Knoppix System Recovery (Score 1)

The short: Knoppix Rocks!

The long: I am a system administrator for a very small network. Back in May of this year, our Win2K file server crashed hard. After reinstalling the OS, I found that Windows refused to import a NTFS disk containing the users files. We had everything backed up on tape, but found the cranky tape drive wasn't working properly. No dice there. Around 8 PM I decided to give Knoppix a try. I was introduced to Knoppix while in school, but I am by no means a Linux Guru. To my surprise it booted the first time and successfully mounted the troubled drive. After a bit of searching, I found the instructions on the Net detailing system recovery using Knoppix. Using the methods detailed, I recovered 40 Gigs off of the drive. Talk about saving my hide! Now, Knoppix is a part of my recovery toolkit.

If you've never tried Knoppix, now is the time!