My daughter downloaded this and now my computer is brutally slow. HELP!!! I
removed program and it's still there in the add/remove program list, but no
mb listed. How can I solve this? Any ideas?
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Needing help in Nova Scotia

Go to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System
Restore. Choose the option "Restore my computer to an earlier time.." and
click Next. From the calendar that appears, click a date and time when you
know the PC was working properly and then click Next. The system will reboot
and Windows will wind the clock back tot he time prior to installing whatever
it was yoiur daughter installed.

It would probably be a good idea for you to create a limited user account
for your daughter so that she can't install software without your knowledge
(if it doesn't cause a riot). You can do that via Control Panel --> User
Accounts.

Do you have the MS Antispyware tool installed?
If not get it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
I also like Spybot Search & Destroy and Adaware.
These are available free from www.majorgeeks.com.
Left column, spyware tools. Pick them from the list.

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"dawn67_ca" <dawn67ca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:248DC3E1-9D71-4A3D-ADB9-EA102FE80B86@microsoft.com...
> My daughter downloaded this and now my computer is brutally slow. HELP!!!
> I
> removed program and it's still there in the add/remove program list, but
> no
> mb listed. How can I solve this? Any ideas?
> --
> Needing help in Nova Scotia

That is not going to work. System Restore does just what it says - it
restores the "operating system". It will not touch many, if any, third party
applications - whether they are good or malicious.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"scrubber" <scrubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D636E5D-BBF8-4A99-BF7F-70A9BAC0F4A6@microsoft.com...
> Go to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System
> Restore. Choose the option "Restore my computer to an earlier time.." and
> click Next. From the calendar that appears, click a date and time when you
> know the PC was working properly and then click Next. The system will
> reboot
> and Windows will wind the clock back tot he time prior to installing
> whatever
> it was yoiur daughter installed.
>
> It would probably be a good idea for you to create a limited user account
> for your daughter so that she can't install software without your
> knowledge
> (if it doesn't cause a riot). You can do that via Control Panel --> User
> Accounts.

=?Utf-8?B?ZGF3bjY3X2Nh?= wrote:
>
> My daughter downloaded this and now my computer is brutally slow. HELP!!! I
> removed program and it's still there in the add/remove program list, but no
> mb listed. How can I solve this? Any ideas?

Try running some anti-spyware apps.

http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/






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I don't know where you got that idea from Richard. The whole idea of the
System Restore utility is to undo changes made to the operating system. In
case you're not sure how it works, read this MS article:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...emrestore.mspx





"Richard Urban" wrote:

> That is not going to work. System Restore does just what it says - it
> restores the "operating system". It will not touch many, if any, third party
> applications - whether they are good or malicious.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "scrubber" <scrubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D636E5D-BBF8-4A99-BF7F-70A9BAC0F4A6@microsoft.com...
> > Go to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System
> > Restore. Choose the option "Restore my computer to an earlier time.." and
> > click Next. From the calendar that appears, click a date and time when you
> > know the PC was working properly and then click Next. The system will
> > reboot
> > and Windows will wind the clock back tot he time prior to installing
> > whatever
> > it was yoiur daughter installed.
> >
> > It would probably be a good idea for you to create a limited user account
> > for your daughter so that she can't install software without your
> > knowledge
> > (if it doesn't cause a riot). You can do that via Control Panel --> User
> > Accounts.
>
>
>

OK. You're right and I'm wrong. System restore will remove every trace of
any program (no matter where you installed it on your computer), both good
or bad, if you go back to a time before the program was installed. It will
return your entire computer exactly to it's previous condition.

***NOT***

System Restore only monitors certain "system" files/folders that the program
was designed to monitor. Anything in a different location will not be
touched. Personal files will NOT be touched. System Restore is selective in
what it is capable of restoring. Wouldn't it be great if you purchased and
downloaded 150 songs, did a system restore, and had the songs disappear!

Do not expect System Restore to remove all traces of malware, just because
you go back in time to a point where you had not yet been infected.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"scrubber" <scrubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news196A9B5-5226-4AAD-B088-2A80113F3200@microsoft.com...
>I don't know where you got that idea from Richard. The whole idea of the
> System Restore utility is to undo changes made to the operating system. In
> case you're not sure how it works, read this MS article:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...emrestore.mspx
>
>
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> That is not going to work. System Restore does just what it says - it
>> restores the "operating system". It will not touch many, if any, third
>> party
>> applications - whether they are good or malicious.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "scrubber" <scrubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2D636E5D-BBF8-4A99-BF7F-70A9BAC0F4A6@microsoft.com...
>> > Go to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools -->
>> > System
>> > Restore. Choose the option "Restore my computer to an earlier time.."
>> > and
>> > click Next. From the calendar that appears, click a date and time when
>> > you
>> > know the PC was working properly and then click Next. The system will
>> > reboot
>> > and Windows will wind the clock back tot he time prior to installing
>> > whatever
>> > it was yoiur daughter installed.
>> >
>> > It would probably be a good idea for you to create a limited user
>> > account
>> > for your daughter so that she can't install software without your
>> > knowledge
>> > (if it doesn't cause a riot). You can do that via Control Panel -->
>> > User
>> > Accounts.
>>
>>
>>

"scrubber" <scrubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news196A9B5-5226-4AAD-B088-2A80113F3200@microsoft.com...
>I don't know where you got that idea from Richard. The whole idea of the
> System Restore utility is to undo changes made to the operating system. In
> case you're not sure how it works, read this MS article:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...emrestore.mspx
>

Regardless of that article System Restore will not remove spyware. If System
restore did that why would we need antivirus and antispyware apps.
Hotcheats.net is known to install spyware. System Restore will not help.
Here are some other Microsoft links about spyware. None of them say that
System Restore will help.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ywarewhat.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx

Kerry


>
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> That is not going to work. System Restore does just what it says - it
>> restores the "operating system". It will not touch many, if any, third
>> party
>> applications - whether they are good or malicious.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "scrubber" <scrubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2D636E5D-BBF8-4A99-BF7F-70A9BAC0F4A6@microsoft.com...
>> > Go to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools -->
>> > System
>> > Restore. Choose the option "Restore my computer to an earlier time.."
>> > and
>> > click Next. From the calendar that appears, click a date and time when
>> > you
>> > know the PC was working properly and then click Next. The system will
>> > reboot
>> > and Windows will wind the clock back tot he time prior to installing
>> > whatever
>> > it was yoiur daughter installed.
>> >
>> > It would probably be a good idea for you to create a limited user
>> > account
>> > for your daughter so that she can't install software without your
>> > knowledge
>> > (if it doesn't cause a riot). You can do that via Control Panel -->
>> > User
>> > Accounts.
>>
>>
>>

i agree most spyware/adware cannot be removed by system restore
with reason being it doesn't touch the documents folder.as that is
the
primary place for the average user to store data
which is where the majority of adware/spyware/viruses installs itself
to
temp directories