"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Cockamamie Khomeini wrote:
>> Does Windows have a live CD? Can you make one with Vista?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> What's a "live CD"?
>
> glee wrote:
>> I believe he means like Knoppix and the Ubuntu live CD, which is a
>> bootable optical disc from which that operating system runs, with
>> nothing installed to a hard drive.
>> AFAIK the answer is no.
>
> Ah..
>
> Windows PE...
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905120.aspx
>
> BartPE...
> http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
>
> Ultimate Windows Boot Disk...
> http://www.ubcd4win.com/
>
> Non-Windows version...
> http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
>
> Gotcha.
Not! <g>
I am aware of those, and I have had Knoppix, Barts, and Ultimate Boot CD for some
time....they are not actual Windows Live CDs inasmuch as you cannot run Windows,
install programs, etc, with them; which appears to be what the OP is asking, AFAICS.
My understanding of "Live CD" is one such as Knoppix, which actually runs a
full-fledged OS from the disc along with the ability to run other programs and
office suites, web browsers, and so forth.
From a slightly looser interpretation of "live CD", you are correct....as long as
you consider a live CD to be anything that will boot on its own and provide *at
least* troubleshooting and rescue capability.
There are actually quite a lot:
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
My goodness....who has the time to try all *those* out? ;-)
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