Deleting system restore point

[Debbie]

Hi,

Two of my system restore points are preserving virus files and I'd
like to delete them. But when I try to click on the "system volume
information" folder, I get "access denied".

Please can anyone suggest how to delete particular restore point? I
don't know the exact dates, but I do have the RP nos.

Neither virus actually infected my system - they were held in
quarantine files. But my virus scanner doesn't like them, even
hidden away is a SRP.

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Debbie
Urban Theology Unit, Sheffield
Views expressed in this email are my own and are not
necessarily those of the University of Sheffield or UTU.

 

[MAP]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Two of my system restore points are preserving virus files and I'd
like to delete them. But when I try to click on the "system volume
information" folder, I get "access denied".

Please can anyone suggest how to delete particular restore point? I
don't know the exact dates, but I do have the RP nos.

Neither virus actually infected my system - they were held in
quarantine files. But my virus scanner doesn't like them, even
hidden away is a SRP.

--

Debbie
Urban Theology Unit, Sheffield
Views expressed in this email are my own and are not
necessarily those of the University of Sheffield or UTU.
.
Turn off system restore this will delete all restore

points and the virus as well,then turn it back on.
the only other way to delete points is by the disk
cleanup utility which will delete all but the last
restore point,these two are the only options there are.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Debbie,

There are three ways to easily remove restore points (you should not do this
selectively).

1) Start/run cleanmgr.exe (disk cleanup), there is a "clean up" button on
the "more options" tab to remove all but the newest restore point.

2) Control Panel/System/System Restore tab, go to settings and reduce the
amount of space allotted to System Restore. This will remove older restore
points, how many depends on how much space you require for a point, and how
much space you leave.

3) Control Panel/System/System Restore tab, click the "turn off system
restore on all drives" box. This will eliminate all restore points. Once
reenabled, the system will begin creating new ones. You should reboot in
between doing this.

As to the "access denied" message, you need to take ownership of them.
Right-click the folder, select properties. Go to the security tab and click
advanced. You can take control of the folders on the owner tab. For the
security tab to appear in a WinXP Pro system, you must disable simple file
sharing in the control panel/folder options/view tab. For a WinXP Home
system, you must restart in safe mode and logon as administrator. More
details here:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Rod Farmer]

It is not recommended to delete individual SR points since they are
incremental in nature. Either let them work through till they get deleted
naturally as new ones are created or delete all SR points by turning off
'monitoring' for the C drive in SR settings dialogue and then reinstating
monitoring.

Rod

 

[Debbie]

There are three ways to easily remove restore points (you should not do this
selectively).

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Thanks to all who replied. Much appreciated.

Debbie

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Debbie
Urban Theology Unit, Sheffield
Views expressed in this email are my own and are not
necessarily those of the University of Sheffield or UTU.