Found a nice page,
Recover Deleted Files on an NTFS Hard Drive from a Ubuntu Live CD
describing using the ntfsdelete program on Linux.
The article also mention the nice Windows, Mac, and Linux utility, called UNetbootin that installs your choice of LIVE Linux distributions to your USB key!
UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive, or it can make a "frugal install" on your local hard disk if you don't have a USB drive. It loads distributions either by downloading a ISO (CD image) files for you, or by using an ISO file you've already downloaded.