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Win ME _Restore virus problems

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by thunderpcconsultants 1 view

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Recently I have seen alot of viruses getting into the _Restore directory of windows. Of course windows will not let you fix viruses in this directory. Has anyone had any success in removing viruses that are in this directory without formating the hard drive. If so I would love to hear how to accomplish that. Thanks!

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by mm212

The following information can be found on nearly all of McAfee.com's Virus Information Library pages:

1. Right click the My Computer icon on the Desktop.
2. Click on the Performance Tab.
3. Click on the File System button.
4. Click on the Troubleshooting Tab.
5. Put a check mark next to "Disable System Restore".
6. Click the Apply button.
7. Click the Close button.
8. Click the Close button again.
9. You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes.
NOTE: The Restore Utility will now be disabled.
10. Restart the computer in Safe Mode.
11. Run a scan with VirusScan to delete all infected files, or browse the file's located in the C:\_Restore folder and remove the file's.
12. After removing the desired files, restart the computer normally.
NOTE: To re-enable the Restore Utility, follow steps 1-9 and on step 5 remove the check mark next to "Disable System Restore". The infected file's are removed and the System Restore is once again active.

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