For the Ubuntu System to rescue a problem Windows installation, could someone indicate what the advantages/disadvantages of a USB bootable Ubuntu would be compared to the CD (or maybe DVD for more room?) bootable system would be.
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For the Ubuntu System to rescue a problem Windows installation, could someone indicate what the advantages/disadvantages of a USB bootable Ubuntu would be compared to the CD (or maybe DVD for more room?) bootable system would be. The USB is most likely going to be a bit faster; seek times on CDs and DVDs are not nearly as fast as a flash drive.
Also, you can easily save data on the same flash drive --- in fact, you can use something like liveusb-creator so that your image information is kept persistent between reboots:
