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NICK MEALE

Flightless Bird
XP,Home Edition,Sp 3

Is it possible to tranfer files from safe mode to a new computer...My PC is
infected and I don't want to restore it to normal...
New PC will have Windows 7 Home Premium
Thanks,Nicolino
 
P

Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"NICK MEALE" <nmeale78@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> XP,Home Edition,Sp 3
>
> Is it possible to tranfer files from safe mode to a new computer...My PC
> is infected and I don't want to restore it to normal...
> New PC will have Windows 7 Home Premium
> Thanks,Nicolino


Sure is - just boot it into Safe Mode with Networking, then copy the files
across the network. Note that same viruses can travel on networks . . . A
safer method would be to connect the infected disk as a slave disk to your
other PC, then copy those files across that you believe to be virus free.
Having an up-to-date virus scanner on the second machine is essential.
 
N

NICK MEALE

Flightless Bird
In normal mode the malware shuts the PC down in 16 seconds or slow so the
slave thing won't work...However I do have Norton 2003 version which I can
use to check file infection


"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:-O7qQo4a3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>
> "NICK MEALE" <nmeale78@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:#mIjJka3KHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> XP,Home Edition,Sp 3
>>
>> Is it possible to tranfer files from safe mode to a new computer...My PC
>> is infected and I don't want to restore it to normal...
>> New PC will have Windows 7 Home Premium
>> Thanks,Nicolino

>
> Sure is - just boot it into Safe Mode with Networking, then copy the files
> across the network. Note that same viruses can travel on networks . . . A
> safer method would be to connect the infected disk as a slave disk to your
> other PC, then copy those files across that you believe to be virus free.
> Having an up-to-date virus scanner on the second machine is essential.
 
P

Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
When you connect the infected disk as a slave to some other machine then the
other machine will call the tune. It will not shut down unless it is also
infected.

"NICK MEALE" <nmeale78@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:-OY0jBud3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> In normal mode the malware shuts the PC down in 16 seconds or slow so the
> slave thing won't work...However I do have Norton 2003 version which I can
> use to check file infection
>
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:-O7qQo4a3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> "NICK MEALE" <nmeale78@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:#mIjJka3KHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> XP,Home Edition,Sp 3
>>>
>>> Is it possible to tranfer files from safe mode to a new computer...My
>>> PC is infected and I don't want to restore it to normal...
>>> New PC will have Windows 7 Home Premium
>>> Thanks,Nicolino

>>
>> Sure is - just boot it into Safe Mode with Networking, then copy the
>> files across the network. Note that same viruses can travel on networks .
>> . . A safer method would be to connect the infected disk as a slave disk
>> to your other PC, then copy those files across that you believe to be
>> virus free. Having an up-to-date virus scanner on the second machine is
>> essential.

>
>
 
N

NICK MEALE

Flightless Bird
Thank you,Nicolino

"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e0oZeUh3KHA.4540@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> When you connect the infected disk as a slave to some other machine then
> the other machine will call the tune. It will not shut down unless it is
> also infected.
>
> "NICK MEALE" <nmeale78@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:-OY0jBud3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> In normal mode the malware shuts the PC down in 16 seconds or slow so the
>> slave thing won't work...However I do have Norton 2003 version which I
>> can use to check file infection
>>
>>
>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:-O7qQo4a3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>> "NICK MEALE" <nmeale78@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:#mIjJka3KHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> XP,Home Edition,Sp 3
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to tranfer files from safe mode to a new computer...My
>>>> PC is infected and I don't want to restore it to normal...
>>>> New PC will have Windows 7 Home Premium
>>>> Thanks,Nicolino
>>>
>>> Sure is - just boot it into Safe Mode with Networking, then copy the
>>> files across the network. Note that same viruses can travel on networks
>>> . . . A safer method would be to connect the infected disk as a slave
>>> disk to your other PC, then copy those files across that you believe to
>>> be virus free. Having an up-to-date virus scanner on the second machine
>>> is essential.

>>
>>
 
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