Why not get an external hdd and some free backup software and save the pain?
Dafydd.
My Situation:
Sometimes i get malware that blocks my internet & denies updating my anti-virus programs.
By the time I figure some workable method to navigate in my computer the whole computer is so corrupted that I'm forced to delete everything in the drive.
My Solution?
I'm thinking my best solution is to have a disk that has a file manager that runs seperately when windows crashes. In that way I can move files from my computer into say a usb drive.
My Questions:
1.) Is there a File Manager Program that doesn't require windows to run? (Meaning a graphic interface similar to windows, or a dos-shell type program.....mainly a click and move option)
2.) How do I configure that program to a disk so that it can run as an alternative to windows on startup? (Is it called a boot disk? If it can be configured to run at cpu startup regardless of the operating system that would be great! But if its too complicated then I'll just settle for one that has windows installed).
Your help is appreciated!
J168

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