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by Ray_moe Jun 1, 2010 3:13AM PDT

Windows XP SP 3
Ubuntu Lucid 10.04
Debian Lenny 5.04
250 gb hard drive w/Windows
80 gb hard drive w/ Ubuntu and Debian

I have a Mandriva live cd that I want to be able to make changes to the system and save these changes for another session.

Would VM Machine allow me to do this or is there another similar system that would accomplish the same results.

If so which hard drive should I install it on.

I want a system that would not effect my current triple boot grub 2 program.

I do not want to install Mandriva until I determine it is superior to my current KDE desktop.

Thanks
Ray

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Can you explain more?

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jun 1, 2010 6:30AM PDT

Tell me if I'm wrong.

You have Mandriva Live CD and you want to run it, make changes, then save those changes back to the CD?

I don't know Linux, (at all), but it seems to me you risk making this a dead CD if you make changes to it.

But since I know little, or less, I'm asking around here if anyone else can pop in with any ideas.

Hold on....

Mark

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My Sincerest Hope..

by Carol~ Jun 1, 2010 8:42PM PDT

When you say "Hold On", Mark, I sincerely hope you weren't referring to Ray "holding on" to his breath.

We wouldn't want to lose a member in good standing.

With the above said, I'm sure someone WILL get back to you, Ray. If not you, then possibly Phil!

As for me.. I'm "Linux-challenged".

As far as I'm concerned, Mandriva is a foreign country. And "grub" is a slang term for food. The "food" NOT being a Grub worm!

Carol, etc.

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Ahh yes.

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jun 2, 2010 2:39AM PDT

Ray, you can breathe now if you want.

Mark

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All okay

by Ray_moe Jun 2, 2010 11:32AM PDT

Carol etc

I made out okay during Mark's holding period.
Phil gave me mouth to mouth respiration

Sorry it took so long to reply
I went to Walmart for some grub's
They had some really nice juicy ones but Phil's budget could not afford to purchase them.

Different folks with different strokes might argue the value of my membership. You probably remember who.

Mark what I was originally wanting to know was if I could download and install some type of virtual box software to my 250gb ntfs hard drive and run Mandriva within it.

Remastering Mandriva I later found out is not an Option.

Thanks to both of ya'll

Ray and Phil

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Glad you're still breathing.

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jun 2, 2010 8:53PM PDT

Honest!

I see you have solved your own problem Ray, (or Phil), even if the answer wasn't particularly the one you wanted.

Did you know that Windows 7 Professional has a 'Virtual PC" option? It may be something you could consider later on.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

Regards,

Mark

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