[SGVLUG] Linux Boot Disk with Wine?

[Mic Chow]

If I can ask, what is the application?

Mic
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Todd Cranston-Cuebas wrote:
> Has anybody ever heard of a CD-Based boot disk for linux (i.e., stick 
> it in my Windows laptop CD drive and boot in linux) that supports 
> WINE? The reason I'm asking is that I have a very old application that 
> won't run in new Windows XP Home Edition box (which I hate but my kids 
> needed for school).
>  
> The app really wants to run in Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 and the 
> compatibility mode in Windows XP doesn't do the trick. The software 
> hasn't been updated since 1999 so I'm stuck with being unable to run 
> it unless I keep a large, clunky old PC under the desk.
>  
> I thought it might actually work in WINE but I'd need a distro 
> I'd prefer a distro I could shove in the drive and boot up with.
>  
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Todd
>
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