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system restores leaving stuff there
Name: hithere Date: March 20, 2007 at 16:42:59 Pacific OS: me CPU/Ram: 600 Product: compaq
Comment:
hey guys I dont have virus scans so I restore my computer a lot but find that when im previewing videos videos will often pop up from a long time ago that are no longer on my computer? how are they still there and will they go away
Name: jboy Date: March 20, 2007 at 18:16:34 Pacific
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"when im previewing videos videos will often pop up"
It's extremely difficult to know what you mean, and nearly impossible to guess how your system is setup
It's quite foolhardy not to employ antivirus and other security software, especially considering there are decent freeware choices
A description of the System Restore utility in WinME (apparently it's not what you think)
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: March 21, 2007 at 05:04:29 Pacific
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Yep. You're just asking for trouble by not running an anti-virus program.
Life's more painless for the brainless.
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Response Number 3
Name: Derek Date: March 22, 2007 at 20:05:48 Pacific
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AVG and Avast are examples of free AV's. Wondering if you have a firewall or router....
Very often Windows system restore will NOT clear out a virus, unless you are referring to a restore disk that came with the machine and does a reformat.
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