Quote Originally Posted by chrestomanci View Post
I have a 2Gb USB drive with linux that I use for that purpose. It 'just works' on more or less any PC, and unlike windows it has no problem with differing hardware. In practice I don't use it that often as I usualy have access to more normal PCs, but it is still good to have on my keyring just in case.

Head over to PenDriveLinux.com for instructions.
thanks for that, will do. Not used Linux before but I'm willing to give it a try.