KingBeast 0 Posted April 4, 2002 I know this is way way way off topic and probably the completely wrong place to look for help on this matter but hey, ill give it a shot. There is a feature in windows ME caleld System Restore. It backs up files and settings so that in the event of an emergency you can restore your system. Great idea isnt it? Nah not really, it even backs up copies of viruses which is convenient. I have 3 viruses on my computer, all of them quarantined in my systems restore folder. Anyway I have restore disabled, but i recently discovered my system restore "TEMP" folder has 4 gigabyes of information within. Understandably i am an angry man, for this 4 gig is just about half of my HDD capacity. The thing is i cannot delete ANY of the files, whenever i try it says that the files are in use. Though as far as I can see, they are not. Any help please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damage Inc 0 Posted April 4, 2002 It's offtopic but this is Offtopic Well just go to DOS and delete the files from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingBeast 0 Posted April 4, 2002 Hmm thankyou i would have done that, but i just discovered that i DIDNT have systems restore disabled, which is kind of worrying because im sure i did. Well i just disabled it and restarted, now i have to delete 33,281 files manually lol sorry for the bother Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DodgeME 0 Posted April 4, 2002 Get Xp mate. I didn't had any problems with em yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damage Inc 0 Posted April 4, 2002 LOL just delete the folder and make a new one XP is only good for a frisbee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingBeast 0 Posted April 4, 2002 I dont think im ready to dump ME just yet, it is my old faithful. However, bill gates should probably be shot in the face for creating a utility to restore a system that takes 50% of your HDD space :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damage Inc 0 Posted April 4, 2002 Who uses System Restore anyway? It's crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R. Gerschwarzenge 0 Posted April 4, 2002 System restore works great in XP. I wouldn't recommend ME to anyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damage Inc 0 Posted April 4, 2002 The problem is just that it's completely useless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R. Gerschwarzenge 0 Posted April 4, 2002 Maybe it's useless to you but personally I find it very useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akira 0 Posted April 4, 2002 Xp is way better than ME....unless of course you are still in love with the blue screen of death...in that case I whole-heartedly recommend ME System Restore in XP actually saved a friend of mine's computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceAlex 0 Posted April 4, 2002 System Restore saved my computer many times. Windows XP prof system restore is the same as Windows ME system restore. There's nothing wrong with winMe system restore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceAlex 0 Posted April 4, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Damage Inc @ April 04 2002,13:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The problem is just that it's completely useless <span id='postcolor'> Your posts are completley useless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilandor 1 Posted April 4, 2002 yes many time i mucked about with drivers etc and encoutered probs but system restore or driver rollback saved me endless greiff kb i dont know about ME but i do know xp can have the restore size altered to suit what u want Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilandor 1 Posted April 4, 2002 yes many time i mucked about with drivers etc and encoutered probs but system restore or driver rollback saved me endless greiff kb i dont know about ME but i do know xp can have the restore size altered to suit what u want Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damage Inc 0 Posted April 4, 2002 LOL nice double post with 21 minutes between posts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supah 0 Posted April 4, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (R. Gerschwarzenge @ April 04 2002,13:16)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">System restore works great in XP. I wouldn't recommend ME to anyone.<span id='postcolor'> I would .... to my annoying sister she has this "New more advanced Windows ME" and I have this "Crappy old Win98se" Luckily my win98se can stay up for 2 weeks continuously and her Windows ME can stay up for 4 minutes if she uses it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
