Re: Hijacked Hard Drive
anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 06/17/04
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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:20:50 -0700
I tried accessing the contents through dos. No access but
I'll read the article. Thanks for your help and the
humor. LOL
Ric
>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
>--
>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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