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aggi-
Yep I can do that, do you mean install Windows on the SSD first, then reboot with the Live CD and copy the files from the old HDD straight to the new SSD?
The old HDD actually appears to be a mirrored RAID pair so I guess I should also test first whether I can mount one in Linux OK.
(An extra annoyance is that the situation has probably come about from owner's employer's helpdesk telling them to circumvent browser security settings to get their VPN working. I guess that calls for a VM for that sole purpose...?)
chez_jay
So it has fallen to me to try and sort out an extended family Windows computer which appears to have malware. There are no backups but it's not completely knackered, most files are readable. I guess I will clean-install Windows on a completely new SSD (as it's a powerful machine but still has HDs) but how do I get the old files off the HDs without risking whatever I attach them to in order to read them?