Here are two thoughts for you, webtek.

1. Do a forum search using the keyword 'persistent'. See what Krishna.Murphy,
Klaus2008, Harry Kuhman, Capricorny and KL522 have to say about the
subject of 'persistent store'.

2. If you have a USB Flash disk of 2Gb or greater,
try out the Knoppix Live DVD Preferences menu option for
'Install to Flash Disk'. Then on first boot of the Live Flash Disk,
take the option to create persistent storage.