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Portable Windows XP for USB Stick

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/portable-windows-xp-for-usb-stick.39912/

J
jack// ani Original post #1
Oct 30, 2006 at 8:14 PM
hi,

have any one tried portable version of winxp which run on pen drive. is thiat similar to live cd which will run without any os installed on your hdd or something else??

cheers
shaunak
shaunak #2
Oct 30, 2006 at 8:33 PM
I dont think live CDs for windows exist.
Ive tried DSL though.
J
Oct 30, 2006 at 8:57 PM
ya it there.....it is around 60mb is size....runs on pen drive.
Vishal Gupta
Oct 30, 2006 at 8:58 PM
^^

*www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
*digg.com/software/Windows_XP_Live_CD_in_a_16_meg_ISO_(MicroPE)
J
Oct 30, 2006 at 10:29 PM
what did you said vishal???
__________
hmmm....no reply!!
Vishal Gupta
Oct 30, 2006 at 10:41 PM
lol, I was telling shaunak about windows XP Live editions :)
J
Oct 30, 2006 at 11:10 PM
funny way....indeed!! so have you tried that pen drive version.......
Vishal Gupta
Oct 30, 2006 at 11:28 PM
Nope! I hv used XP Live CD but never tried its USB edition :(
piyush gupta
Oct 30, 2006 at 11:31 PM
so have u ever tried this version of windows
R
Oct 31, 2006 at 11:38 AM
I have tried the live cd version and it does not contain any software. It just allows one to browse one' drives. I ddn't find it very useful.
clmlbx
clmlbx #11
Oct 31, 2006 at 11:16 PM
USB AND LIVE EDITION IS SAME .

and it is very usefull

bcoz we can get many portable softwares

like

nero
acronis


and lot's more

as we can take a backup of our files when we face unexpected crash
iMav
iMav #12
Oct 31, 2006 at 11:57 PM
clmlbx said:
as we can take a backup of our files when we face unexpected crash
very useful in such cases ....
shaunak
shaunak #13
Nov 1, 2006 at 12:28 PM
@vishal thanks for the info.

Thought only *nix had live cds :)