Steve wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I'm planning to burn some disks for disaster recovery, for use when I > go and help folk out. > Just wondering if there are any really good distros targeting disaster > recovery for windoze.
I typically use two different "distros:" - Knoppix, latest version, works on all but the oldest hardware. Anything worth recovering can run it anyway. - Ultimate Boot CD for Windows, a Windows XP live cd that can do things like fix the registries, antivirus, etc. > The following features are a must. > > Must boot on older hardware. > Must fit on single ISO image. > Must read AND write all MSDOS formats including all flavors of NTFS. > > Would be helpful if the distro came ready to roll with ClamAV, as well > as gParted or something similar for partition table fixing as well as > some good file recovery utilities preferably something that can > recover files even if the MBR and the File Allocation Table have been > munched. > > Any suggestions folks? > > Sincerely, > Steve > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- Michael Torrie Assistant CSR, System Administrator Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 +1.801.422.5771 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
