[Techtalk] NTFS Linux rescue disk?

[mgmonza at sdf.lonestar.org]

Update on the Linux CD question -  I have System Rescue CD, seems to work 
fine for booting, trying to figure out the options now.  Or may go home 
and try again tomorrow -

Kathleen

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 mgmonza at sdf.lonestar.org wrote:

> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:24:46 +0000 (UTC)
> From: mgmonza at sdf.lonestar.org
> To: Techtalk <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
> Subject: [Techtalk] NTFS Linux rescue disk?
> 
> Hello, all,
>
> Another question about NTFS here, from a slightly more urgent perspective - 
> for the first time in a year, I did something to my laptop that will not let 
> me get to a drive and it will not boot.  I thought of using Knoppix, but the 
> site says NTFS compatability is *coming*, which I think means it's not here.
>
> Any recommendations on a Linux distro that can be used as rescue disk for 
> Windows XP on a laptop?  I'd just use the install cds, only ours are set up 
> by a central org. that won't release them, isn't equiped to handle questions 
> beyond the most basic desktop support and logs, usually inaccurately, every 
> contact with the "support" desk, for those technical people like myself 
> outside the core IS group.  I've been through that "the guys trade info with 
> each other, but we log as 'help' every contact with a female as help we gave 
> the poor thing" and am not about to do it here.
>
> (I even had one incident logged as help given me where I told the official pc 
> support guy how to eliminate an invalid automatic a drive seek).
>
> Sorry about the griping - it's late and I'm frustrated at this setup here. 
> Any help would be appreciated, but not expected, given that this is basically 
> a Windows question, albeit with a linux twist.
>
> Oh, and I lose computer accerss at 12 midnight (US EST) and would have to 
> check answers the next day after that.
>
> Thanks in advance -
>
> Kathleen
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