linux and xp

[onesixtyfive]

hi guys i got told linux doesn't care about widows Uac and can copy files on to linux, if thats ture anyone know what linux it is or is it any linux, i need to get some things of my old xp harddrive to my vista pc ive got a ide to usb converter and vista wont let me do it (you need permission to perform this action) on my xp i had a user name and password apparently that the reason vista wont let me move any files of the harddrive (security credentials)
any Help Will Be Appreciated thank you




Xp Hdd > Linux > External Hdd > Vista

[jesse]

yes actually you can linux livecd (knoppix) or even windows live cd ( created using BARt pe Builder ) and copy all your files to external drive and then put them wherever you want to put them .

heres the link to download Bart PE builder

This page will help you create your very first BartPE CD. It assumes that you are using Windows XP.

1. Make sure that your system has about 500MB of free disk space!
   
   
2. Download the latest PE Builder version (self-installing package) and install it.
   
   
3. Start PE Builder (pebuilder.exe). When you start PE Builder for the first time it will ask if you agree with the license agreement.
   
   
4. Now PE Builder will ask to search for windows installation files. If you don't have your windows XP setup/installation files on your system you must insert the original Microsoft Windows XP installation/setup CD at this point.
   
   
5. The files you have at c:\windows are not installation files. They are your already installed files!
   
6. Click "yes" to start searching. PE Builder will now search all fixed- and CD-Rom drives for Windows installation files. This will take some time. When more than one valid location is found, a dialog will appear where you can select which location you want to use.
   
   
7. At the main PE Builder dialog, select the "Burn to CD/DVD" option. When you are using an erasable medium, make sure that the "AutoErase RW" option is enabled. The "burn using" option should be set to "StarBurn". Select your CD writer device from the Device list.
   
   
8. Hit the "build" button. PE Builder will now ask you to create a BartPE directory, answer with "yes".
   
   
9. The license for your Microsoft Windows XP product is shown. Read it and agree to it to continue.
   
   
10. PE Builder will now start building BartPE. This will take a few minutes.
    
    
11. You will see a lot of files getting copied and/or decompressed, the ISO image build and the data recorded to your CD/DVD writer.
    
    
12. If the data verify was correct and there where no errors reported you can boot the CD/DVD!