Re: Can't disable system restore

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It makes no difference if I am in safe mode.

"beb" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Try starting in safe mode.
>
>
> "Shagnasty" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Win XP Home
>> version 2002 SP1
>> When trying to remove spyware/viruses
>> I cannot disable System restore
>> It gives the following message:
>>
>> System Restore encountered an error trying to enable/disable one or more
>>
>> drives. Please restart your machine and try again.
>> This does not help.
>> There are 5 accounts, all with Administrator rights, and an Administrator
>>
>> account.
>> It does not matter which account I use or if I am in safe mode.
>>
>> Also this may be related:
>> If I try to use windows update I get the following...
>>
>> The website comes up but shows a message:
>> The website has encountered a problem and can not display the page you
>> are
>> trying to view.
>>
>> Also:
>> I can not use defrag or get into computer management:
>> I get the message... MMC can not open the file... (It then fills in the
>>
>> appropriate file name.)
>> This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or
>> was
>>
>> created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not
>> have
>>
>> sufficent access rights to the file.
>>
>> These files all exist and all accounts have Administrator rights.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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>


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