You take the hard drive out of the infected computer and install it as a second drive in another computer or if it is a SATA drive, you can use a Thermaltake docking station. The docking station plugs into a good computer using a USB connection and the infected drive plugs into the docking station. Very simple device. It works with 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drives.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1346&ID=1981
There is also a simple cable device kit that works with either IDE or SATA drives and uses a USB connection to a good computer.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-USB-2-0-SATA-S-ATA-2-5-3-5-IDE-HD-HDD-Hard-Drive-Adapter-Converter-Cable-/190619163549?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c61c99b9d#ht_500wt_1396
Mike Stone
-----Original Message-----
From: tacowl <tacowl@yahoo.com>
To: simplycomputers2 <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Dec 30, 2011 2:40 am
Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] HELP!
How do you do that?
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "C. Michael Stone" <Enots123@...> wrote:
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> I'm with Vincent on this one. I don't System Restore will help the problem. Removing the drive and scanning it on another computer is the first thing I would do.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan <snavenala@...>
> To: simplycomputers2 <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 28, 2011 11:59 pm
> Subject: RE: [Simply Computers] HELP!
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> Since you can get into Safe Mode, I would suggest doing a system restore and
> going back to a point before you installed Avast. Then start afresh. Did you
> uninstall AVG properly before installing Avast? There's also a removal tool
> available for this now.
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> There's no point in trying to get everything to work smoothly in Safe Mode
> because a lot of services just aren't running. e.g. your Internet won't be
> working at all unless you started up in 'Safe Mode with networking' rather
> than just Safe Mode. Rather try to get back to a good working normal mode
> with system restore.
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> If you haven't used it before, in Vista, click Start - All Programs -
> Accessories- System Tools - System Restore. If you don't see a restore point
> going back far enough (give yourself a better chance by going back a bit
> farther than when the problem started), checkmark the box to show restore
> points older than five days.
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> Alan
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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com] Namens tacowl
> Verzonden: donderdag 29 december 2011 5:02
> Aan: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> Onderwerp: Re: [Simply Computers] HELP!
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> When I start the computer in normal mode and I put in my password, it acts
> like the computer is going to go through the regular steps but it does not
> and instead the screen says that it is logging off, it logs off and then
> restarts and goes back to the password page.
> If I go into safe mode and pull up AVAST ANTIVIRUS program, the screen says
> it is not protecting the computer, but when I try to fix it by clicking the
> "fix now" box or the "start program" box, nothing happens.
> Also the Windows Security Center is turned off and cannot be turned back on.
> When I try to click on the words to get the latest security center
> information from Microsoft, the web page cannot be displayed and when I try
> to set up Internet Explorer 9 with the recommended security and
> compatibility settings the web page cannot be displayed and at the bottom of
> the page it states that your current security settings are putting your
> computer at risk. When I click on fix settings for me, nothing happens.
> Also, when I click diagnose connection problems, it says I cannot run
> diagnostics in safe mode but I must be in normal mode (where I go into a
> loop of putting in the password, logging off, and then restarting.
> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "C. Michael Stone" <Enots123@>
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> > Please clarify what you mean by theses two statements from you first post:
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> > I cannot get into normal mode because when I log in, the computer
> > logs off
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> > I go into safe mode I cannot adjust AVAST so that it will work.
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> > Mike Stone
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tacowl <tacowl@>
> > To: simplycomputers2 <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Dec 28, 2011 12:20 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] HELP!
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> > I ran Malwarebytes which I had previously installed in the computer but
> the results said that there were no viruses found even though the computer
> still operates the same as my other post.
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> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "C. Michael Stone" <Enots123@>
> wrote:
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> > > Download the free version of Malwarebytes and run it and report back.
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> > > Mike Stone
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tacowl <tacowl@>
> > > To: simplycomputers2 <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Tue, Dec 27, 2011 5:16 am
> > > Subject: [Simply Computers] HELP!
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> > > I appreciate all the help all of you have given me in the past. I
> > > need your help again. This time its a Compaq Presario running Windows
> Vista Premium Home. I had free AVG on it but then switched to free AVAST
> and I think I got a virus before AVAST kicked in. Now I cannot get into
> normal mode because when I log in, the computer logs off and when I go into
> safe mode I cannot adjust AVAST so that it will work.
> > > Please help!
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