Bootable CD with anti-virus

A friend just reformatted her hard drive on a Windows XP computer after
discovering that the reason it would not boot was because it was infected
with a virus.

Does anyone know if you can create a bootable CD-ROM which you could then
use to scan your computer and (hopefully) remove the viruses?

Michael T. wrote:
> A friend just reformatted her hard drive on a Windows XP computer
> after discovering that the reason it would not boot was because it
> was infected with a virus.
>
> Does anyone know if you can create a bootable CD-ROM which you
> could then use to scan your computer and (hopefully) remove the
> viruses?

BartPE - specifically - look into the Windows Ultimate Boot CD. It'll do
what you want and much more. I don't believe any computer tech who will be
troubleshooting regular users' computers should be without an Ultimate Boot
CD and a Windows Ultimate Boot CD. ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
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Several anti-virus systems delivered as a RETAIL CD sold in a box nay already
have the CD as the bootable CD.

On 16/05/2008 "Michael T." <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>A friend just reformatted her hard drive on a Windows XP computer after
>discovering that the reason it would not boot was because it was infected
>with a virus.
>
>Does anyone know if you can create a bootable CD-ROM which you could then
>use to scan your computer and (hopefully) remove the viruses?
>
>

And, if you selected a downloadable version, some offer a CD (usually
bootable) as a backup at an additional charge. This may or may not come in
a pretty retail boxed version.

--
Dave

Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
Much less cure.
"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eeIbdm4tIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Several anti-virus systems delivered as a RETAIL CD sold in a box nay
> already
> have the CD as the bootable CD.
>
> On 16/05/2008 "Michael T." <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>A friend just reformatted her hard drive on a Windows XP computer after
>>discovering that the reason it would not boot was because it was infected
>>with a virus.
>>
>>Does anyone know if you can create a bootable CD-ROM which you could then
>>use to scan your computer and (hopefully) remove the viruses?
>>
>>