Hi FreewheelinFrank,
In most cases simply tapping F8 when the computer is booting up will allow
you the option of starting into safemode, where you should be able to get
into msconfig and remove any suspicious looking programs from startup and
services
also you may be able to turn off sys restore for the infected drive in safe
mode, this will prevent the virri from restoring it's self
lastly a good thing to do is to empty all Temp dirs
for instance
C:\Documents And Settings\[USERNAME]\Local Settings\Temp
the dir "Local Settings" is a hidden dir so you will need to view hidden
files and folders
a disk cleanup might be a good idea, to empty any cached internet files or
anything, also downloading and running stinger.exe might be a good
idea and some spyware programs, spyware blaster, ad-aware and spybot, i run
all three never have any problems.
spyware programs can sometimes detect trojans and are extremely good at
removing them
if you cant succeed in using F8 to enter XP safe mode, you might want to
read up on "recovery console" also remote virus scan from a networked
machine might work or in extreme cases run a knoppix cd, burn the data
you want recovered, and do the inevitable.
greets,
polonus