Guys and Gals

I've got a bit of a problem my Windows XP laptop has died - I've burnt a cd with Knoppix on it - and it boots fine. My Linux abilities are a bit rusty and well thin on the ground - I need to transfer files off the HD so I need to get SSH working so I can connect to the laptop from another windows machine.

Each time I run SSHD I get could not load host key..

Can anyone shed some light how to get this up and running

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Cheers

Junior