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Mini-XP replacement
If you've ever used Hiren's Boot Disk, you've seen Mini-XP.
Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 48.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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On 9/15/2016 11:30 AM, Ken Springer wrote:
If you've ever used Hiren's Boot Disk, you've seen Mini-XP. Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? What do you mean by "runs under"??? It boots whatever version it boots. There is a bootable version of windows 10. I didn't find it useful. YMMV. http://windowsmatters.com/?s=gandalf |
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On 9/15/16 12:36 PM, mike wrote:
On 9/15/2016 11:30 AM, Ken Springer wrote: If you've ever used Hiren's Boot Disk, you've seen Mini-XP. Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? What do you mean by "runs under"??? It boots whatever version it boots. Mini-XP doesn't seem to like the newer 64 bit machines we are now seeing come into the shop. So something that's more 64 bit friendly would be nice. There is a bootable version of windows 10. We'll try to track it down, thanks. I didn't find it useful. YMMV. http://windowsmatters.com/?s=gandalf -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 48.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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Ken Springer wrote:
Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? Here's a lifehacker article: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-run-a-p...dri-1565509124 How to Run a Portable Version of Windows from a USB Drive He likes Win 8 rather than 7 because of the USB situation. -- Mike Easter |
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.... I am Locutus of Borg, Ken Springer, resistance is futile ...
Mini-XP doesn't seem to like the newer 64 bit machines we are now seeing come into the shop. You can always temporarily disable uefi and enable CMS mode in BIOS, then boot Mini-XP and do whatever you want. You can also try DLC Boot CD... https://usnimi.me/slike/2016/09/15/D...9-15211932.jpg http://rapidgator.net/file/90136ff87...mPC.zip .html -- .... Vladimir Vučićević aka. Bachi ~~~ www.bachi.in.rs Skype: don_vucicevic It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice... |
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Ken Springer wrote:
If you've ever used Hiren's Boot Disk, you've seen Mini-XP. Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? While there's no clear cut answer here, the participants may be noticing the problem. A UEFI machine perhaps, without CSM, with or without SecureBoot, requiring some sort of signed boot loader to get it working. http://superuser.com/questions/74800...h-uefi-support You'll have to be a Level 34 Wizard to get that working :-) And the reason for the "jumping through hoops" is because the machines weren't designed to be "maintained". They're designed to be "rode hard, and thrown away like a cheap suit". Paul |
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On 9/15/16 12:53 PM, Mike Easter wrote:
Ken Springer wrote: Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? Here's a lifehacker article: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-run-a-p...dri-1565509124 How to Run a Portable Version of Windows from a USB Drive He likes Win 8 rather than 7 because of the USB situation. Thanks, Mike. I've heard of Win2USB before, but totally forgot about it. I haven't read the article in depth yet, but it occurs you could do this for 7, 8, and 10. -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 48.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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On 9/15/16 7:19 PM, Paul wrote:
Ken Springer wrote: If you've ever used Hiren's Boot Disk, you've seen Mini-XP. Is there a similar program or boot disk that runs under 7, 8.1, and 10? While there's no clear cut answer here, the participants may be noticing the problem. A UEFI machine perhaps, without CSM, with or without SecureBoot, requiring some sort of signed boot loader to get it working. http://superuser.com/questions/74800...h-uefi-support Thanks, Paul. You'll have to be a Level 34 Wizard to get that working :-) Surely Gandalf the White can handle it. LOL And the reason for the "jumping through hoops" is because the machines weren't designed to be "maintained". They're designed to be "rode hard, and thrown away like a cheap suit". Paul -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 48.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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On 9/15/16 1:20 PM, Vladimir Vučićević wrote:
... I am Locutus of Borg, Ken Springer, resistance is futile ... Mini-XP doesn't seem to like the newer 64 bit machines we are now seeing come into the shop. You can always temporarily disable uefi and enable CMS mode in BIOS, then boot Mini-XP and do whatever you want. You can also try DLC Boot CD... https://usnimi.me/slike/2016/09/15/D...9-15211932.jpg http://rapidgator.net/file/90136ff87...mPC.zip .html Thanks, Vladimir, we'll check this out. -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 48.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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On 09/16/16 11:32, Ken Springer so wittily quipped:
You'll have to be a Level 34 Wizard to get that working :-) Surely Gandalf the White can handle it. LOL Unfortunately, Gandalf died about a year and a half ago... (see alt.hacker newsgroup). he used to maintain the alt-hacker.org domain. or were you referring to a different Gandalf? [YOU! SHALL! NOT! PASS!!!] |
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On 9/16/16 10:47 PM, Big Bad Bob wrote:
On 09/16/16 11:32, Ken Springer so wittily quipped: You'll have to be a Level 34 Wizard to get that working :-) Surely Gandalf the White can handle it. LOL Unfortunately, Gandalf died about a year and a half ago... (see alt.hacker newsgroup). he used to maintain the alt-hacker.org domain. or were you referring to a different Gandalf? [YOU! SHALL! NOT! PASS!!!] ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑ Referring to the above Gandalf. G -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 48.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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Big Bad Bob wrote:
On 09/16/16 11:32, Ken Springer so wittily quipped: You'll have to be a Level 34 Wizard to get that working :-) Surely Gandalf the White can handle it. LOL Unfortunately, Gandalf died about a year and a half ago... (see alt.hacker newsgroup). he used to maintain the alt-hacker.org domain. or were you referring to a different Gandalf? [YOU! SHALL! NOT! PASS!!!] I'm pretty sure it's someone else. Our Gandalf died before Win10 was a thing, I believe. Also, I rather doubt he'd do a warez version of Windows. (Good sigmonser. Have a cookie.) -- "Maybe," muttered Sam. "It is also as good a way of saying 'here we are' as I can think of, bar shouting." |
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