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From: Mussemouse on 18 Apr 2008 03:39 Hi all. Earlier it was possible to use loadlin.exe to start up a linux distro from Dos/Windos, is there any tool like this around for the newer versions of windos? A few friends of mine wants (finally) test A Linux distro and asked me to help but I don't know anything about newer windos PX and Visto or whatever they are called. My idea was to make something simple like a boot able CD but then they where afraid of that they absolutely wanted to start it from their system so I thought I could use loadlin but that is very old and doesn't support newer than 98. So if anyone have an idea please help!!!! Thanks! //Micke
From: Varghese Mathew on 18 Apr 2008 05:49 Mussemouse wrote: > Hi all. > Earlier it was possible to use loadlin.exe to start up a linux distro from > Dos/Windos, is there any tool like this around for the newer versions of > windos? > A few friends of mine wants (finally) test A Linux distro and asked me to > help but I don't know anything about newer windos PX and Visto or whatever > they are called. > My idea was to make something simple like a boot able CD but then they where > afraid of that they absolutely wanted to start it from their system so I > thought I could use loadlin but that is very old and doesn't support newer > than 98. > So if anyone have an idea please help!!!! > > Thanks! > //Micke > > try virtualbox if they are that scared !
From: Mussemouse on 18 Apr 2008 06:22 Varghese Mathew wrote: >> snip >> Thanks! >> //Micke >> >> > try virtualbox if they are that scared ! That is a good idea but not the one I would like to use. I have the system on a USB Drive and I want to start it up and remove Windos from memory and let the Linux based system take over control. After what I understand virtualbox is just a virtual computer running in a host environment and that does not do the trick as loadlin did. Thanks! //Micke
From: Johan Lindquist on 18 Apr 2008 06:50 So anyway, it was like, 12:22 CEST Apr 18 2008, you know? Oh, and, yeah, Mussemouse was all like, "Dude, > I have the system on a USB Drive and I want to start it up and > remove Windos from memory and let the Linux based system take over > control. Here's how you do it. 1. Tell your friend you're preparing to start Linux, and that you will do so from within their running Windows system so there's nothing to worry about. 2. Plug in the USB drive. 3. Open an explorer window and browse randomly through the drive. 4. Shout "Look! It's a three-headed monkey!" while pointing away from the computer. 5. While they're distracted, quickly reset the computer and boot from your USB stick. 6. ... 7. Profit! But seriously - the only way to "remove windos from memory" is to reboot the computer. Use a livecd instead, just explain how it will not affect their existing installation. If they don't trust you, or linux, even that far, I don't see how you'll ever convince them to actually run linux. hth. -- Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. Perth ---> * 12:41:34 up 8 days, 22:23, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.05, 0.00 Linux 2.6.23.12 x86_64 GNU/Linux Registered Linux user #261729
From: Mussemouse on 18 Apr 2008 10:09
Johan Lindquist wrote: > So anyway, it was like, 12:22 CEST Apr 18 2008, you know? Oh, and, yeah, > Mussemouse was all like, "Dude, > >> I have the system on a USB Drive and I want to start it up and >> remove Windos from memory and let the Linux based system take over >> control. > > Here's how you do it. > > 1. Tell your friend you're preparing to start Linux, and that you will > do so from within their running Windows system so there's nothing > to worry about. > 2. Plug in the USB drive. > 3. Open an explorer window and browse randomly through the drive. > 4. Shout "Look! It's a three-headed monkey!" while pointing away from > the computer. > 5. While they're distracted, quickly reset the computer and boot from > your USB stick. > 6. ... > 7. Profit! Perfect idea. But then I have to be near those computers with their windos system. I am worried I can get a virus or something else on me! Another way is to let windos destroy itself and then install a proper system and tell them that is a new MS system. > > But seriously - the only way to "remove windos from memory" is to > reboot the computer. Use a livecd instead, just explain how it will > not affect their existing installation. If they don't trust you, or > linux, even that far, I don't see how you'll ever convince them to > actually run linux. > > hth. > Thanks I will continue my search for the ultimate solution. The quest is now "How to remove windos from the brain of an infected person." //Micke |