Mike,

LOL

I'm sure your *wisdom* is proportional to your lack of education and =
good sense.

But, that's so typical of too many MVP's.

Enjoy your life, mate.

Zee



"Mike M" wrote in message =
...
Common on practice is not BEST practice. This is a perfect example of =

very bad advice and something not countenanced by anyone who has given =
the=20
subject any thought whatsoever.
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I'm sorry but it is totally asinine to disable system restore until =
the=20
system is back up and running OK and to advise otherwise is simply bad =
if=20
not also stupid however well intentioned.
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As for the LSPfix, I know perfectly well how to obtain this thanks (it =
was=20
me that mentioned it) but spare a thought to the individual who knows=20
nothing about winsock problems, LSPfix or where to get it and follows =
your=20
advice. They disable system restore, run their marvellous cleaning =
tool=20
and end up with a system unable to connect to the net. They're now=20
helpless and not even able to use their PC to ask for help. If =
however=20
they had not disabled system restore all they need to do is to roll =
their=20
system back, connect to the net and ask for advice.
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So to conclude, disabling system restore prior to cleaning is nothing =
more=20
than VERY BAD ADVICE.
--=20
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

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oops!! wrote:
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Mike,

I am sorry but common practise nowadays is turning off system =
restore
before scanning and cleanup.

If you leave system restore on, many of the latest nasty intruders
will immediately restore upon the first reboot.

This applies to WinME as well as to WinXP.

Regarding winsock corruption, it's also generally suggested to
download the fixing tool before cleaning.

I always suggest this winsock fix by Option^Explicit (compatible =
with
Win95, 98, Me, 2000 and XP):

http://downloads.subratam.org/WinsockFix.zip

Anyway, this has been working for me this way, and you will see it
recommended in most, if not all, forums on the subject.