Re: Hijacked Hard Drive

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:00:14 GMT

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

Start | Run | Type: C:\System Volume Information |OK

When you get done deleting it, delete your lawyer too. 

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:1db2f01c454af$5f9c3820$a601280a@phx.gbl,
Ric <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>  hunted and pecked:
> I recently found out that there is a portion of the hard
> drive called "System Volume Information" (it's in the
> root directory) where restore points and god knows what
> else is stored by the operating system. I say this
> because you aren't allowed to access this directory and
> you should be able to.
> 
> I have a virus lurking in one of my restore points and I
> recently asked how it could be deleted. I'd like to thank
> the folks who helped me figure out how to fix this
> concern.
> 
> In a perfect world, I'd just go in and delete that file.
> But I am not even allowed to access the information
> in "System Volume Information." I'm sure that Microsoft
> would argue that this is for my protection. However, I
> can go in and change system files, kill my machine with
> nary a wimper from Windows.
> 
> I am going to ask my lawyer about the legalities of this.
> I think that it is odd that Microsoft has claimed space
> on my hard drive that I can't access.
> 
> Again, I'd like to say thanks to all of the people who
> spend hours of their time in these groups to help out
> those of us less computer literate.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ric

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