Virus ridden computer freezes on startup - can't access safe mode

Virus ridden computer freezes on startup - can't access safe mode Someone whom I love but who cannot be trusted with a live internet connection downloaded a particularly nasty virus that in turn downloaded a variety of unknown other viruses onto my home computer. The computer now freezes completely a few seconds after reaching the desktop and is unresponsive to any keyboard or mouse command.
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"Get a live/boot cd (those mentioned by Ganesh.R or any other else or better ubcd4win) and push repeatedly one of these keys (at the early startup of the computer)

F2
Ctrl+Alt+Enter
Delete
Fn+F1 (laptop computers only)
Fn+Esc (laptop computers only)

Or look in the manual of your computer to find the key(s) to use to enter in bios/setup mode.

There's no way that your monitor doesn't support the bios mode (It's certainly just the time it take to warm up that fools you...) So, once you're in the bios, change your boot order to CD first, save/reboot and insert your livecd.

Another solution is to use ""Safe Mode Command Prompt Only"" to copy files to a usb drive (with command lines)"