At Harry's suggestion I got a USB flash drive. Then I had problems getting KNOPPIX LINUX to recognize it and save my configurtion files to it. After much trial and error, I found a solution that works for me. First, I boot up using the KNOPPIX cheatcode:

knoppix usb2

Upon loading, Linux recognizes the flash drive and will store my configuration on it. On all subsequent boots, I use the cheatcode:

knoppix usb2 config=scan

This causes Linux to recognize the flash drive and use the configuration file stored on it.

I appreciate the suggestions you've all made. Thanks