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i have a compaq that has a recovery partition.is it safe to scan that
partition for viruses?
partition for viruses?
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John Barnett MVP
The recovery partition is usually hidden and would have been virus checked
by compaq prior to install. I have an imaged copy of my system (imaged by
myself, not the pc manufacturer) and this is regularly checked by my Sophos
Anti Virus. In actual fact my system has 6 partitions, 3 of which contain
operating systems and Sophos (which is the main anti virus on my Windows XP
Partition) scans all 6 partition during its routine scan. The same goes for
AVG on my XP Home partition. When i am using XP Home the AVG also scans all
6 partitions.
I would imagine, therefore, that your anti virus software is/has already
been scanning the recovery partition for some time.
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by compaq prior to install. I have an imaged copy of my system (imaged by
myself, not the pc manufacturer) and this is regularly checked by my Sophos
Anti Virus. In actual fact my system has 6 partitions, 3 of which contain
operating systems and Sophos (which is the main anti virus on my Windows XP
Partition) scans all 6 partition during its routine scan. The same goes for
AVG on my XP Home partition. When i am using XP Home the AVG also scans all
6 partitions.
I would imagine, therefore, that your anti virus software is/has already
been scanning the recovery partition for some time.
--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
The information in this post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this post. The Author shall not be liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use
of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post..
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edgarperrito said:i have a compaq that has a recovery partition.is it safe to scan that
partition for viruses?
Yes. It's safe to scan *anything* on your computer.
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Plato
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partition for viruses?
Yes, assuming your anti-virus doesn't tag old files as trojans/etc.