rigel
Mar 5 2008, 11:32 AM
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Microsoft is said to be working on a product called 'StartKey' that functions as a Windows companion. The concept of StartKey should strike terror in the hearts of enterprise security professionals as it would allow users to carry their Windows and Windows Live settings on USB sticks or other flash storage devices.
Full Story (NetworkWorld) here:
Windows on a USB stick and Microsoft storage unification
groovicus
Mar 5 2008, 11:50 AM
I'm not sure if that is really that big of an issue. I can already bypass security restrictions by using a bootable linux cd, for instance, or bart PE, or even linux on a USB stick. The solution is that one does not allow systems to be booted from those resources. Maybe I am missing something?
Andrew T Graham
Mar 5 2008, 02:23 PM
I would love to have that. Sounds great!
Vaerli
Mar 5 2008, 11:59 PM
oh, yeah it would be great... the only problem is having the drivers and junk for stuff, along with the BIOS really doesn't allow for it.
Andrew T Graham
Mar 6 2008, 03:09 AM
we can trust microsoft to sort that out
david28
Mar 6 2008, 05:44 AM
Wow, technology gets more advanced as each day passes. Or, for that matter, every second.
Wassim
Mar 6 2008, 03:05 PM
As groovicus said i don't see the point, a linux live CD always do it when i need something like that.
Teenage.Zombiee
Mar 8 2008, 01:59 AM
Not a bad idea I guess
Andrew T Graham
Mar 8 2008, 06:26 PM
i'm going to try myself a Linux live Cd
Wassim
Mar 8 2008, 08:38 PM
I use a Linux distribution called Slax linux Kill Bill it's relativly small and contains lot of useful utilities, and another distribution wish is smaller and its just for Hard Disk management, it's been very usefull to me on computers where windows gets corrupted and you can't access the data, i use it to create a new partition where i can install windows and get my data from the other partition before i format everything and reinstall a fresh windows .
Just a thought.
Of course both are Live Versions.
Andrew T Graham
Mar 12 2008, 03:09 PM
sounds cool i'll check them out
Amazing Andrew
Mar 12 2008, 03:30 PM
I remember reading about some European police agency getting permission to develop a "LiveWindows" USB setup from MS for their officers to use. This was a couple of years ago.
As has been said already, it's been done already (by Linux et al).
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