I would think that using a live disk like the Bart PE disk working in a Windows environment would allow for a more convenient install process. You can set up the PE disk with many different options and software to assist in the process. Google "bart pe" for more info and tutorials. You would have to make the disk, but it's quite worth the effort for a Windows environment. Linux is acceptable and there is probably a way to do what you are looking to do. I just never had a reason to use Knoppix to install ANYTHING for/in Windows. The PE disk will allow you to format drives in NTFS and repair a Windows installation as well. I would hesitate to use Knoppix or ANY Linux Distro to write to, or create an NTFS partition. NTFS is a proprietary file system for Micro$oft and they don't share or play well with others. I've seen too many horror stories where people have lost data as a result of using Linux to write to an NTFS partition.