On 7/11/2011 8:18 PM, Don Penlington wrote:
> What's the easiest/best way to run an antivirus scan on a laptop (XP) 
> from my home desktop (W7 ultimate)?
>
> Would a USB transfer cable do it?
>
> Normally, with 2 desktops, I just remove the hard drive from the bad 
> computer and plug it into my own desktop, then run the scans from 
> there. That way, Windows is not open on the bad hard drive so that any 
> viruses cannot protect themselves.
>
> But it's not so easy on a laptop. Although I have a laptop HD to 
> desktop converter plug, I dislike trying to remove a hard drive from a 
> laptop---I'd rather do brain surgery or rocket science. And it doesn't 
> always work anyway.
>
> Don Penlington
>
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Removing a HD from a laptop is easier than you would think.

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