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Can I install Damn Small Linux inside XP
Ubuntu is easy to install in XP but its too big.
Had problems with my XP-Ubuntu dual boot a few days ago ended up reloading XP and it didnt load the network drivers so I installed Ubuntu inside XP and went and downloaded the nerkwork and audio on ubuntu and cut and pasted them into my USB pendrive and rebooted into windows Anyway any clues would be apreciated |
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Hi are you saying you want to dual boot Damn Small Linux with XP or when you say install inside XP do you mean using virtual software like http://www.virtualbox.org/
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thanks for your input masternige.
I might just put DSL on my pendrive so its a rescue package for any machine of mine that may have problems. |
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Hi There
My two bobs worth is puppy Linux (fire hydrant version) will dual boot or run from cd, is quite small but has plenty of function.. |
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Hi there Jaytee fellow kiwi
I will check it out |
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Yep downloading puppy 4.1.1 on my other machine 94mb nearly twice the size of DSL
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well its not fire hydrant version because I wanted to use it on an older PC that I have P3 500mhz that I hoped would do You Tube.
On my Dell 2.4ghz Puppy 4.1.1 wont boot from the CDrom or be seen on the CDrom while booted into XP, but Im picking it will boot from a USB drive It boots from th CD on my Asus 2.6ghz that runs Ubuntu 8.04. And unlike DSL Puppy looks easy to install to hard drive |
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on the old P3 500mhz compaq puppy 4.1.1 took aages to manually detect network card and finally didnt load driver
where as DSL auuuto detected every thing and I came here in a few minutes |
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Hmmn? I thought xp showed a "To boot from cd press any key" option before the windows splash came into view. Was that not the case with you??
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But DSL boots without having to go into the boot menu Puppy is good as works on the old compaq and nobody would know you had a dual boot and you put the CD in and its away But I wasnt happy with the compaq 500mhz just dont do it on You Tube so Ive pulled out the motherboard and Im in the process of sticking a Gigabyte motherboard with a socket 370 1000mhz cpu Ive got a 1100mhz cpu but Im not sure it works. its all good Jaytee |
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Cool
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downloaded puppy 4.2
I like the desktop on 4.2 Jaytee it has an easy to read clock too and it has Seamonkey runs You Tube as it is cool
Im going to use Seamonkey on my XP system |
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