Get a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD ROM.
SystemRescueCD for Linux can administrate or repair your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It comes with a lot of Linux software such as system tools (parted, partimage, and fstools) and basic tools (editors, midnight commander, and network tools). It requires no installation. It can be used on Linux servers, Linux desktops or windows boxes. The kernel supports the important file systems (ext2, ext3, or ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, BTRFS, XFS, JFS, VFAT, NTFS, iso9660), as well as network file systems (samba and NFS).