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02-Jan-2009, 05:53 PM #16
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How did you install Puppy or use the LiveCD if your BIOS isn't set to boot from disc?
At that time I had not yet learned how to use the LiveCD (my BIOS was still set to boot to Windows XP from my C drive). I installed puppy by saving some files from the LiveCD onto my C drive and adding a few lines to the file "boot.ini" instructing the BIOS to give me the option of choosing between booting to Windows XP or booting to Puppy Linux (both which were on the C drive). I can explain what I did in more details if you would like.
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02-Jan-2009, 09:05 PM #17
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At that time I had not yet learned how to use the LiveCD (my BIOS was still set to boot to Windows XP from my C drive). I installed puppy by saving some files from the LiveCD onto my C drive and adding a few lines to the file "boot.ini" instructing the BIOS to give me the option of choosing between booting to Windows XP or booting to Puppy Linux (both which were on the C drive). I can explain what I did in more details if you would like.
No thank-you.
Didn't realize Puppy would work off of an NTFS file system though. I knew you could store files and settings...
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