On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 00:26 +0530, Deboo ^ wrote: > Well, > Firstly, the cybercafe guy knows me well and I installed and > configuerd a debian firewall for him so he's quite friendly with me > :-) > > Secondly, I haven't yet seen a PC bogged up due to installing or > uninstalling Linux. Does that happen? And how many such cases exist? > > Thanks again to the guys above who gave the Linux Puppy link and about > the usb stick Linux - which distro goes in to a USB stick? > > Regards, > Deboo > > -- > Please don't Cc: me, I'm subscribed to the list. > > > > On 2/27/07, Matthew K Poer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I gotta tell you guys, I wouldn't install/alter an OS on a PC that > > wasn't mine. You're asking for trouble if something goes wrong. > > > > I'm not saying you couldn't do this and get away with it, but the > > dreadful *what if* something went wrong and you couldn't restore > > Windows? Would the shop hold you accountable? An uppity clerk who didn't > > understand that Windows was still there, just couldn't accessed, might > > get angry. It's probably the worst case scenerio, but why risk it? > > > > Instead of fully installing Debian on the machine, why not just boot > > Knoppix or (my fav.) DSL? It's quick, it doesn't touch Windows at all, > > no one will every possibly know it was there once you reboot. > > -- > > Matthew K Poer > >
Well if you have the trust and permission of the owner, go for it! I was only concerned with the possibility of not being to fix the MBR, which is what I meant by not being able to restore Windows. (note I am not questioning your abilities, just being extra precautions). As far as USB Drive that will boot into Linux, DSL (Demo-Sized Linux/Damn Small Linux) is a Knoppix-Based LiveCD that is 50 megabytes in size, and is thusly very lightweight and efficient. It can also be put on a USB drive if a computer's BIOS support booting in that way. -- Matthew K Poer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
