re: Can I delete _RESTORE ?
Saturday, July 27, 2002 at 3:07 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Schilling
(1 messages posted)
Cleaning the _Restore folder on Windows Me
Windows Me System Restore function is a sort of back-up functionality
built into Windows Me.
This function backs up of certain files from your system to the _RESTORE
folder. This means that Windows Me
can also back-up infected files to the _RESTORE folder. As this folder
is protected by a special write protection,
Norman Virus Control cannot repair nor delete infected files in this
folder.
To completely remove the infected file or files in the _RESTORE folder,
disable and re-enable the System Restore
feature by following this procedure:
1.Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2.Double-click System, and then click the Performance tab.
3.Click File System button, and then click the Troubleshooting tab.
4.Select the Disable System Restore check box, click Apply and Close.
5.Restart the computer when you are prompted to do so. When the computer
restarts, the Restore Utility will
be disabled.
6.Perform a scan with Norman Virus Control. Remove all files Norman
Virus Control reports as infected from
the the _RESTORE directory.
7.To enable the System restore function, repeat steps 1-5 above,
but remove the check mark next to Disable
System Restore.
8.After a restart restart of the computer the Restore Utility will
be enabled.
On Sunday, May 5, 2002 at 10:22 am, Bram Luyckx wrote:
>There's a "_RESTORE" directory in my C: root. It has 4 small files in it, taking
>60K. But in its properties window it says 1350 files taking more than 1GB... I want
>to delete the directory but I'm not sure that's safe. Anyone knows?
>Thanks
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- Can I delete _RESTORE ? (Bram Luyckx: Sunday, May 5, 2002 at 10:22 am)
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