Hello Janet. You are exactly right and in that same context, I prefer to completely turn system restore off. It's been my experience that, like so much of microsoft's "fail safe's" if you will, they only work some of the time. My solution to this particular issue is to use imaging software. In particular, I use Drive Image, now owned by symantec which acquired it from PowerQuest. I make a backup image of my hard drives on each computer of my network and when something happens..ie...computer crash, data corruption..etc.....I format the problematic drive and restore the image back onto the drive. This not only saves time, but it allows me to get my computers back up and running in less time than an actual install of windows and all applications. If I wish to experiment on a secondary computer, I feel more secure doing so, knowing I have a reliable backup in case something does go wrong.
Piney Janet wrote: > I dont know when this will arrive at the group because I have had as > much as up > to four hours delay over the Christmas holidays with some mails, > however one of > the features with Win XP and ME is the System Restore option. If, > however, a > virus infects a computer where this O/S is installed the virus may be > backed up. > In order to completely remove a virus on these operating systems, you > should > disable System Restore before cleaning the system, then reenable it > after the > system is clean. It means losing Restore Points and installed > software so it is > as well to download, copy to CD and reinstal should that happen. > > Janet ~ UK > http://globechatters.net > O/S WinXPSP2 Pro IE/OE6 - home user > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
