System Volume Info. also

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Ed H

I was running the latest Ad-aware SE and it was scanning one of my logical
drives, came to a folder called F:\System Volume Information\_restore\(long
number) which had some files in it and the scan took a loooong time for
these files, Ad-Aware gave no warning however. I tried to search the file (I
set the view to see system files) but explorer says it is empty. I tried to
open it but it says access denied.
What is all of this? SP2 related?
 
Ed

You will have a System Volume Information folder in each partition. They
contain files for System Restore. The main folder will be in the partition
where the operating system is placed. The folder is part of Windows XP.
System restore exists in earlier versions of Windows starting with Windows
ME.

How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531&Product=winxp


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Who care how log AdAware takes? It is NOT an antivirus prog. All it does
is search for KNOWN malware etc. Also: What is AdAware SE? I've never
seen it. Where did you get it?
 
I just did not recognize the files and didn't know if there was a problem
here. SE is the latest update, I got it through Lava soft's site.
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Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Professional SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
 
Greetings --

The System Volume Information is the hidden, protected operating
system folder in which WinXP's System Restore feature stores
information used to recover from errors. It's really not a good idea
for you, or an antivirus application, to directly access the contents
of that folder, unless you expect to have no future use for the
restore points, in which case it would be simpler just to turn off the
System Restore feature.

To clear viruses or other malware from the "System Volume
Information," simply turn off the System Restore feature (Start > All
Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore, System Restore
Settings), reboot, then re-enable System Restore, and reboot one last
time. This will delete all of your Restore Points, including the
corrupted one(s), and allow you start with a clean slate.


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What is AdAware SE?

A new version of Adaware! It is a replacement not an update!

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Gerry
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And. . .


Gerry Cornell said:
What is AdAware SE?

A new version of Adaware! It is a replacement not an update!

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Gerry
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The answer to the question posed by BarCom.

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Gerry
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