Read NTFS stuff from DOS

In my search to learn Xp, I came across this. Might prove handy to serious geeks, and we are all serious, aren't we. Bazza


http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2036
or


http://download2.lsoft.net/boot-cd-iso.zip

NTFS Reader for DOS 1.0.2
NTFS Reader DOS Boot Disk provides read access to NTFS drives from the MS DOS environment. It supports long filenames as well as compressed and fragmented files. NTFS Reader for DOS allows you to preview the files on NTFS and copy them from NTFS to FAT volumes or network drives. In order to use the software you need to copy the readntfs.exe file to a bootable floppy disk and boot from it.

Can be saved and run from bootable floppy (download boot disk image)
Displays complete physical and logical drive information
Supports IDE / ATA / SCSI drives
Supports large (more than 8GB) Hard Drive
Supports NTFS, NTFS5 file systems for reading
Supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 file systems for data writing
Supports compressed and fragmented files on NTFS
Supports partitions created in MS-DOS, Windows XP.2000.NT.ME.98.95
Displays non-english and long file names
Ability to preview file(s)/folder(s) before copying
Supports search by file name or mask
Disk Viewer displays content of the file in Hex/Text mode

 

Active@ Boot Disk is really extremely useful utility. It's tools are also capable of recovering, erasing and backup information. They are really awesome, you should definately try it out. They did really helped me before.

http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm

 

Hi and welcome to MajorGeeks.

We have Active @ Boot Disk HERE. Always link here first if possible.

 

Instead of using a bootable floppy-disk, then one should seriously consider creating a bootable cd-drom.

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ (Windows XP install on a CD)
http://www.knoppix.net/ (Linux CD for repairing Windows, and contains password removal, registry editor, disk partitioning, etc.)