Re: Macro Virus?

From: taurarian (taurarian@hotmail.com)
Date: 03/10/03 

From: "taurarian" <taurarian@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:21:16 -0800

Just to add:-
To access System Restore - open System in Control Panel
and click System Restore Tab.

>-----Original Message-----
>If you disable System Restore, XP will empty the System
Volume
>Information folder. (WinME used the C:\_Restore folder
for the same
>purpose.) This will rid the SVI folder of viruses. You
can then
>re-enable System Restore, but if you don't rid your
system of the virus,
>it will end up in SVI again.
>
>I recommend you clean the macro virus and make a manual
restore point,
>then delete old restore points using the Disk Cleanup
option.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
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>
>
>"Tucker" <mtbrawner@comcast.net> wrote in
>message news:006f01c2e66a$4806c400$a201280a@phx.gbl...
>
>> I have been advised to disable System Restore and delete
>> a file in the c:\_Restore folder. I don't have a
>> _Restore folder. Anyone know where those restore
folders
>> are?
>
>.
>

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