Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Yeah. And live CDs are certainly easier to find for Linux than Windows.
> 
>   Does Windows support creating so-called live CDs at all (maybe through
> extensive hacking)?

Yes. It's not extensive hacking. It's a normal supported thing. They 
call it "Preinstall Environment."  You can buy it from Microsoft, or you 
can google for BartPE, which provides a free program that takes the 
files from the XP install disk and makes them bootable.

> You *could* call that a "live CD", but not really, IMO.

Nope. This is a full graphical environment and everything. Not the same 
as a Linux live-cd, as (for example) most services aren't running. But 
it's good enough for what I want to do, which is (for example) resize 
the system partition, or back up *everything* including the registry, etc.

>   Of course even if Windows had full support, there's always the pesky
> limiation that it's commercial software which is illegal to distribute
> without permission. There really are certain situations where free
> software does have its advantages.

This is true. But the program that takes your legal Windows CD and turns 
it into a live CD is free.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)

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