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Um. I seem to have a really interesting situation with my laptop.
I explained about the virus that required me to reinstall Windows in order to keep my CD-ROM working, 'cos my aintvirus software apparently bound it to my CD-ROM driver, right? Right.
So. Um. I reinstalled Windows, and my CD-ROM is working fine, but here is where the interesting thing comes in: I have poked around a bit on my hard drive, and apparently I did not so much wipe away my old version as I did, uh, layer over it. I have discovered that it is still there, complete with all the files I had on it.
So, my question: Is it at all safe to access any of those files to back them up, or do I risk unleashing that virus again? Alternately, in order to free up space on my harddrive once more, should I reinstall Windows yet again, following a different method than I used before? Or should I just say FUCK IT ALL, borrow more more from my financial aid, and replace my currently defunct Mac?
I explained about the virus that required me to reinstall Windows in order to keep my CD-ROM working, 'cos my aintvirus software apparently bound it to my CD-ROM driver, right? Right.
So. Um. I reinstalled Windows, and my CD-ROM is working fine, but here is where the interesting thing comes in: I have poked around a bit on my hard drive, and apparently I did not so much wipe away my old version as I did, uh, layer over it. I have discovered that it is still there, complete with all the files I had on it.
So, my question: Is it at all safe to access any of those files to back them up, or do I risk unleashing that virus again? Alternately, in order to free up space on my harddrive once more, should I reinstall Windows yet again, following a different method than I used before? Or should I just say FUCK IT ALL, borrow more more from my financial aid, and replace my currently defunct Mac?
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