FAT32, NFS and Knoppix

[Cyber Source]

thanks for trying Scott

Scott Lawton wrote:

> I have a friend who will be getting a new computer soon. Her Win 98 
> box is going to hell - apparently big time MoBo problems.
> The new machine will run Windows Xtreme Prejudice [XP] like all the 
> other computers in her home and graphic design business.
> She wants a Dell; I told her about CyberSource, but she still wants a 
> Dell - go figure.
>
> She wants the files in My Docs and certain subdirectories of Prog 
> Files copied  to the HD of the new box, if possible .
> The 98 HD is FAT32, but I think that XP uses NTFS, and NTFS doesn't 
> seem to interface well with much else [my impression].
>
> My question is this - Could I mount the old  drive in the machine as 
> slave, and boot with Knoppix to copy the aforementioned files to  an 
> XP partition on the master, then have them recognized on the next XP 
> boot ?
>
> Once the needed files are copied, then the slave will be able to be 
> reformatted to XP partitions.
>