Jason
On a working computer, download the small latest Puppy Linux ISO file then burn it to a CD, here
http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm
To run ‘Puppy Linux’, firstly plug in a USB backup device to copy the files to and put the Puppy
CD in the drive. Restart the computer and boot from it (you may have to change a BIOS setting to boot from an optical drive). Wait a few moments for it to load and copy files to RAM. When the Desktop appears, your drives will appear along the bottom of the
screen, e.g. those labelled SDA, SDB etc. are hard disk drives/partitions, etc.
Open both the source and destination drives (with a single-click) and drag folders from the HDD to the USB backup
and then select Copy. If you’re unfamiliar with Puppy Linux, use single-click for access, not double-click and when you’ve finished with it, click Menu (bottom left) > Shut down > Reboot computer and DO
NOT save anything when prompted.
