That is an interesting possibility. I am not trying to keep it that
generic.  So in that sense this would work.  But the problem is
that I can't test it myself.  (I don't have a Windoze computer.)
So I can't really support it.
-- 
Allen Brown  abrown at peak.org  http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/
  There is one thing I can promise you about the outerspace program:
  Your tax dollars will go farther. --- Wernher von Braun

> This doesn't apply to people who are starting from scratch or those who
> have an unbootable windows machine so if you are trying to keep your
> tutorial generic it's not applicable.
>
> That said...
>
> People who want to try linux and are running windows can combine most of
> the benefits of "Try It Without Switching" and "Take the Plunge" by
> using wubi.
>
> http://wubi-installer.org
>
>  From the wubi website:
>
> Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that
> can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to
> install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a
> simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them
> out has never been easier!
>
> I've used this several times now and it works as advertised.  No iso
> downloading needed, no cd burning required, no bios adjustments needed,
> only a little user input needed.  The result is a dual boot machine that
> lets you boot windows or ubuntu.  Additionally, ubuntu can be completely
> uninstalled from within windows as if it is a windows app.
>
> Requires minimum of 5gb free disk space.
>
> - Dave
>
>
> Allen Brown wrote:
>> I recently was asked about installing Linux.  The girls asking
>> are not in Oregon, so I can't do a hands-on install.  I looked
>> around on the web (including euglug.org) and wasn't entirely
>> satisfied with what I found for tutorials.  So I started a new
>> one.  I am very interested in feedback.
>> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/Linux/LinuxUbuntu.html
>
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