I took my computer to be fixed as I had a virus but the tech disabled my system restore so now when I have a problem I cannot go back to when things were good. Is there any way to override this? I can only go back as far the present day.
2007-01-22 05:27:07 · 6 answers · asked by blue2blnde 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
He hasn't disabled your System Restore
He simply wiped your hard drive so the Pc has no "memory" of stored previous dates.
Sorry nothing can be done to help..
2007-01-22 05:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The tech disabled your System restore, because viruses and spyware will use it to copy itself into. That way if you find, and clean the virus from your hard drive, it will still be able to infect your computer from the system restore. Now, if you are asking if there is any way to recover your past restore points? No, as when the tech disabled system restore, he also deleted the restore points so you would not inadvertently reinfect your computer. I would not rely on system restore as a backup for your system, there is good inexpensive to free backup solutions that are much better. If you do not have an external hard drive, buy one and back up your critical data to that, you can also make an image of your hard drive using Ghost or a similar program. This way if you need to restore your system you can do it from the image file. System restore also uses a massive amount if hard drive space too, so it is best to leave it disabled.
Despite what others are saying here, system restore is totally unnecessary if you invest in a good backup system (and make use of it). System restore is not a one stop do it all fix for every problem.
2007-01-22 05:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by villanim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good I think that the virus saved its files or some exxecutables in the "restoration" folder, so the tech disable down the restore option to fix the problem. now you can do this: right click on my computer, properties, clin on restore system tab, disable the option "disable system restoration on all units". Since this day, you'll have the checkpoints in order to restore your system in the future. Sorry, but the last checkpoints were deleted from your PC. Sorry by the bad english, I don't know so much about english grammatic (I'm latino, from Bolivia) bye
2007-01-22 05:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by yess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MAYBE. Right click My Computer and choose properties from the pop-up menu. Select the System Restore tab, then ensure that the "turn off system restore" is unchecked. Also, you may want to increase the amount of disk space used for system restore points. Don't go crazy and over-allocate this, but the more space you use, the more restore points are saved.
It's possible the tech re-installed your system, in which case there won't be any "old" restore points for you to use.
BTW some people recommend turning off restore points. I disagree. You may have to turn them off to delete a virus, but they are not bad and can be helpful when someone "accidentally" messes up your system. They aren't perfect, but have saved me a time or two. Also, they are not a way to back up documents and other important files.
2007-01-22 05:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by Dave 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The System Restore to a previous day doesn't work anyway. From what I've seen it always does only half the job and makes a real mess of things.
The restore you can do to make your computer the way it was when you bought it should work. Hopefully you have the CDs that came with your computer and can restore it back to that point.
You will want to make a backup copy of everything you want to keep before doing any such restore.
You can copy things to CD if you have a CD burner (DVD is even better).
You can also use a USB device to save your information to another computer.
Remember to save any installation programs you downloaded from the Internet and want to reinstall. Family pictures and email are other things to back up. Get help from someone who knows about computers to make a backup copy of your email you want to save.
After you save your information you can use the restore CD or use an operating system CD (like Windows98 if you are using that, or WindowsXp system CD otherwise).
2007-01-22 05:37:37 · answer #5 · answered by Steve S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How on earth did the jerk disable your system restore? You can reset restore points by cleaning the registry at Microsoft's Live OneCare Cleanup Scan. If there is nothing invalid in the registry, it will tell you. It's safe and fast.
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/cleanup.htm
2007-01-22 07:54:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋