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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
 
"NICK MEALE" 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.
 
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]" wrote in message

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> "NICK MEALE" 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.
 
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" wrote in message

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> 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]" wrote in message

> news:O7qQo4a3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

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>>

>> "NICK MEALE" 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.


>

>
 
Thank you,Nicolino



"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote in message

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> 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" 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]" wrote in message

>> news:O7qQo4a3KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>>

>>> "NICK MEALE" 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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