Puppy Linux Windows Users: exe installer programs
Posted: Wed 18 Nov 2009, 19:12
This idea (at least in my head) started from this thread, so props to T_Hobbit and zandarian for the specifics on how to get the pen drive booting.
Thanks to forum member "seeker" for putting together the assembler for the PuppyInstaller idea. Great job!
I just thought Windows users want to be able to double click something and it gets installed. Horribly simple.
So using stuff from those threads and other sources I did a few exe files. Please see the attached picture for an idea about one of them. All that one does is take the stuff that is needed and puts it onto a designated location, in this case, a flash drive.
All these need to be tested! They have worked really well on a vfat (fat32) usb flash drive (for the flash drive exe) and on NTFS WinXP for the Windows Puppy 431 Installer. Please take them, test them and give feedback.
PLEASE MIRROR so that we can get these tested, make sure it is solid, then share it with everyone!
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Window's Users
What to do with these? The goal is that a standard Window's user would just download this, run it, install, then give Puppy a try.
**Updated: 12/04/09
Want to install Puppy to your Windows XP computer just with one program?
Download: click here. (This link works in Internet Explorer and Firefox. For information on downloading with other browsers check zandarian's post near the end of the thread, currently page 6)
This exe installer program takes Puppy 4.3.1 and does a frugal install (just makes a single folder on the drive and puts the needed files there), modifies the Windows bootloader (just adds one line of text to it) and makes a WinXP install able to boot Puppy Linux 4.3.1. Download it, install it, reboot into Puppy, give Puppy a try. If you like it, keep it; doesn't do anything to your Windows install or change any of it's files, so Windows stays the same. If you don't want Puppy, in Windows just go to add/remove programs and uninstall it. Just that simple.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
**Updated: 11/26/09
Want to put Puppy on a Flash drive via a Window's install program?
download: click here Please observe same limitations on available browsers as with the aforementioned WinXP installer download.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
Need to Boot USB from a floppy? Try this:
Here is the link for WakePup2 boot floppy exe file. This will install WakePup2 to a ready to go floppy disk. Please look further in this thread for more details if necessary.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
Need to Boot USB from a cd? Try this:
Download this iso file; it is very small 4-5MB (same browser restrictions on this download site as the usb exe download). Then burn the iso image to a cd and use it to boot from. Don't have a cd burning program in Window's? Might try this free one (I do ). The only purpose of this cd is to boot a Puppy Linux 4.3.1 usb flash drive.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
Want to do some other iso than Puppy 4.3.1?
Well, for right now,UNetbootin has a good look and may work great. It is designed to allow you to take any iso and put it on your usb; it is the next best thing to having Puppy do it for you, it seems. For right now UNetbootin may be a great source for installing other isos (thanks to forum member TomRhymer suggestion).
Want to make your own installer? Check out this post on this thread: MAKE YOUR OWN
Please tell me what you think.
Thanks to forum member "seeker" for putting together the assembler for the PuppyInstaller idea. Great job!
I just thought Windows users want to be able to double click something and it gets installed. Horribly simple.
So using stuff from those threads and other sources I did a few exe files. Please see the attached picture for an idea about one of them. All that one does is take the stuff that is needed and puts it onto a designated location, in this case, a flash drive.
All these need to be tested! They have worked really well on a vfat (fat32) usb flash drive (for the flash drive exe) and on NTFS WinXP for the Windows Puppy 431 Installer. Please take them, test them and give feedback.
PLEASE MIRROR so that we can get these tested, make sure it is solid, then share it with everyone!
______________________________________________
Window's Users
What to do with these? The goal is that a standard Window's user would just download this, run it, install, then give Puppy a try.
**Updated: 12/04/09
Want to install Puppy to your Windows XP computer just with one program?
Download: click here. (This link works in Internet Explorer and Firefox. For information on downloading with other browsers check zandarian's post near the end of the thread, currently page 6)
This exe installer program takes Puppy 4.3.1 and does a frugal install (just makes a single folder on the drive and puts the needed files there), modifies the Windows bootloader (just adds one line of text to it) and makes a WinXP install able to boot Puppy Linux 4.3.1. Download it, install it, reboot into Puppy, give Puppy a try. If you like it, keep it; doesn't do anything to your Windows install or change any of it's files, so Windows stays the same. If you don't want Puppy, in Windows just go to add/remove programs and uninstall it. Just that simple.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
**Updated: 11/26/09
Want to put Puppy on a Flash drive via a Window's install program?
download: click here Please observe same limitations on available browsers as with the aforementioned WinXP installer download.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
Need to Boot USB from a floppy? Try this:
Here is the link for WakePup2 boot floppy exe file. This will install WakePup2 to a ready to go floppy disk. Please look further in this thread for more details if necessary.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
Need to Boot USB from a cd? Try this:
Download this iso file; it is very small 4-5MB (same browser restrictions on this download site as the usb exe download). Then burn the iso image to a cd and use it to boot from. Don't have a cd burning program in Window's? Might try this free one (I do ). The only purpose of this cd is to boot a Puppy Linux 4.3.1 usb flash drive.
MIRROR (Alternative download) 1: click here. Thanks scabz!
Want to do some other iso than Puppy 4.3.1?
Well, for right now,UNetbootin has a good look and may work great. It is designed to allow you to take any iso and put it on your usb; it is the next best thing to having Puppy do it for you, it seems. For right now UNetbootin may be a great source for installing other isos (thanks to forum member TomRhymer suggestion).
Want to make your own installer? Check out this post on this thread: MAKE YOUR OWN
Please tell me what you think.