3000 J 115 with the well-documented "MS Remove Tool" Malware

I have a 3000 J 115 with the well-documented "MS Remove Tool" Malware attack, which just hit as I was beginning to do taxes on this thing! Microsoft recovery routines (the REAL MS Remove Tool, and MS Defender) will not run--the virus won't allow it. I have instructions from spyware-experts.com to go into Safe Mode and (I guess), the system registry to remove the virus. However, I can't get F8 to work and get me into Safe Mode. It just ignores it and boots up. The condition of the desktop is very bad--slow to do anything, can get online but it takes forever, can't open up files (with the idea of doing a backup). I have had this thing for 3 years and do not recall ever creating a factory-setting backup disk which could be used to restore the system. The manual (online) has nothing that I can find on getting into Safe Mode. Now what do I do?
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Hi Dave,
My security will not allow me to go to spyware-experts.com to review the instructions that you received. That is probably because of its WOT rating: http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/spyware-experts.com
You will need to stop the malware from running before you can fix anything. It might be a good idea to give this removal guide a try:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-ms-removal-tool
Bleeping Computer is a respected site with a good rating. If you are unable to proceed on your own, they have trained experts available who will work with you one-on-one to remove the malware. Instructions for doing that are included in the guide. They may have a wait of a few days, so if you prefer to post on another forum for one-on-one help sooner, the forums listed on the side of the page here use trained volunteer analysts: http://hjt-data.trendmicro.com/hjt/analyzethis/index.php
** Note: If you have installed AVG, malware scanners may not run if you need help from a forum that uses specialized tools. .
Please let us know if we can be of further help.
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