I believe you misunderstand... I'm not going to duel boot. I figure that I'll need to install grub or lilo because I'm not installing MS from their restore disk. On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:31 PM, James Finstrom wrote: > I find sadly windows runs better in virtual box on linux then directly > installed. That said I would connect two drives and boot to a live cd > like the kubuntu disk ad do the dd > > On 10/2/08, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: >> Assuming that you have another machine with enough space to hold the Window$ >> drive, you can: >> Boot both machines in Linux. >> From the one with the Window$ installation: >> dd if=/dev/?da0|ssh someuser@other.machine.ip cat - > my-windoze.iso >> >> >> But I would just install the last Kubuntu, setup Windoze in a virtual >> machine and replace the file every time it gets screwed. >> Good luck... >> Enrique >> >> >> >> mike havens writes: >> >>> I hate windows! I hate it when I get a virus! Igot a brand new one >>> last night I was happily tip-tapping away last night but when I got up >>> in the morning everything was moving very s-l-o-w-l-y!!!!! After >>> running clam nothing was discovered so I just reinstalled my system. >>> So I figure that a good thing to do is to get the system like I want >>> it and then dd the primary drive. That way if I get a virus all I need >>> to do is dd the file back ontoo the hard drive. So I suppose that I >>> will need to put grub in the boot loader. Does this soun doable? Who >>> is gacious enough to help? WHich distro do you recommend? I was >>> thinking of using PHLAK but in my hands I have xubunt >>> 6.1, mepis 2003.10.02, Slax 4.2.0, and mepis 3.4-3 >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > James Finstrom > Rhino Equipment Corp. > All Rhino products are made in America, 100% Money Back Guarantee, and > have a 5 Year warranty. > Sometimes for it to "just work" you have to think outside the box! > Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 > IP: asterisk.rhinoequipment.com ~ FWD: 633686 > > THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY > MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and its > attachments from all computers. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss