Micron
05-02-2006, 05:01 AM
When you find a virus, trojan, worm or very bad adware, spyware or malware on your system, before you run a virus or spyware scan to remove them, Always turn off System Restore.
The reason for this is that the infection will just keep coming back if you dont.
To turn off Windows XP System Restore
1. Click the Start button.
2. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
3. On the System Restore tab, check Turn off System Restore or Turn off System Restore on all drives as shown in this picture:
http://www.experiencewindows.co.uk/images/sr1.gif
4. Click Apply. The following message appears:
http://www.experiencewindows.co.uk/images/sr2.gif
5. This deletes all existing restore points. Click Yes to do this.
6. Click OK.
7. Proceed with what you need to do. For example, removing viruses. Restart the computer and follow the instructions in the next section to turn on System Restore.
To turn on Windows XP System Restore
1. Follow the steps in the previous section, but in step 3, uncheck Turn off System Restore or Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then click OK.
2. Create new System Restore point.
What is System Restore?
System Restore, a Windows XP feature, is similar to the "Last Known Good Configuration" in Windows NT and Windows 2000. You can use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, using the backups that it makes of selected system files and program files. Unlike the "Last Known Good Configuration" feature, System Restore maintains multiple restore points. This gives you the choice of restoring your computer to any number of previously saved states.
While this is a desirable feature, in some cases it should be temporarily turned off. For example, if the computer is infected with a virus, then it is possible that the virus could be backed up by System Restore. By default, Windows prevents System Restore from being modified by outside programs. As a result, there is the possibility that you could restore a virus-infected file, or that the on-line scanners would detect the virus in that location.
Using System Restore to revert to a previously saved restore point does not affect any of your personal data files or any items in your My Documents folder. For more information search the Microsoft Windows Help (Click Start > Help and Support) and search for "System Restore Overview" and "Understanding System Restore." These documents explain what System Restore is, how it works, and give more information about the effects of turning it on or off.
For more information, read the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP, Article ID: 306084.
The reason for this is that the infection will just keep coming back if you dont.
To turn off Windows XP System Restore
1. Click the Start button.
2. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
3. On the System Restore tab, check Turn off System Restore or Turn off System Restore on all drives as shown in this picture:
http://www.experiencewindows.co.uk/images/sr1.gif
4. Click Apply. The following message appears:
http://www.experiencewindows.co.uk/images/sr2.gif
5. This deletes all existing restore points. Click Yes to do this.
6. Click OK.
7. Proceed with what you need to do. For example, removing viruses. Restart the computer and follow the instructions in the next section to turn on System Restore.
To turn on Windows XP System Restore
1. Follow the steps in the previous section, but in step 3, uncheck Turn off System Restore or Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then click OK.
2. Create new System Restore point.
What is System Restore?
System Restore, a Windows XP feature, is similar to the "Last Known Good Configuration" in Windows NT and Windows 2000. You can use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, using the backups that it makes of selected system files and program files. Unlike the "Last Known Good Configuration" feature, System Restore maintains multiple restore points. This gives you the choice of restoring your computer to any number of previously saved states.
While this is a desirable feature, in some cases it should be temporarily turned off. For example, if the computer is infected with a virus, then it is possible that the virus could be backed up by System Restore. By default, Windows prevents System Restore from being modified by outside programs. As a result, there is the possibility that you could restore a virus-infected file, or that the on-line scanners would detect the virus in that location.
Using System Restore to revert to a previously saved restore point does not affect any of your personal data files or any items in your My Documents folder. For more information search the Microsoft Windows Help (Click Start > Help and Support) and search for "System Restore Overview" and "Understanding System Restore." These documents explain what System Restore is, how it works, and give more information about the effects of turning it on or off.
For more information, read the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP, Article ID: 306084.