unwanted software on hard drive

[Hank]

> Try this:
>
> %SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe

I take it that means restore user interface, right?

Will this mess any settings up?

Thanks,
Hank

[dj_kuitar]

"Hank" <hank@arlen.com> wrote in message news:<SzFrb.27443$5S6.12243@newssvr31.news.prodigy .com>...
> > Try this:
> >
> > %SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe
>
> I take it that means restore user interface, right?
>
> Will this mess any settings up?
>
> Thanks,
> Hank

I'm guessing you have windows xp. If so, go to
Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore
and try restoring the system to an earlier time that hopefully won't
have the unwanted software installed.

System restore will reset the system state, ie: registry settings,
installed software, but not email and documents. But it will restore
your WinMx download directory if you have one, so you could lose
downloads. A system restore can be undone if you don't like it.

[jayjwa]

You got to get out of Windows entirely, if attrib doesn't work. Windows
protects itself and the programs Micro$oft deems "legit" (like IE). Boot
from a NON-WINDOWS floppy (OLD Ms-Dos, Linux, etc) and blast it out
like that. Since Windows ain't loaded, it can't do diddly-squat about
what you want to delete, even if you wanted to kill the entire HD with
one shot. If you don't have one of these disks, look on the internet. I
know Linux boot disks are at any Linux distro site (Linux can read
Windoze stuff) and I think I have a dos boot disk image on my ftp
server, but chances are you have one of these. Mind you, not simply
booting an older Windows in command line "DOS" mode, but an actual
MS-DOS disk or another OS's disk.
I had to do that to get Internet Explorer off my machine, because
Windows wouldn't let me kill it. It worked so well that I went back and
deleted the rest of Windows. Now my computer is fine and never does
anything against me. (Like it shouldn't)



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