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by **Frank Martine** » Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:10:58

I run Norton's virus program that finds infected files in
the C:_Restore/Archive folder. It cannot delete them and
they come up every time I do a virus scan. Can I delete
any of the files myself by going to the folder? I get the
impression this is just a storage area for files I need to
restore at some future date. Can I delete them if I know
which ones they are, or can I delete everying in the file?
I have 55 infected files. There seems to be thousands
there. Windows 2000 Professional

by **Pegasu** » Mon, 09 Sep 2002 21:38:29

There is no system folder called c:\_Restore\Archive.
Some program other than Win2000, or some user,
placed it there. Rename the folder to see if anything
bad happens. If everything works OK, delete the renamed
folder.

Quote:> I run Norton's virus program that finds infected files in
> the C:_Restore/Archive folder. It cannot delete them and
> they come up every time I do a virus scan. Can I delete
> any of the files myself by going to the folder? I get the
> impression this is just a storage area for files I need to
> restore at some future date. Can I delete them if I know
> which ones they are, or can I delete everying in the file?
> I have 55 infected files. There seems to be thousands
> there. Windows 2000 Professional

by **George Heste** » Tue, 10 Sep 2002 01:20:09

He has that folder because he has another Operating System on the computer.
Likely Windows ME or maybe XP. If he doesn't then it is likely a Norton
construct but I would go with the first explanation for it. If he stopped
thr system restore in the other op sys the folder can be removed. And even
if he doesn't. But it will likely come back if not stopped at the source.

--
George Hester
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> There is no system folder called c:\_Restore\Archive.
> Some program other than Win2000, or some user,
> placed it there. Rename the folder to see if anything
> bad happens. If everything works OK, delete the renamed
> folder.

> > I run Norton's virus program that finds infected files in
> > the C:_Restore/Archive folder. It cannot delete them and
> > they come up every time I do a virus scan. Can I delete
> > any of the files myself by going to the folder? I get the
> > impression this is just a storage area for files I need to
> > restore at some future date. Can I delete them if I know
> > which ones they are, or can I delete everying in the file?
> > I have 55 infected files. There seems to be thousands
> > there. Windows 2000 Professional

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Can I delete C: Restore/Archived Items?

Can I delete C: Restore/Archived Items?

Can I delete C: Restore/Archived Items?

Can I delete C: Restore/Archived Items?