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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


This page is designed to help you to put your [[Sugar on a Stick]] image on a thumbdrive using Microsoft Windows. If you have questions, trouble or feedback, please let us know on the [[Talk:Sugar on a Stick|SoaS talk]] page. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!</noinclude>
This page is designed to help you to put your [[Sugar on a Stick]] image on a thumbdrive using Microsoft Windows. If you have questions, trouble or feedback, please let us know on the [[Talk:Sugar on a Stick|Sugar on a Stick talk]] page. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!</noinclude>
=== with Microsoft Windows ===
=== with Microsoft Windows ===
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*# execute the Linux command line:<br>{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/sr0 /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
*# execute the Linux command line:<br>{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/sr0 /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
*# Shutdown the physical machine.
*# Shutdown the physical machine.
*# Reboot from the newly-installed Live USB with SoaS.
*# Reboot from the newly-installed Live USB with Sugar on a Stick.


* '''3. Launch a virtual machine, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''  
* '''3. Launch a virtual machine, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''  
*# Download and install [[VirtualBox]] (for example; you could do something similar with another vm).
*# Download and install [[VirtualBox]] (for example; you could do something similar with another vm).
*# Create a new virtual machine, choosing a name such as 'SoaS'.
*# Create a new virtual machine.
*# Choose Linux for the Operating System and Version Fedora (64 bit) if available, or Fedora, on systems lacking 64-bit functionality.
*# Choose Linux for the Operating System and Version Fedora (64 bit) if available, or Fedora, on systems lacking 64-bit functionality.
*# Attach the SoaS.iso file as a CD in the Storage Section
*# Attach the Sugar on a Stick .iso file as a CD in the Storage Section
*# Insert a USB storage device into your physical computer and enable the VirtualBox USB controller.  Then add a filter to recognize the inserted device in the USB section of the VirtualBox machine setup.
*# Insert a USB storage device into your physical computer and enable the VirtualBox USB controller.  Then add a filter to recognize the inserted device in the USB section of the VirtualBox machine setup.
*# Start the new virtual machine.
*# Start the new virtual machine.
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<li> Continue from step #4 in the '''Burn a CD-ROM disc''' section above.</li>
<li> Continue from step #4 in the '''Burn a CD-ROM disc''' section above.</li>
<li> Shutdown the virtual machine.</li>
<li> Shutdown the virtual machine.</li>
<li> Reboot your physical computer from the newly-installed Live USB with SoaS.</li>
<li> Reboot your physical computer from the newly-installed Live USB with Sugar on a Stick.</li>
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