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Pastimes : Triffin's Market Diary -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Triffin who wrote (236)	6/14/2004 1:04:21 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 869

BC: SYSTEM RESTORE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Did you do the system restore disable-enable thing? If your anti-virus program just disinfected your computer of a nasty virus, then quickly use System Restore to create a Restore Point called "Disinfected Computer." Then, never use any Restore Points dated earlier than your newly created "Disinfected Computer" Restore Point. Those older Restore Points might return your computer back to a time when it was infected. (Also, if your anti-virus program discovers an infected Restore Point, you'll need to delete that Restore Point manually; the anti-virus program usually can't do it. You'll find detailed instructions at the end of this page.) The moral? If everything's going along smoothly as you're reading this, perhaps it's time to create a Restore Point. Here's how to manually remove Restore Points that might contain a virus: Follow the steps that apply to your operating system: Windows Me: 1.Close all open programs. 2.Right-click My Computer on the Windows desktop, and then click Properties. 3.Click the Performance tab. 4.Click File System. 5.Click the Troubleshooting tab. 6.Check Disable System Restore, click OK, and then click Close. 7.Click Yes to restart. This disables the System Restore feature; when you restart your computer, it will remove all the existing Restore Points. 8.Download the latest virus definitions from your AntiVirus program's Web site. 9 Make sure to scan all files and all drives, and then scan the computer. 10.After cleaning the infected files, repeat steps 1 through 7, except in step 6, uncheck Disable System Restore. Windows XP: 1.Click Start, and then right-click My Computer. 2.Click Properties. 3.Click the System Restore tab. 4.Check Turn off System Restore. 5.Click Apply, and then click OK. 6.Restart the computer. 7.Download the latest virus definitions from your AntiVirus program's Web site. 8.Make sure to scan all files and all drives on your computer, then do a full scan. 9.After cleaning the infected files, repeat steps 1 through 6, except in step 4, uncheck Turn Off System Restore.