Last Week my Brother was trying to recover files from a windows laptop that wouldn't boot. He suspected a virus.

I suggested using UBUNTU.

He asked if he was that nice gentleman from Nigeria that kept sending business opportunities by Email.

After a hearty laugh I told him about the Linux variant that was very popular for it's friendly GUI and live CD.

I downloaded and burned a CD and left it in his door.

When I checked back with him apparently i worked well.

Without any addition instruction from me, he was able to navigate Ubuntu find the files and transfer them to a USB disk.

Then he was able to get the laptop working again somewhat.

Good work Doug !