Look into syslinux/isolinux. They allow you to stick Linux kernels on a CD or floppy and boot from them. Despite the names, syslinux is probably the variant that'll serve you best, I think. Either ...

You can easily create a boot disk without using floppy emulation (using the same boot as the NT4 cd but with just the NT4 disks) but but why? Wouldn't it be easier to boot from your NT4 boot cd....the ...

In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

Firstly, Linux can boot from a CD or memory stick without having to modify the hard disk in any way at all. You just can’t do this with Microsoft Windows. You can’t find or make a Windows CD that ...

Want to try or install a Linux distribution (distro) on your computer? Making a bootable flash drive with an image of the distro is the simplest route these days. I've done it dozens of times, and ...