14:35 Pacific
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Just to clarify, this excerpt from Fred Langa's newletter in reference to Knoppix:
The newest version of his latest, greatest free tool deserves special attention: It's a self-contained, CD-based "live" copy of Windows XP. Like the popular "live CD" versions of Linux (like Knoppix), it runs entirely from a CD-ROM without installing anything on or making any changes to a system's hard drive.
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Response Number 5
Name: blackbill Date: August 8, 2005 at 18:46:40 Pacific
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I've had Bart's PE for a long time now... It's the front end (the boot end) of XP pro. It is NOT a complete OS as with Knoppix (which I have also).
It does provide you the ability to add your own programs when you build the cd so it is in a sense possible to contruct yourself a custom OS ... but in itself, it is not an OS.
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Summary: 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 ...
Summary: mavis Your link is to slipstream service packs and updates into the original CD. I think the OP is looking to RUN XP from the CD. BTW, the slipstream method works well. Saves alot of time and if yo...
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