Re: Start Linux from Windows???

So anyway, it was like, 12:22 CEST Apr 18 2008, you know? Oh, and, yeah,
Mussemouse was all like, "Dude,

I have the system on a USB Drive and I want to start it up and
remove Windos from memory and let the Linux based system take over
control.

Here's how you do it.

1. Tell your friend you're preparing to start Linux, and that you will
do so from within their running Windows system so there's nothing
to worry about.
2. Plug in the USB drive.
3. Open an explorer window and browse randomly through the drive.
4. Shout "Look! It's a three-headed monkey!" while pointing away from
the computer.
5. While they're distracted, quickly reset the computer and boot from
your USB stick.
6. ...
7. Profit!

But seriously - the only way to "remove windos from memory" is to
reboot the computer. Use a livecd instead, just explain how it will
not affect their existing installation. If they don't trust you, or
linux, even that far, I don't see how you'll ever convince them to
actually run linux.

hth.

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