How To Disable System Restore to Remove Viruses

Follow the steps that apply to your operating system.

Windows Me

1. Close all open programs.
2. On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer > Properties.
3. Click the Performance tab.
4. Click File System.
5. Click the Troubleshooting tab.
6. Check Disable System Restore, click OK, and then click Close.
7. Click Yes to restart. This disables the System Restore feature and will purge the contents of the _RESTORE folder when the system is restarted.
8. Download the latest virus definitions and run your anti-virus software
9. Make sure that your anti-virus software is set to scan all files and all drives, and then scan the computer.
10. After cleaning the infected files, repeat steps 1 through 6, except in step 6, uncheck Disable System Restore.

Windows XP

1)       Close all open programs

2)       On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer > Properties. Left-Click Properties.

3)       Click the System Restore tab.

4)       Check Turn Off System Restore.

5)       Click Apply > click OK.

6)       Restart the computer.

7)       Download the latest virus definitions and run your anti-virus software

8)       Verify that your virus software is set to scan all files and all drives, and then scan the computer.

9)       After cleaning the infected files, repeat steps 1 through 4, except in step 4, uncheck Turn Off System Restore.