HI Folks Recent discussions about recovering files from broken Windows installs reminded me that I _always_ meant to take a look at Linux....
Downloaded Knoppix and created a bootable USB 'pendisk'. So far, so good. Actually boots as well!
Unfortunately, Knoppix seems unable to find my lan card - and googling around the problem only adds to the confusion as folks start bandying around all kinds of techie stuff - I was hoping for a 'windows-like' install (as in, it finds the hardware & runs it) rather than delving about in the pc's innards.
PC is Dell Vostro 200, netcard is on the motherboard but Knoppix couldn't find a USB wireless card either...
Is Linux still the preserve of geeks - or is there a "plug'n'play" live distro available?
Thanks Adrian