Here's my setup:
hda=MS primary + ext partition incl 12GB Linux logical drive
hdb= ext partition 6GB, 6GB linux logical drive (this is a removeable drive in a caddy)

Here's what I did:
I installed Lindows 3.0 on a logical drive on my main HD then upgraded to Lindows 4.0 which deleted all my files on that partition. Messed around blindly until I wasn't sure where I was. Installed Lindows 4.0 on the second HD intending to keep it tidy while I continued to mess with the first one.

Here's what happened:
Could no longer boot the original Lindows but could still get MS Windows and latest Lindows.

Shut down > remove 2nd drive > reboot > lilo offers Windows or Lindows but Lindows stalls, won't finish booting.

Shut down > Plug in second drive again > reboot > lilo offers only Windows or the Lindows that won't start.

Discover Knoppix > download & burn > boot > WONDERFUL!

(Lindows appears to be crippled in several ways compared to Knoppix. I guess that's so they can try to sell you free software.)

OK, so here I am in Knoppix, I know I can load it on the HD but I want to try to retrieve some of my e-mail before I wipe those partitions. I am still a green-as-grass n00b in Linux. Can anyone tell me how to either get the other partitions to boot or, at least, how to find my files and salvage them before I scrap Lindows?

FOF