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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Anonymous on February 11, 2002, 10:15:23 AM

Title: Run OS from CD
Post by: Anonymous on February 11, 2002, 10:15:23 AM

Hi, i once read an article about running an OS (windows) from CD. Sure you have to stay on the same computer/hardware, but it was possible to boot an image. Can anyone help me out ?

Title: Run OS from CD
Post by: MuffinAss on February 11, 2002, 10:34:50 PM

iI\'ve also wondered about this myself, but have never seen any documentation about this as far as Windows goes. I know that this is possible with a Linux system (SuSE).

Title: Run OS from CD
Post by: Twinkie on February 12, 2002, 11:38:45 AM

I remember the article but not where.  The only thing I do remember is that you need a floppy or zip to handle the temp and swap files.  Otherwise it\'s just a matter of coding, I think?

Title: Run OS from CD
Post by: Josetann on February 12, 2002, 07:56:50 PM

Windows can run without the swap file and a tmp folder, but it\'s probably best to have those to keep it from complaining.  Now I haven\'t tried this, but if you have plenty of ram I bet it wouldn\'t be a big deal to make a ram disk, then place the tmp folder and swap file on the ram disk.

Title: Run OS from CD
Post by: Anonymous on December 16, 2002, 02:29:40 PM

Are you trying to make Windows 98se to run from CD-ROM ?

visit these pages:

http://www.heise.de/ct/english/99/11/206/ (http://\"http://www.heise.de/ct/english/99/11/206/\")

http://www.virtual-linux.org/nuke/index.php (http://\"http://www.virtual-linux.org/nuke/index.php\") (it\'s Linux)

Or if you\'re trying to have an embedded system visit these:

http://www.litepc.com/eos.html (http://\"http://www.litepc.com/eos.html\") or http://www.vci.com/ (http://\"http://www.vci.com/\")


Or if you want a leaner OS visit this one:

http://www.litepc.com/98lite.html (http://\"http://www.litepc.com/98lite.html\")