Greetings - I was able to retrieve files with Puppy Linux - documents - download exe files and pics. The rest I left. I deleted both my partitions, made one big C Drive, and did a clean install. I then downloaded and installed drivers, an anti-virus and the Malware bytes program, updated everything ...

Thank you for the very helpful information. I now have a handle on the Puppy Linux CD, the drag and drop and understand about the mount/unmount procedure, as well. I decided to do the Avira Anti-Virus Rescue CD first, before I do the transfer. It's a good thing I did because I found the following: -...

I found the latest version at this site: http://www.puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm I am getting close to using the Burn CDCC for Rescue CD. I have three sets of questions: 1) On the BurnCDCC, the lowest is "4x" - I'm hoping this is within the 32 speed ra...

Thanks for all the great info - I'll post back when I have completed retrieval and tests, or if I run into problems.

Greetings - I have an Acer Aspire 3680/2682 Laptop (2 yrs. old), running Windows XP Pro, which, at the moment, is unbootable. I would like to retrieve all data from the laptop, using a Puppy CD, and copy to a USB Stick. What is the right version of Puppy Linux for me? There are so many choices. Also...