How can I create a bootable CD-ROM/USB Drive? (With NTFS + USB Drive support)

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Published on 2011-06-27T05:20:37Z Indexed on 2011/06/27 8:24 UTC
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My motherboard got fried and I was forced to get a new hardware set (MB+CPU+RAM) so in most likelyhood I'll need to reinstall my Windows 7.

I usually follow procedure and put the OS on the primary partition and my data on a logical partition - so I can format the primary without concern - but this time I made a mistakte and left some crucial items on the primary partition.

I want to create a bootable CD-ROM/USB Drive which can read NTFS so I can access this data. If booting via a CD-ROM, I would prefer being able to connect a disk-on-key/My Passport to the computer and be able to access it to transfer the data to it.

How can I do it? (free 3rd party applications are most welcome)

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