bootable USB?
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Well, unless you already have the boot sectors created / alongside with the matching registry and other such critical system structures, it'll be tough to just 'copy' files and make it work. (tho it is possible) also a slipstream install really isn't the answer for file recovery; who knows what files have been corrupted or what's going on in the damaged drive.
There are better, safer methods in recovering crashed hard drive data. of course this all depends on the nature of the compromised drive, there are a host of free and paid tools out there that will batch transfer from one hd to another.
(in fact i just did this a few months back using backtrack)
if you're comfortable with linux, i recommend Backtrack.
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/boot it on a usb and attached the hd in question. this lin-disro has a bunch of auditing tools that will assist in diagnostics and recovery. the whole thing runs on ram so there's no write damage. if you don't know your way around command line or linux in general for that matter, i suggest using one of the many paid application available.
good luck!