Help recovering information from Windows

[NoOp]

On 09/30/2008 06:45 AM, Mark Haney wrote:
> Amanda Farr wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I read some time ago on Digg that you could use an Ubuntu live cd and mount
>> the drive but I really have no idea how to do that and would need very
>> specific instructions. Does anyone know where I could find instructions for
>> doing this and recovering my information?
>> 
>> I appreciate the help and any advice anyone has.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Amanda
>> 
>> 
> 
> Not to be a complete goob, but I would use Knoppix instead of the Ubuntu 
> Live CD.  Knoppix will automatically mount a detected hard drive, 
> assuming there is enough partition information with which to mount it 
> successfully.  Although, almost ANY Live CD will work fine, I keep a 
> Knoppix mini-disc handy for when my bootable flash drive won't work 
> because of BIOS issues.
> 
> Just my $0.02.
> 
> 
> 

+1 on that, particularly for older hardware. I've found many systems
that won't even load the Ubuntu liveCD, but have yet to find a system
that I couldn't load Knoppix onto.

For Amanda: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

Also:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/