FireStorm,

Not to diss NTFS, but, is the "source" and "target" drives both ntfs???

What files do you need to copy off of the source, data files, document files, etc... ?

If all you need is your personal" files from the defunct drive, I would mount your "C" drive as read only anyway, if you have a FAT partition on your system, that is where I would copy your "personal" files to... I know that with Knoppix v3.4, it has ntfs support, not exactly sure how good it is, in other words, can it safely replicate a ntfs file in a way that "Windows" won't scream that the file is corrupt or something...

If your intent is to "salvage" as much as you can from a dead drive, ntfs or not, get the files any way you can, who knows just how long you will still be able to access them... You can try to copy a ntfs file from ntfs to another ntfs drive, but, you could end up wasting your time, especially if Windows is going to say the copied file is corrupt on you. Best bet would be to read the ntfs drive, and copy to a FAT drive - Windows can't scream about a FAT drive, not as much as it can with a ntfs one, that is...

Just some ideas,
Ms. Cuddles