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First, if every newbie creates a new post with the subject line"Newbie seeks serious help" then we would have tons of useless non-descriptive subject lines. Over time, these useless subjects would not only foul up the search engine but ultimately make the forums less helpful for newbies. A better subject line would be "Recover files from NTFS drive" or "Copy files from NTFS drive to USB flash drive." You can edit your original post to change the subject line. See also http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16574 for more info on posting & subject lines.

As for your request for help, does a icon appear on the desktop for the USB device? If so you may have to enable rea/write access to the USB device by right clicking on the desktop icon and under properties, unchecking the READ ONLY option.