Sorry, I meant for that to go to the whole group.  Please ignore my
stupidity.
Ben.

Loren Burlingame wrote:
> 
> Ben Bargabus wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >I have an NT machine that will no longer boot (long story) but I'd like
> >to get onto the drive and retrieve a few files I haven't backed up
> >before blowing everything away and reinstalling.  The problem I have is
> >that my NT box has its drive formatted as NTFS so I can't just use a DOS
> >boot disk to get in there.  Here's my question, can I build a linux
> >install that will fit on a floppy with NTFS support and a driver for my
> >3Com fastether xl card (so I can connect to another box and transfer
> >said files off)?  Which distro(s) would work well for this?  Are there
> >any HOWTOs you could point me to?
> >Thanks for all your help,
> >Ben.
> >
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> I think Tom's Root/Boot is just the thing the doctor ordered.
> 
> either that or you could try the linuxcare bootable business disk.
> 
> and as a matter of fact you could also just use ntfsdos to mount your
> hard drive from a dos environment and copy your files off to another drive.
> 
> sorry for not giving you some direct linkage but I am sort of pressed
> for time. A google search will find you everything you need though.
> 
> LB
> 
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