tech-crush

Backing up your data on time to time basis  is the best thinng do, since precaution is better than cure.

But what if you have important data in your hard disk and a virus has stopped access to the hard disk or the OS. If it’s an

assembled desktop then probably you would have got the driver CD’s from your dealer., if not then contact him and get it

you have paid for it. If you have a laptop then probably you have your recover disk with you. Now for backing up data on a windows machine attacked by a deadly virus you can use knoppix.

Knoppix is a live distribution of  linux. Live here means that it will run from your CD ROM and wont get installed onto your hard disk. BOSS can also be used for the same purpose.

Steps:-

1. Switch on the infected machine.
2. Go to boot device priorities on the bios. F12 or del key is usually used to enter the bios as soon as you switch on the PC.
3. Make CD/DVD ROM your first priority boot device.
4. Then put the Knoppix or BOSS CD/DVD in your CD drive and save the changes on the bios and it should start automatically.
5. Now your PC should boot onto Knoppix and it should be up and running in few minutes while doing so knoppix will show some Geek messages, you should not be bothered about this unless your PC hangs.
6. Now search your PC for the data required and save it in a flash drive.
7. Remove the knoppix CD from the CD/DVD ROM and restart your PC.
8. Now format using the recovery CD or Windows CD whichsoever you have.