Re: runnable WDSCi from a thumb drive?

On 2/15/06, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Dan wrote:
> > Anyway, along this train of thought, I'm wondering if it's possible to
> put a
> > working copy of the components required to run RSE* from a thumb drive
> > plugged into an XP box that knows nothing of WDSC.
>
> Considering the size of WDSC at the present time, I really don't see
> this as feasible because 'thumb drives' tend to max out around 2gb ...
> my WDSC install is currently sitting at 5gb.


Well, I wouldn't want the whole WDSC footprint either, just the components
to do what I was talking about.  That's not 5GB, is it?

Although I don't know if this would be a show stopper, I think the WDSC
> add's a bunch of windows registry entries that may or may not be required.


Yeah, I wondered about that too.  Maybe need to do a regedit import of the
necessary registry entries when starting and export them back to the thumb
drive when done?

> Perhaps the "easier" way would be to have a bootable copy of XP on the
> thumb
> > drive and install WDSCi on it?
>
> Add windows to to the mix and you probably need another gig of thumb
> drive space.
>
> Considering the price of flash memory these days, I think you would
> probably be better off getting a cheapish laptop with gobs of memory.


oxymoron: "cheapish laptop with gobs of memory"
or relative...

Sandisk 4GB Memory Stick PRO w/ Magic Gate: $212
Maybe an external USB hard drive would be the way to go.