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I've got a bootable Fedora installation on a thumb drive. It works quite well. You can also put the latest Ubuntu Netbook Remix versions on a thumb drive for installation. It'd be nice to see Microsoft catch up to the open-source software world.
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About Time  Bruce IV | 06/26/09
Agree totally  Lerianis2 | 06/26/09
30 times from USB sticks ...  de-void | 06/26/09
Boot from and and run, not install from...  PollyProteus | 06/29/09
30 times?????? 9 machines?????...........  goldenpirate@... | 06/29/09
Bootable Win 7 on a thumb drive would rock  BillDem | 06/26/09
Me too, but ...  RightPaddock | 06/29/09
RE: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?  MarkLR | 06/26/09
It would be nice, but it's probably not going to happen...  jlandheer | 06/26/09
good point: re starter edition  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 06/26/09
Why would they?  Richard Flude | 06/26/09
It's good to see thumb drives ...  n0neXn0ne | 06/26/09
How about a Win7 run live ....  Brent R Brian | 06/26/09
RE: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?  fairlane32 | 06/26/09
A few reasons...  voyager529 | 06/27/09
How many people let other's play with their's  Randalllind | 06/27/09
Did anyone consider  vikingnyc@... | 06/27/09
No  MeMyselfAndI_z | 06/27/09
Can you be so sure???  bfilipiak@... | 06/29/09
RE: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?  riverab@... | 06/29/09
I Agree Winows 7 Does nothing to Reduce DRM  microface@... | 06/29/09
You miss the point .....  goldenpirate@... | 06/29/09
Mmmmmmmmm ........  goldenpirate@... | 06/29/09
RE: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?  Badboyabout | 06/29/09
RE: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?  RightPaddock | 06/29/09
MSI Wind U115  marks055@... | 06/29/09
RE: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?  geekspeak09 | 06/30/09
Bootable Windows already exists but "violates EULA"  tmccorm | 06/30/09

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