Turn off System Restore When Cleaning Spyware That Keeps Coming Back

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Created: Oct 08, 2004     Updated: Nov 13, 2004

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How to turn off the system restore feature that many spyware programs use to keep returning even if you delete them.

I have found that many spyware programs will hijack the windows restore feature so that even if you have a good spyware removal program (My favorite is: SpySweeper.)

Here's how to turn off the system restore feature:

1. Goto your desktop.
   
2. Select My Computer.
   
3. Right-click and choose properties.
   
4. Select the tab: system restore.
   
5. Select the option: Turn off System restore on all drives.
   
6. Press: OK
   
7. Run your spyware removal tool
   
8. Reboot
   

You should be good to go now.