Re: System Restore and antivirus

From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:58:31 -0700

In news:9D03CB5C-FD57-4423-B0D7-DB08DFE4DD03@microsoft.com,
Paolo <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> Is it advisable to keep system restore enabled with an
> antivirus
> program installed?

Yes, certainly.

> I ask this because I've been told that S.R. makes
> back up copies of infected files that can't be removed.

System Restores backups may include some viruses, if they are
present, but if your anti-virus program does its job, it will
prevent viruses from being installed.

> I've found
> S.R. very useful in the past and would hate to disable it..
> What
> about disabling it prior to a virus scan and re-enabling it
> after it?

No, don't do this. It's not necessary and won't help you at all. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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