C:\_RESTORE

Can anyone tell me how to access C:\_RESTORE

I have virus and spy ware in this file and cannot access
nor can my programs to remove the infected files.

I am using Windows ME with a Compaq AMD 899 mhz

Thank you

Mike
Sun Oct 10 09:21:43 CDT 2004

David VIlla <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how to access C:\_RESTORE

You don't

> I have virus and spy ware in this file and cannot access
> nor can my programs to remove the infected files.

See MS KB 263455 - "Antivirus Tools Cannot Clean Infected Files in the
_Restore Folder" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=263455).

> I am using Windows ME with a Compaq AMD 899 mhz
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2005]
mcmaltby@hotmail.com

anonymous
Mon Oct 11 09:14:39 CDT 2004

I ran my av in safe mode and killed it
>-----Original Message-----
>David VIlla <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me how to access C:\_RESTORE
>
>You don't
>
>> I have virus and spy ware in this file and cannot access
>> nor can my programs to remove the infected files.
>
>See MS KB 263455 - "Antivirus Tools Cannot Clean Infected
Files in the
>_Restore Folder" (http://support.microsoft.com?
kbid=263455).
>
>> I am using Windows ME with a Compaq AMD 899 mhz
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2005]
>mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>
>.
>

boyd
Mon Oct 11 09:18:11 CDT 2004


>-----Original Message-----
>Can anyone tell me how to access C:\_RESTORE
>
>I have virus and spy ware in this file and cannot access
>nor can my programs to remove the infected files.
>
>I am using Windows ME with a Compaq AMD 899 mhz
>
>Thank you
>.
>I ran my av in safe mode and killed it

Mike
Mon Oct 11 09:33:48 CDT 2004

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

> I ran my av in safe mode and killed it

That's amazing since running an AV application in safe mode would still
not enable it to delete a file within the C:\_RESTORE folder. The file
was either discarded automatically as newer files were archived or maybe
because you either disabled system restore or reduced the space allocated
to the archive.

Alternatively perhaps you mean that you booted to DOS using a floppy and
ran a DOS AV application such as F-PROT since this could also delete an
infected file in the C:\_RESTORE folders.

Regards,
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2005]
mcmaltby@hotmail.com

Noel
Mon Oct 11 13:24:54 CDT 2004

Mike
I've recently learned that Sysclean can also somehow interfere with the SR
archive, while in Normal Mode - I have yet to see this for myself, but
intend to try it sometime soon.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I ran my av in safe mode and killed it
>
> That's amazing since running an AV application in safe mode would still
> not enable it to delete a file within the C:\_RESTORE folder. The file
> was either discarded automatically as newer files were archived or maybe
> because you either disabled system restore or reduced the space allocated
> to the archive.
>
> Alternatively perhaps you mean that you booted to DOS using a floppy and
> ran a DOS AV application such as F-PROT since this could also delete an
> infected file in the C:\_RESTORE folders.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2005]
> mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>