No, doesn't have to be off. However, if you find a virus, and you seem to be having problems removing it, then you should turn off SYSTEM RESTORE, so as to make sure you're annihilating every instance of the virus, included the system-protected RESTORE files. If you shut off SYSTEM RESTORE, they're not so protected anymore, and hence the ability to remove any instance in there. ____________________________________ Sir Troth ICQ #1717439 AIM/AOL: SirTrothX Yahoo: SirTroth MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx (do not email me here) My Personal Email: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of milady Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:33 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AV quarenteen I just reread this.. meaning that during a virus scan system restore should be OFF??? ML ----- Original Message ----- From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan2@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:13 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AV quarenteen Yes, ML. It can only mean that it is functional, and that is how you want it. Inactivating it means that it is not taking any footprints of your system, and there will be nothing to restore from. It does, from time to time, make these footprints, so that you always have somethimg fairly recent to replace any problem you have. If you get a virus in your SysRestore files AVG won't kill it, it will keep on telling you that you have a virus, that is why sometimes you have to disable SysRest. After a virus scan you should always enable again. Rick H milady wrote: >puzzled.. what does system restore active mean? Is this something that >should BE active? >ML > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.6/179 - Release Date: 11/23/2005 -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/