On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 10:10, Robin Laing wrote: > Brian Chase wrote: > > I've tried alot of distro's, and my favorite by far for desktop distro's > > for newbies would be Mepis Linux, check it out, it's like Knoppix, but > > even easier to install to hard drive and more GUI administration tools. > > > I read a review this morning and this distro is supposed to install as > well if you wish to. > > Dual boot is an option. I don't have any use for Windows so I don't > think about it. > > Anybody know of a Windows that runs on a CD/DVD just in case? > > -- > Robin Laing There is a really nice project out there called BartPE. It uses the Windows PreInstallation Environment to run a semi-full version of windows off of the CD/DVD. Its not nearly as flexible as knoppix, but worth looking into http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ MC