Run vista only from dvd?

I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS from a
DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows 98 to a CD
in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have Windows Vista
Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi networks to check
email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would take to run because
the Internet connection will still be the slowest part of the connection.
With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on easily and find a way to get
drivers that will work with my more modern system, but is there a way to put
Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all the vital parts and run the OS from a
DVD?

George_G wrote:
> I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS from a
> DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows 98 to a CD
> in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have Windows Vista
> Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi networks to check
> email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would take to run because
> the Internet connection will still be the slowest part of the connection.
> With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on easily and find a way to get
> drivers that will work with my more modern system, but is there a way to put
> Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all the vital parts and run the OS from a
> DVD?

I don't think vista will do this, but XP or linux could:

XP:
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...tag=rbxccnbtr1

Linux:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/04...drive-install/

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"George_G" <> wrote in message
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> I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS
from a
> DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows 98 to a
CD
> in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have Windows
Vista
> Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi networks to check
> email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would take to run
because
> the Internet connection will still be the slowest part of the connection.
> With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on easily and find a way to get
> drivers that will work with my more modern system, but is there a way to
put
> Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all the vital parts and run the OS from
a
> DVD?


Probably not.

Though I know win98 could be hacked into running from a bootable cd...
I never heard of anyone running XP from one...
I'd be interested in knowing how you were able to do it.

Did you use Bart's PE ?

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:

> George_G wrote:
>
>> I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS
>> from a DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed
>> Windows 98 to a CD in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard
>> drive. I have Windows Vista Home Basic for my notebook, which is just
>> used on WI-Fi networks to check email and blog. It doesn't matter how
>> long the OS would take to run because the Internet connection will
>> still be the slowest part of the connection. With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I
>> could fit Windows 98 on easily and find a way to get drivers that will
>> work with my more modern system, but is there a way to put Vista Home
>> Basic onto a DVD+RW for all the vital parts and run the OS from a DVD?
>
>
> I don't think vista will do this, but XP or linux could:
>
> XP:
> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...tag=rbxccnbtr1
>
>
> Linux:
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/04...drive-install/
>

Is this what you're referring to?

http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/c...38D!1665.entry

Frank

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

The above is a good Linux Live CD to recover Data from windows.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"George_G" wrote:

> I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS from a
> DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows 98 to a CD
> in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have Windows Vista
> Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi networks to check
> email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would take to run because
> the Internet connection will still be the slowest part of the connection.
> With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on easily and find a way to get
> drivers that will work with my more modern system, but is there a way to put
> Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all the vital parts and run the OS from a
> DVD?

Check out VistaPE similar to BartPE for XP

http://www.vistape.net/vistape.html


"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
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> http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
>
> The above is a good Linux Live CD to recover Data from windows.
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "George_G" wrote:
>
>> I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS
>> from a
>> DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows 98 to a
>> CD
>> in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have Windows
>> Vista
>> Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi networks to check
>> email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would take to run
>> because
>> the Internet connection will still be the slowest part of the connection.
>> With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on easily and find a way to
>> get
>> drivers that will work with my more modern system, but is there a way to
>> put
>> Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all the vital parts and run the OS
>> from a
>> DVD?

Frank <> wrote in
news::

>> I don't think vista will do this, but XP or linux could:
>>
>> XP:
>> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...62.html?tag=rb
>> xccnbtr1
>>
>>
>> Linux:
>> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/04...ard-drive-inst
>> all/
>>
>
> Is this what you're referring to?
>
> http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/c...38D!1665.entry

No, that's not what was meant. The question was if you could make a 'Live'
CD out of Vista, not install from a USB drive.

"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
<> wrote in message news:fuo1d0$p13$...
> George_G wrote:
>> I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS
>> from a DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows
>> 98 to a CD in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have
>> Windows Vista Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi
>> networks to check email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would
>> take to run because the Internet connection will still be the slowest
>> part of the connection. With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on
>> easily and find a way to get drivers that will work with my more modern
>> system, but is there a way to put Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all
>> the vital parts and run the OS from a DVD?
>
> I don't think vista will do this, but XP or linux could:
>
> XP:
> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...tag=rbxccnbtr1
>
> Linux:
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/04...drive-install/

There are also live CDs for almost every distro of Linux. They will not
touch your hard drive unless you install or mount the drives.

Didn't know XP could do that, run from a USB. Cool.

Canuck57 wrote:
> "The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
> <> wrote in message news:fuo1d0$p13$...
>
>>George_G wrote:
>>
>>>I know that with Windows XP Corporate edition I was able to run the OS
>>>from a DVD, so that nothing could hurt the OS. I have installed Windows
>>>98 to a CD in the past and that OS ran fine without a hard drive. I have
>>>Windows Vista Home Basic for my notebook, which is just used on WI-Fi
>>>networks to check email and blog. It doesn't matter how long the OS would
>>>take to run because the Internet connection will still be the slowest
>>>part of the connection. With a 4.7gb DVD+RW I could fit Windows 98 on
>>>easily and find a way to get drivers that will work with my more modern
>>>system, but is there a way to put Vista Home Basic onto a DVD+RW for all
>>>the vital parts and run the OS from a DVD?
>>
>>I don't think vista will do this, but XP or linux could:
>>
>>XP:
>>http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...tag=rbxccnbtr1
>>
>>Linux:
>>http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/04...drive-install/
>
>
> There are also live CDs for almost every distro of Linux. They will not
> touch your hard drive unless you install or mount the drives.

And quite a few of them will not run as live cd's cause they can't see
the vcard...LOL!
A lot of 'fluff' and little real substance.
A lot of hope that is really hype.

>
> Didn't know XP could do that, run from a USB. Cool.

There is a lot you don't know...LOL!
Frank

Frank <> wrote in
news::

> A lot of 'fluff' and little real substance.
> A lot of hope that is really hype.

Sounds like Vista.