On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 02:19:36PM +0100, Gary Stainburn wrote: > Could I put this drive into a Linux system, mount the fs (readonly would do) > and copy the contents of that foler off? > > I've looked back through the archives and found emails relating to NTFS > support not being included, and other problems. What would I have to do to > get NTFS support onto an existing system? > > > Alternatively, can anyone tell me how to bypass the NTFS security within WinXP You could try using the System Rescue CD to boot into a minimal linux with all the tools you need. I have used it with good results in the past. See http://www.sysresccd.org -- Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids: Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan, | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89) http://sylvan.com/~kayvan | my beautiful Queen. | Robin Gregory (2/28/92)