how can i create an operating system for free?
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If you want to create a Linux distro yourself check out this site:\nhttp://librenix.com/?inode=96\nIf you want to get rid of microsoft try Suse 10. Linux isn't hard to get used to.
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you can check out Cnet, they do have lots of free programs, you just have to look, some of the stuff though is trial versions.
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I'd recommend you to use Acronis Disk Director to partition your drive. Then you can use an utility of ADDS called Boot Manager to run and manage up to 100 Operating systems. ADDS also possesses such useful utilities as for example Partition Recovery.\nUnfortunately ADDS isn't free but it costs the money you'll pay for it.
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One of the easiest distributions is Ubuntu. \n\nIn the site you can get free CDs (live CD - you can use linux without installing it on your PC - and a install CD - if you enjoyed it, you can install on your computer).\n\nCheck out the links below.
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huh?   you can't download any windows operating system for free.  what the heck is malayalam?  do you mean millenium edition?  buy it at a software store.
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Get to know sourceforge.net. It has everything free. \n\nOpen office costs 0$ and it's just as good as microsoft office\n\nGimp costs 0$ and it's just as good as $800 adbobe photoshop\n\nthere's just a myriad of benefits. Linux isn't just plug and play and aggressively install everything automatically. Linux systems are built to be configured by the users so they setup their own light weight systems.\n\n\n\nIf you want something more aggressive in installers and has like 5 dvds worth of software\ntry mandriva\nhttp://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&q=download+mandriva\n\nalso a simple one with easy installers is knoppix\nhttp://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&q=download+knoppix\n\n\nYou can do everything you do on windows.
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switch to the free version
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It depends on your choice and why you want it if you want every day norma; or personal use I recommend you Arabian a lightweight distribution that you can  run  it from the cd without installing (Live cd) and then you can install it if you want. If you want it as a workstation or server you can try Fedora or SuSE.
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A couple of suggestions on getting started.\n1.  Most any computer store sells both RedHat and SUSE versions of Linux for pc's.  Either will come with a manual and CD on how to replace Windows.\n2.  For free, go to http://www.knoppix.org/ and highlight the English version at the top.  Read first, then download the free version of Linux they supply.\nHope this helps.
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you don't - you purchase it from your local software store.  FREE IS ILLEGAL.
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With a lot of work! lol.\nWhen i was in college, i had some Operating System classes, altougth we didn't make one, we worked with an open-source operating system, making some changes to the functionality. \nI found this link to that operating system named Minix, and is something like Unix, but simpler, and open-coded.\n\nhttp://www.minix3.org/\n \nGood luck!
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Get SUSe Linux, It's Free!
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§ - Make an operating system that is more user friendly than Microsoft - §\n-x-\nthat way you can be a millionaire too!
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Install a *nix emulation layer like Cygwin.
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If you use something besides windows operating system, I do not think you can call it a Windows based system. Anyhow the Redhat and Lindows Linux distributions are both interesting.
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As far as I've understood you want to create a bootable CD with an image of your system, if so you can look trough a very interesting thread. It's an online Acronis True Image user guide. There are some instructions about free download of this product and some recommendations about its usage provided with screenshots. You can easily find there how to create a bootable CD. Here is a link: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1442933
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try http://www.oscommerce.com - they will give you step by step open source instructions.