Knoppix File Rescue How-To for Windows Users

[Leon Goldstein]

One of the hazards of using Linux is getting a reputation for being a 
computer guru, and calls at odd hours from friends complaining their 
Windows crashed and they need to recover a term paper, tax files, etc.

Since I just went through one of these episodes, here is a short how-to 
for Windows users to use Knoppix to recover files.  This way you can 
just hand the supplicant a Knoppix DVD and a copy of the how-to and get 
back to watching Family Guy reruns.

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Recovering Files from a Crashed Win XP Using Knoppix

1.  Set BIOS to boot from DVD.

2.  Boot Knoppix DVD.

3.  At the prompt "Boot: _" that displays at the bottom of the title 
screen, type: knoppix
lang=us , and enter.  (Note: not essential, but without this Knoppix 
will boot in German.)

4.  When Knoppix finishes loading, close the "Knoppix Info" window by 
clicking on "X" at
the top right corner of the window.

5.  Click on icon labeled "Hard Disk (HDA1)" at top left of display.

6.  In open window click on "Documents" and browse for files to copy.

7.  Insert USB memory stick.

8.  When USB device dialogue opens, click "OK" button to open its file 
window.

9.  Drag desired files to copy from crashed Win XP to the USB device 
window, then click
"Copy Here" when the dialogue box pops open.

10.  When finished copying all files to save, close USB device window by 
clicking "X" at top
right corner.

11.  RIGHT click USB device icon on the lower left of the main desktop 
display; click on
"Unmount" in the dialogue box.  (Note: this is essential to insure 
selected files are copied to
the USB device.)

12.  Remove USB memory stick.

13.  Right click anywhere on desktop; click on "Log Out "Knoppix""; in 
secondary dialogue
box click "Turn Off Computer"; wait for instruction to remove Knoppix DVD.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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