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| Thread ID: 130295 | 2013-04-04 09:43:00 | Which Live CD should I get? | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 1335469 | 2013-04-04 09:43:00 | I want/need a Live CD (en.wikipedia.org) to get through some troubleshooting on a friend's PC. Its running Win 7 Home Premium. ps - I've never used one before. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1335470 | 2013-04-04 11:35:00 | What's wrong with it? If you just want a GUI to copy off files, grab Ubuntu or Mint. If you want to repartition a HDD, grab GParted LiveCD: gparted.sourceforge.net If you want to do some diagnosis or advanced maintenance like resetting the windows admin password, and aren't afraid to get down and dirty with the command line, then sysrescuecd is your friend: www.sysresccd.org |
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| 1335471 | 2013-04-04 18:44:00 | If you want quick booting from RAM then puppy, both Mint and Ubuntu contain Gparted Puppy contains similar. They all look similar to Windows when booted and have a reasonable GUI | gary67 (56) | ||
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