I use linux on a daily basis. Knoppix is good when you want linux and you are on another computer with windows. I prefer knoppix 3.2 ceh-security/network tools. Thats pretty much all it is good for. Most knoppix issued .iso's are missing alot of packages, most of the time the lib's are not updated and half the programs never work.

Now, as far as using it for windows? Explain that to me? I fix windows systems all day for my job. The only thing I could see using knoppix to fix a box is using it to backup files, but if that was the case then you would need another hard drive to copy the files to but if you had an extra hard drive then you could just master slave and coppy without having to deal with mounting and other commands. If you can access the drive with knoppix then you dont need knoppix to copy files.

Maybe you could use it to change sam password files and create fake acounts or use it to delete those pesky files that windows wont delete.

There is really no purpose to use knoppix unless you just want to use linux on a windows system. If anyone has any other ideas why you would need knoppix to fix a windows box, please let me know.

josh_rain