[GLLUG] Setting up a dual-boot system

[Jeff Lawton]

I would definitively vote for the vmware in linux unless you are doing
video or audio editing in Windows. You may need a little more ram.

Jeff Lawton
Ideal Solution, LLC
517-485-2650 ext 220
jeff at idealso.com
http://www.idealso.com





frank.dolinar at comcast.net wrote:
> I have Ad-Aware and use it at least every week.  Same with SpyBot and
> NortonAV.
>  
> None of the above have managed to find or stop whatever is burning
> cycles in my system.  The typical CPU percentage is running between 20
> and 70% and really slowing down my system.  (Let's just say I'm not
> amused.)
>  
> I think (but cannot prove) that one or more of the "CoolWWWSearch"
> malware processes is doing this to me, but -- as I said -- none of my
> anti-malware tools is finding anything.  It's discouraging.  (If
> anyone knows anything about dealing with this particular family of
> nasties, I'd be interested in hearing more.)
>  
> While in most cases I'd agree that what I plan might be a little
> extreme, I have not found an easy way around this.  Nor am I a
> complete stranger to the clean-the-hard-disk-and-start-over process. 
> Wouldn't be the first time.
>  
> On the other hand, if I thought I had an alternative, I wouldn't be
> going this route.
>  
> Thanks for the feedback.  All good ideas.
>  
> -- Frank
>  
>  
>  
>
>     -------------- Original message --------------
>     From: Thomas Hruska <thruska at cubiclesoft.com>
>
>     > frank.dolinar at comcast.net wrote:
>     > > I've somehow managed to get some sort of CPU-cycle-eating
>     malware on my home
>     > system.
>     > >
>     > > To get rid of it, I'm going to wipe my C:\ drive and reload a
>     new operating
>     > system.
>     >
>     > Isn't that a bit extreme? Sounds similar to removing and
>     reattaching
>     > the same foot (both are painful and usually unnecessary). Between
>     > Ad-aware and Spybot S&D, 99.99% of all malware is removable (and
>     both of
>     > the products I just mentioned have freeware editions - which is
>     all that
>     > most people running Windows need).
>     >
>     >
>     > > I"m probably going to WinXPPro, since I've got it. I'd also
>     like to set the
>     > system up as a dual-boot with Ub! untu's latest.
>     > > I'd love to move this system entirely to Linux, but that's not
>     yet an option.
>     >
>     > Another option might be to use virtual machine software. Bochs
>     is open
>     > source but there's always VirtualPC and VMWare. VMWare has a free
>     > version of their software called "player" (can't create images
>     but it
>     > does work with existing ones). Too bad the various distros.
>     still just
>     > ship ISOs and don't bother to create virtual-machine image
>     builds. That
>     > said, VMWare Player might be able to run the "Live" versions of
>     various
>     > distros. out there (I know VMWare has the ability to 'boot' from
>     a ISO)
>     > but I haven't tried it. Bochs has a similar capability.
>     >
>     > The reason I mention this is because you wouldn't have to dual-boot
>     > then. Depending on which OS you want to use more, that should be
>     your
>     > host OS and then you run the "guest" OS under the host OS using
>     virtual
>     > mac! hine te chnology. Note, however, that if you play a lot of
>     video
>     > games, most virtual machine software doesn't handle the native
>     video
>     > hardware very well (e.g. DirectX based games)...in that case, I'd
>     > suggest Windows as the host OS just because most game manufacturers
>     > target that platform.
>     >
>     >
>     > > Can anyone offer some advice, suggestions, how-to information,
>     or references.
>     > >
>     > > Thanks,
>     > > Frank
>     >
>     > Oh, and 'hi', I'm new to this list and, while I seem to be a
>     Windows
>     > guy, I'm actually OS-agnostic for the most part; that is, I hate
>     every
>     > OS on some level and love them on some other - Windows, Mac,
>     Linux, etc.
>     > I may stop by for one of the meetings this group has sometime in
>     the
>     > near future even though I live in Okemos.
>     >
>     > --
>     > Thomas Hruska
>     > CubicleSoft President
>     > Ph: 517-803-4197
>     >
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>     > Learn how to write memory leak-free, secure,
>     > portable, and user-friendly software.
>     >
>     > Learn more and view a sample chapter:
>     > http://www.CubicleSoft.com/SafeCPPDesign/
>     > 
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