-=PCTechTalk=- Re: saving files before format
- From: "bookworm54 tds.net" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:05:45 -0500
Thanks KC,
It''s done went fine. By the way, I had her to disconnect it from the
internet as soon as she told me what it was doing.
Jo Ann
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Bob - The Keyboard Cowboy <
KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Although somewhat rare, .jpg files can contain viruses and Trojan malware.
> My advice would be to put all the files on a thumb drive and have your
> updated virus software and malware software scan the files. Then when you
> reformat the main drives, you can load the clean files back on the
> computer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bookworm54 tds.net
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 6:44 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- saving files before format
>
> I'm working on my friend's computer which has a virus. Planning on a format
> and Windows re-install (Have her disk) Is it safe to save pictures and text
> files to a CD or could the virus be returned to her when I put these back
> on
> the computer. Most of the formats I've done, the machine is messed up to
> bad
> to let me do anything like that, but not this time.
>
> Jo Ann
>
>
>
>
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