[HLUG] Linux bootdisk for data recovery

[Paul Stenning]

Hi all,

I've been asked to look at a friend's laptop which needs a Windows 7 
reinstallation (corrupted and won't boot) but he has a lot of data on 
the hard disk that he doesn't want to lose.  He has bought a 1TB USB 
hard disk.

What would be the best Linus distro to boot the PC from to copy the data 
from the internal hard disk to the USB one?  I've got a Ubuntu 10.04 
disk, will that do the job OK or should I go for a different distro live 
disk?  I want a GUI so I can find the files and drag-and-drop to the USB 
drive.

Thanks,
Paul