Keith Russell wrote:[color=blue]
> On 27 Jul 2008 03:21:35 GMT, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
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>> I'd suggest you boot a Linux Live CD and back up your data to either a
>> flash drive or external hard disk - then you can continue playing games
>> with MS without fear of losing data.[/color]
>
> Ray,
>
> This SOUNDS like a good idea. However, I haven't used Linux for
> so long....
>
> Will current versions of Linux back up from and to NTFS? Would I
> be able to do a file-by-file backup, or would it be an image?
>
> Is there a particular Linux that would be good for this task?
>
> Thanks!
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I have used knoppix very successfully for such a purpose.
[url]http://www.knoppix.net/[/url]
Others may chime in with their own preferences.

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