Re: can't read hd in enclosure
"Porpoise" <[email protected]>
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"anon" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > > "Porpoise" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... >> >> If it's already formatted and it's a M$ format, then it should be >> readable from XP so I don't know what the problem could be in this >> instance. Have you tried using a Knoppix bootable CD on the host system >> and using that to copy the files? > > ** > What do you mean by copy files? I thought you were trying to copy files to another PC...?? > > What is Knoppix? Knoppix is a version of Linux (which will read all your windows files too enabling you to do the file operations you desire) which is available as a bootable CD (the ISO is downloadable to burn yourself) and runs from the CD without needing to be actually installed on the PC. > > Actually I have a complete backup of all files onto CDs (a few months old, > but no problem updating onto new CDs.) > > I was just trying to find the easiest/fastest method of transferring the > files from one computer to the other.