Originally Posted by
BOAC
I had looked at the USB stick solution - there seem to be more options for making them bootable than for USB drives. I'm stuck with only 2GB on a stick at the moment, and Vista is around 3.2GB. I have tried LInux (Ubunbtu) but it does not boot properly - strange graphics screen then a freeze.
I've got several sticks lying around, with useful stuff on 'em. There's a Linux-on-a-stick one that plugs into the USB socket on my laptop and is a complete operating system, including e-mail and allsorts. It needed some clever stuff to make it bootable, and took probably an hour or so to make. It's got the specific drivers for my IBM T42, so isn't any use to anyone else.
The ultimate "fixer" Linux is Knoppix. I've made and given away many CDs of that. It will boot from CD, then allow you to inspect your Windows drive without writing to it in any way. Several friends have had their key "stuff" rescued by that - copied to my plugin USB hard drive.
Dost want an "installable" Win 7 RC USB? Or a Knoppix CD?