Why not just boot to linux and copy the files off? Use a Ubuntu LiveCD. 2008/8/6 Matthew Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> A client came to me with their laptop. The thing is absolutely infested > with viruses. I plan on just slicking it and doing a clean install, but I > need to get their documents and photos off the drive first. > > The system will not even start in safe mode. It gets to the desktop, lets > you click enough to open my documents or something, then everything > disappears, then the desktop disappears. > > I'm looking around for an anti virus boot disk but avira's site is having > problems, and I'm not sure what to use. > > Also, I will probably be attaching an external harddrive to put the > documents on. How can I be sure that the hard drive will not get infected > but still get the documents? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:265502 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
