[dennisw]

Best download site for Knoppix Linux --->>>

ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/

I downloaded from there and got a clean copy of Knoppix. Used the instructions for using KNOPPIX to burn to CD the info/files you need to rescue. My next step is to reinstall the XP windows to the partition and restore the files to it. XP crashed on me and found no other way than to lift the files and reinstall. I was not permitted to drag and drop onto another hard drive. Could not boot into safe mode or system restore.

Knoppix burns onto one CD and operates off this CD. You do not install it on your hard drive or computer. You put Knoppix in one CD player and use a CD burner (USB is nice!) to lift the important files

[stainlessbanner]

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[xrp]

I've not had Windows 2000 Pro/Server or Windows XP ever crash on me unless it was hardware related, thus would have caused any Linux (Suckix) OS to have problems too. Of course, there's always:

[Lunatic Fringe]

And this is "Front Page News" because...???

[AppyPappy]

I've used Knoppix to recover data from a windows drive. Works great

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I used Knoppix last week to copy the data from a hosed NT4 laptop to a network drive, where I burned it to CD. Saved my butt.

[spodefly]

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[FLAMING DEATH]

I've used Knoppix quite a bit to recover files on hard drives that weren't otherwise usable. Also, a lot of computers at work still use Windows 95, which has very limited USB support. If you boot with Knoppix, you can transfer large files from a USB flash drive onto the hard drive fairly easily, then install them after rebooting Windows.

The best part is, if you leave drives unmounted, there's virutally no way to mess anything up.

[ShadowAce]

I carry around a CD of Knoppix 3.3 in my (linux) laptop case due to the fact that I administer a windows network of about 120 machines.

Works great.

[Redcloak]

I was able to use Slackware in a similar manner to recover information from a Win2k drive.

This system has two drives. Linux lives on hdb and Win2k is on hda. LILO is on hda's boot sector. While I was setting this up, I fouled up somewhere and hda was unbootable. Getting Linux off the ground using the CD-ROM let me access hda to recover the disk's entire contents. Everything's copied to /tmp. (Yes, it was overkill to copy absolutely everything, but I had disk space to spare on the new drive.) Once the data was safely tucked away on hdb, I refomatted hda and reinstalled Win2k. Now I have all of my data and a dual boot system. (Though I almost never use Windows. : )

[LTCJ]

I've had a lot more success using linux to fix major Windows problems than I've ever had using Windows-based approaches themselves. But it's always been either via dual boot or a LAN. Using the stand-alone Knoppix bootable CD is a great extention to the toolbox. Thanks for the idea.

[egarvue]

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[ProudGOP]

The OS you use doesn't really matter. The fact that you can boot it (fully functional) from a CD is the what makes this a good technique.

Windows hasn't been able to do this for 10 years.

I haven't used unix for a while but I may get make a CD and boot it up to check it out.

[RippleFire]

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[tallhappy]

Thanks bump.

[Cboldt]

Here's another Knoppix "HOWTO" ...

System recovery with Knoppix <-- Link

[TheSpottedOwl]

Wooohooo! Thanks for the info; I bookmarked the thread : )

[Constantine XIII]

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[zeugma]

Knoppix is an awesome distro. I've been playing with it the last couple of weeks off and on to familiarize myself with it in case any of my boxes go south on me. It's also a great worry-free way to introduce folks to linux.

I also see that you've already gotten your first anti-linux flame pretty fast! Congratulations!

[Bush2000]

Penetrates Windows security?!? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one. Now try turning on NTFS Encryption. Game over.

[ibheath]

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