Utilities
Live CD Creator
Create Live CD in the Start
menu. A shell windows is shown:| VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator A package to create VEGA ZZ live distributions |
1.0 Introduction
VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator is a software developed to create live distributions starting from the VEGA ZZ files installed in your PC. A live distribution is an auto-starting CD or pen drive that allows to use VEGA ZZ without installation and activation. In this way, you are able to use VEGA ZZ everywhere, changing anything in the host PC.
2.0 Requirements
VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator:
A PC with VEGA ZZ 3.0.0 or better and 32 or 64 bit Windows operating system.
CD or DVD writer.
A blank CD media. The amount of required disk space is about 52 Mb and so you can use CD cards and MiniCDs.
A PDF reader to print the CD cover.
The burning software isn't required because it's already included in the package.
VEGA ZZ Pen Drive installer:
3.0 Installation
The installation is very easy:
Install VEGA ZZ and check Live CD creator options. If you have already installed VEGA ZZ without Live CD creator, you must reinstall it as explained above. The Live CD creator is now included in the main distribution and isn't available as separated package.
The new setup procedure installs 32 bit components, although the host operating system has a 64 bit architecture to allow do build live distributions working on both 32 and 64 bit systems.
4.0 Live CD creation
To create a Live CD, you must select
VEGA ZZ
Utilities
Live CD Creator
Create Live CD in the Start
menu. A shell windows is shown:
Typing Y and the return key, the creation of the ISO image starts. A new question is shown: Do you want burn the CD with BurnISO (Y/N) ? Answering N the ISO image will be saved to the directory specified by the user, otherwise answering Y the burning software will be started at the end of the image creation procedure. In this last case, the ISO image is automatically deleted when the writing phase is completed.
WARNING:
The CdBurn software requires at least Windows XP and for this reason if your
operating system is Windows 2000, you must generate the CD image, answering N to the Do you want
burn the CD with BurnISO (Y/N) ? question. The resulting image can be
written by a burning software supporting your operating system (e.g. Nero Burning
Rom, Easy CD & DVD Creator, CDBurnerXP, etc).
If you want complete your Live CD, you
could print the cover. Two PDF covers are included in the package (see Start
VEGA ZZ
Utilities
Live CD Creator): for the normal CD jewel case
and for the MiniCD slim case.
5.0 Pen Drive installation
To install VEGA ZZ on a pen drive, you must select
VEGA ZZ
Utilities
Live CD Creator
Install on Pen Drive in the Start
menu. A shell windows is shown:
Typing Y and the return key, the setup starts and the drive letter is requested. After few minutes (they are depending on the drive speed) the installation is completed.
6.0 History
7.0 Copyright and disclaimers
All trademarks and software directly or indirectly referred in this document, are copyrighted from legal owners. VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator is a freeware program and can be spread through Internet, BBS, CD-ROM and other electronic formats. The Authors of this program accept no responsibility for hardware/software damages resulting from the use of this package. No warranty is made about the software or its performance.
Use and copying of this software and the preparation of derivative works based on this software are permitted, so long as the following conditions are met:
The copyright notice and this entire notice are included intact and prominently carried on all copies and supporting documentation.
No fees or compensation are charged for use, copies, or access to this software. You may charge a nominal distribution fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, but you may not charge for the program itself.
If you want include the VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator package into a commercial file collection, you must send a written request. The Authors can accept or deny the request on their own decision.
If you change the source code to improve the VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator performances, please contact the authors to add your modifications in the official package.
Any work distributed or published that in whole or in part contains or is a derivative of this software or any part thereof is subject to the terms of this agreement. The aggregation of another unrelated program with this software or its derivative on a volume of storage or distribution medium does not bring the other program under the scope of these terms.
VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator
is a software developed in 2006-2021
Alessandro Pedretti & Giulio Vistoli
All rights reserved.
Alessandro Pedretti
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via Mangiagalli, 25
I-20133 Milano - Italy
Tel. +39 02 503 19332
Fax. +39 02 503 19359
E-Mail: alessandro.pedretti@unimi.it
WWW: http://www.vegazz.net