Windows cooperating with Linux, honest!

NetworkWorldFusion ^ | 17 January 2005 | Mark Gibbs

[ShadowAce]

Uber-geek alert!

This looks very cool in terms of allowing people to play with Linux, take advantage of their hard drive's speed and capacity, and still not have to remove Windows or re-partition the drive.

[taxcontrol]

Next step - Linux core, Windows as a service.

[ShadowAce]

That would be cool, though the only thing I do on Windows these days is play a few logic games and develop in Access. Now that OOo is coming out with 2.0, it will also have a DB frontend. Hopefully, I can even get away from Access soon.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Need no Windows on Internet machine, too risky.

Running Xandros V3 here, does very well.

[Bigh4u2]

I already have a Linux system that runs in Windows, called (what else) WinLinux.

What makes this on different?

[Bigh4u2]

Sorry!

What makes this ONE different?

duh!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So Windows still controls the internet?

I don't think this lessens the internet exposure of the machine.

[ShadowAce]

From what I understand, this is not an emulator like WinLinux. This actually runs within Windows, as opposed to running within an emulator within Windows.

And it's free.

[Bigh4u2]

Ok!

Can you get it on CD?

Downloading per modem is mighty slow, and time consuming, for me.

[ShadowAce]

The download is less than 3 MB, so it shouldn't be that much of a problem. No--it does not come on CD.

Go here for the download page.

[ShadowAce]

Heh--I just noticed the Root FS packages that are also required. Pretty hefty.

[ShadowAce]

It's not meant as a safety measure. This is a tool to allow you to explore Linux on your Windows machine before you take the plunge of re-partitioning your HDD.

[taxcontrol]

Xandros - is a good product, unfortunately, some of the applications I'm required to run will only do so in a "pure" Windows environment.

Still, there is hope but until then, it's VMWare with Windows and Linux side by side. Not the best but works well for me.

[Bigh4u2]

Yeah!

I noticed those too.

It would take me a couple of hours to download everything.

I guess I'll wait until a CD is available.

[Norman Conquest]

Windows may be cooperating. Microsoft won't. Expect the next must-apply Win patch set to -- oops, accidentally -- make coLinux fail.

Can't let the captives off the reservation for too long. They might decide they like what they see out there.

[rdb3]

Dagnabit! That's heresy!

[Finalapproach29er]

I have a question: I try to defragment but the analysis is "cancelled because an error occurred in file".

C:\Recycled\Dcl.dmp


Any helpful advice from those with computer knowledge?

[Finalapproach29er]

BTW:I searched for the file but couldn't find it. Win XP

HELP!!!!!!!

[ShadowAce]

Well, as it's occurring in your Recylced folder, try emptying your Recycle Bin and then defrag.