Re: Removing a single past restore point

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/24/04 

Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 14:37:16 +0100

Hi David

That is Alex's protocol as well, but I advocate a complete turn off/on of SR
to get rid of any virus *before* any new checkpoints are created. That way
all viruses are eradicated. The 2nd reboot creates a new (uninfected)
checkpoint. 

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
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So you create one first, then clear all but last.
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"Phil" <I.fix.probs@for.you> wrote in message
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> Yes, but if the virus is in the last restore point, and it most likely is,
> then that's not going to help him. Deleting them all is the sure way to
get
> rid of it.
>
> John Tiedt wrote:
> > You can delete all but the last restore point in Disk Cleanup.
> >
> > J.Tiedt
>
>

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