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Discussion of livebooting.
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Intrinsic technical deficiencies of the Windows NT operating system
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Live booting is lacking.
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This is a list of examples specific limitations
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that are the result of the Windows kernel or API.
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Live booting limitations.
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Windows LiveCDs, `though they do exist`_,
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are hampered by licensing restrictions and technical limitations.
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@@ -164,10 +167,16 @@ but it is `only able to make`_ a LiveCD for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
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There is also the `WinBuilder`_ project,
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which is the closest to a fully-functional LiveCD of modern Windows versions,
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but installing software and drivers is still `sometimes a challenge`_.
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but installing software and drivers is still sometimes a challenge.
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.. _WinBuilder: http://winbuilder.net/
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.. _sometimes a challenge: http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/winbuilder-win7pe-se-tutorial
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If the Virtual Machine fails don’t worry too much. Just because the Virtual
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Machine fails to boot right does not mean your boot media won’t work, I’ve
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seen odd results depending on the amount of memory the VM has and what
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drivers I load.
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http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/winbuilder-win7pe-se-tutorial
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The absence of fully functional live versions of Windows
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makes it difficult to use for, e.g,
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