http://www.knoppix.net/

Above is the knoppix Live CD link.
Make a boootable Cd from the downloaded ISO file.
It does not install on your Hard drive, but uses your RAM and Graphics to
read Windows Files.
Copy them to a Flash Drive.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Jonno" wrote:

> I have a Dell Dimension E520, which won’t boot to Windows (Vista), as
> described in the following thread:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...2b8e92&lc=1033
>
> I have given up trying to repair Vista, but now I would like to back up the
> data on the drive before doing a clean install.
>
> I have mounted the HD in a working XP box and tried to backup the contents
> with Norton Ghost 2003 and Acronis True Image 11 Home. Neither Application
> can back up the Documents and Settings folder.
>
> If Vista fails both to load and to repair itself, as described in the
> thread, how are users supposed to retrieve their data safely?
>