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07-20-2005, 11:14 PM
I just read you messages agaiin.. as for the virus in the System volume Information, it actually shouldn't be that big of a deal.. UNLESS you have to restore your system from one of those points.
These files are system files, so you really don't have permission to alter them on the surface, which is why the virus program can't delete it.
Now, there are a couple of ways to get rid of this. You can turn off system restore, reboot, then turn system restore back on. That should clear all the old files. But, if your computer isn't in the best shape, you run the risk of losing the ability to back up to a previous working state.. if one exists of course. You can turn it off by right clicking My Computer, selecting Properties, then the System Restore tab. You'll have to select the Turn off System Restore on all Drives tab then click OK.
I believe opening My Computer, right clicking on C:, selecting Properties, then hitting the Disk cleanup button will give you the same option. You will have to click the more options tab at the top then select Cleanup under system restore at the bottom. This also gives you the same problem as above. You'll lose all your restore points.
There should be a better way to do it though. I believe you can boot to safe mode, then change the properties on the System Info folder by right clicking it, or going to Folder Options or something like that. I'm not exactly sure at the moment.
Well, I hope this helps even more. If not, I'll try to check back to help out some more. good luck.
These files are system files, so you really don't have permission to alter them on the surface, which is why the virus program can't delete it.
Now, there are a couple of ways to get rid of this. You can turn off system restore, reboot, then turn system restore back on. That should clear all the old files. But, if your computer isn't in the best shape, you run the risk of losing the ability to back up to a previous working state.. if one exists of course. You can turn it off by right clicking My Computer, selecting Properties, then the System Restore tab. You'll have to select the Turn off System Restore on all Drives tab then click OK.
I believe opening My Computer, right clicking on C:, selecting Properties, then hitting the Disk cleanup button will give you the same option. You will have to click the more options tab at the top then select Cleanup under system restore at the bottom. This also gives you the same problem as above. You'll lose all your restore points.
There should be a better way to do it though. I believe you can boot to safe mode, then change the properties on the System Info folder by right clicking it, or going to Folder Options or something like that. I'm not exactly sure at the moment.
Well, I hope this helps even more. If not, I'll try to check back to help out some more. good luck.
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Serious Help.... - by bevinsville_bomber - 07-20-2005, 03:59 PM
Serious Help.... - by Beef - 07-20-2005, 04:11 PM
Serious Help.... - by bevinsville_bomber - 07-20-2005, 04:18 PM
Serious Help.... - by bevinsville_bomber - 07-20-2005, 05:00 PM
Serious Help.... - by bevinsville_bomber - 07-20-2005, 06:08 PM
Serious Help.... - by ZMG - 07-20-2005, 10:51 PM
Serious Help.... - by ZMG - 07-20-2005, 11:14 PM
Serious Help.... - by bevinsville_bomber - 07-21-2005, 04:14 AM
Serious Help.... - by bevinsville_bomber - 07-21-2005, 04:32 AM
Serious Help.... - by BlueGrassGirl - 07-27-2005, 03:33 PM
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