Re: cheaper solution

From: Rick Moen (rick_at_linuxmafia.com)
Date: 03/24/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:36:00 -0500

wcb <wbarwell@mylinuxisp.com> wrote:
 
> Cheaper yet.
>
> http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
>
> Run Windows from a Live CD.

And why/where it lacks compared to, say, Knoppix:
http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WindowsRescueDisk#_http_www_nu2_nu_pebuilder_BartP

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