that's a pretty good idea. Also remember that you can scan individual files.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:265503 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
