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Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition?

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On 8/18/2011 7:23 PM, AJL wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:04:08 -0500, "BillW50"<BillW50@aol.kom>  wrote:
>
>> In news:sdvl4754c3vsqk8v9c1ialishfplutbe79@4ax.com,
>> AJL wrote:
>>> On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:39:01 -0700, "ghelf"
>>> <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what the "live Linux CD" is that
>>>> you are referring to.
>>>
>>> It refers to a Linux OS that is loaded directly into memory from a CD.
>>> It runs completely in memory and doesn't use the hard drive. But it
>>> sees the hard drive and can manipulate the files there including
>>> copying them off to an external device.
>
>> Ubuntu Live toasted my Windows XP install
>> three times in a roll back in 2008.
>
> I guess YMMV applies here. I've used several live Ubuntu CDs of
> various release dates on various laptops with nary a problem.

Same with me, as I used Linux Live for years without problems and then 
one day, BOOM! It trashed Windows.

>> And I believed when everybody was saying Ubuntu Live doesn't touch
>> Windows.
>
> If "everybody" says there is no problem but you have a problem what is
> the likely conclusion... ;)

No! Ubuntu Live will work like 99% of the time. It is like playing 
Russian Roulette. But why play that game? Use something else that 
doesn't gamble with Windows. Like BartPE or WinPE which doesn't even 
touch the Windows drive unless you want it too.

>> I was running Windows on a SSD. Microsoft and anybody worth
>> anything will tell you to turn off the Windows swapfile if you have
>> enough RAM to run Windows without one.
>
> Ah, well maybe your little EeePC didn't have enough RAM then? I don't
> think I've tried a live disk on anything with less than 512M of
> memory.

Me either. I tried it with 2GB of RAM. I have no idea what happens with 
512MB.

Every time somebody suggests using Linux Live to look and try to do 
something on a Windows drive, I just cringe! Even when somebody 
suggested to Monica to use Ubuntu Live to pull off all of the data 
before formatting the hard drive, I did as well. Although playing the 
Russian Roulette game, it had toasted her Windows file system too.

>> So yes, Ubuntu Live does touch Windows and *can* render Windows in an
>> unusable state. :-(
>
> Heck, even Windows can render Windows to an unusable state. But a
> quick Google search didn't turn up your problem. All I got was
> hundreds of hits on how to use the Ubuntu live CD to fix Windows
> problems... ;)

It had taken me two years to learn the truth. It isn't easy to find. 
Lots of people believe there are no secrets with Open Source. As it is 
there for everybody to see. Unfortunately almost nobody reads the source 
code. So bugs that has been there for years are still there.

-- 
Bill
Alienware M9700 - 1GB - Two Nvidia 7900GS running in SLI mode

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Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 14:24 -0700
  Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-08-15 22:55 +0100
    Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> - 2011-08-16 12:16 +1200
      Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 20:35 -0700
    Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 20:47 -0700
      Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 19:40 +0100
        Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 13:49 -0500
        Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 16:22 -0300
          Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 15:33 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-08-21 06:57 -0500
  Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <2579843445nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-15 16:21 -0700
    Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 20:11 -0700
      Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <1245nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-15 23:21 -0700
        Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-16 13:39 -0700
          Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 16:30 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 16:35 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 22:55 +0100
              Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-18 06:40 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-18 19:17 -0700
              Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-19 18:05 -0500
          Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <1245nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-16 16:47 -0700
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-18 06:04 -0500
              Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <2579843445nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-18 17:23 -0700
                Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-19 18:34 -0500
                Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <2579843445nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-19 21:26 -0700
                Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-20 11:03 -0500
  Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-16 02:04 +0000

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