K3b makes an iso file unless you specify not too, its to help speed things up.


Root is the same as administrator on windows.
though this probabl won't make a difference because you can't burn anyway, try typing sudo k3bsetup 2

Do you know how full you Windows partition is? if you have atleast 720(thats a little more then you need but i'm not sure of the hardrive transfer size) free you should be find (though you won't be able to burn larger disks.)

Hit Alt-F2 and type qtparted, if it gives you some error about not being in root mode, hit Alt-F2 again and type sudo qtparted.

Next click Hda. Look at the bar on the right and see how much free space you have. if its 720+ then right click and click resize, drag the slider to the desired amount (I wouldn't go over 1 gig, you can manually type in the size also) Now, right click on the new empty space and create a partition, make it Fat32 so windows can see it later on, if you have over 720 megs, make the Fat32 partiton about 720, and then creat a swap partition with the remaining space, (creats more memory for knoppix)

(Try and note what the fat32 partiton is named, should be hda2
Apply the settings and then reboot.

When you get to the first screen, type in knoppix tohd=/dev/hda2(or whatever number the fat partiton is).

Wait for the cd to be copied, then when its done remove the cd and let knoppix boot as usual.

Now you have a free cd-RW drive and some more memory (if there was room for the swap)