Hi all,
I am not sure if this is the right place to post, but here goes..

I have a laptop ( computer A ) that is now virtually useless since a USB memory sticks files infected it, and infected this computer ( Computer B ) I am using now.
Computer B required a complete re-install of OS, I paid to get it done.

However, computer A has many files I need to access and the following is what it does or not do.

1. Copy & Paste does not work
2. Most services are disfunctional
2a System Restore, Help, Find, Services cannot access with right mouse click
2a Send To, Move files to folder, Lost ALL VBA projects, cannot re-install using CD drive.
3. Tried to copy files from "DOS" shell, nothing works etc etc etc, the list goes on.

So in effect it is crippled. All I can do is boot it up and look at my files.


I am not sure, but I have a few ideas.

One of them is; I still have an original box of floppy discs , Windows 3.11.
But I know if i try to install, it will format my drive and lose everything anyway. Ifg I can install 3.11, hopefully I can acces my files from DOS??

The other option,
is to find some tools I can download and try to use from a USB memory stick and access my files, at least get the ones that are zipped and hopefull the VBA projects are stil intact in the zipped folders.

Anyone have any suggestions I will be more than willing to try.
There is no real urgency, but I would like to get these files off the laptop, that way I can put the laptop in some better use again. ( COMPAQ Presario 2000 )
I don't mind if this is a learning project for others to learn from to.

Thanks in advance