How do you boot from a USB drive from LINUX?

Can I have Linux on a USB drive and boot linux from my USB, but when I want to use my Windows XP could I?

Could I boot Linux from my USB any where(as long as the PC can boot from USB) but when I want to use my Windows XP could I???
Answer:

Yes, yes and yes. It's amazing right, your portable Linux version in your pocket wherever you go! Distro that I have successfully boot from USB flash drive: RescueCD, Puppy Linux, DSL and Slax This link provide step by step tutorial of Linux's booting from USB: http://pendrivelinux.com/ (slax, PCLInux OS,Knoppix, Pendrive, etc..) Best of luck.

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I believe you can run Knoppix as a portable application off a USB drive. http://portableapps.com/ for an Open Source download.

Silent Nightmare

If you install to a USB flash drive, no problem. If you install to a USB harddrive, and you install GRUB on the MBR, you may have a situation where the computer only boots if the USB harddrive is connected, otherwise GRUB MAY give you an error message, because it can't find the Linux portion. This is a supposition right now - I haven't tried Linux on my USB harddrive, but when you delete Linux from a dualboot system and leave GRUB in place, everything stops until you fix it.

Sp II Guzzi

Sure. One better, I believe the Mandriva One disks include instructions somewhere on how to put it on a flash drive. If not, I'm sure the information is on forums.mandriva.com. But really, it's best to just install it on the hard drive and set it up to dual boot - I know Mandriva, and I think most Linux distros, include the partitioning software for all but vista, and Vista includes its own. Then you can just sit down, reboot, and choose MS or Linux from the boot menu without having to attach a USB or flash drive. That's how I've had all my machines set up for years.

Fred F

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