re: Can I delete _RESTORE ?
Thursday, September 19, 2002 at 9:58 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Alejandro Martina
(1 messages posted)
Well, yes and no
The only way to delete this folder is by having a DOS / Win9x /WinME boot disk with
the program deltree on it. From within windows it is not possible to delete the _Restore
folder(s)
On Saturday, July 27, 2002 at 3:07 am, Schilling wrote:
>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.
>
>
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