System Restore

[qim]

How do you turn off system restore in XP Home Edition?

I got instructions from McAfee's by opening MyComputer and then you get 7
tabs

But when I open properties in MyComputer I only get 2 tabs and nothing to do
with Systemj Restore

help...

qim

 

[Jake]

-----Original Message-----
How do you turn off system restore in XP Home Edition?

I got instructions from McAfee's by opening MyComputer and then you get 7
tabs

But when I open properties in MyComputer I only get 2 tabs and nothing to do
with Systemj Restore

help...

qim


.
Start/AllPrograms/Accessories/SystemTools/SystemRestore

Open it and click System Restore Settings and there you
can turn it off. But I don't understand why McAfee would
want you to turn it off. It is an excellent feature to
restore your system in case of problems. I've had several
times used restore to reset my system.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

How do you turn off system restore in XP Home Edition?

I got instructions from McAfee's by opening MyComputer and then you get 7
tabs

But when I open properties in MyComputer I only get 2 tabs and nothing to do
with Systemj Restore

help...

Exactly .. start, help, should be right there on the page under 'pick a
task'

 

[Norman R. Cross]

Open it and click System Restore Settings and there you
can turn it off. But I don't understand why McAfee would
want you to turn it off. It is an excellent feature to
restore your system in case of problems. I've had several
times used restore to reset my system.

Sometimes when a system is infected with a virus when using the removal
tools from an anti-virus program you will need to restart your system. If
the virus has contaminated some of the restore files you have to turn off
System Restore when re-starting , otherwise the virus will not be completely
removed. After the system is re-started with System Restore turned off you
can turn Restore back on as all old restore files will be deleted.

 

[cquirke]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:18:12 -0700, Jake wrote:

....about McAfee's advice to turn off System Restore

I don't understand why McAfee would want you to turn it off.

Depends on the context in which McAfee's advice was given; as
you say, I'd be suprised if it was general advice, or for setup.

It would make sense if there's active malware infection present,
because Windows gets in the way and prevents malware from being
cleaned within System Restore data. This creates the risk of
malware recurrance should a System Restore bring back the malware
from where it is hidden within the System Restore data.

Note that when you disable and re-enable System Restore, any prior
settings you may have (amount of space to use, or disabled for
some volumes) will be thrown away.