j.r.l. Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Hi. I had a few viruses lurking around in C:\System Volume Information\_restore. Normally, you can't access that folder but now it's all going to change! If you ever have a virus in SVI, do the following: WinXP Pro under FAT32 1. Click Start, and then click My Computer. 2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. 3. On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders. 4. Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change. 5. Click OK. 6. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it. WinXP Pro Under NTFS 1. Click Start, and then click My Computer. 2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. 3. On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders. 4. Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change. 5. Click OK. 6. Right-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder, and then click Properties. 7. Click the Security tab. 8. Click Add, and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Choose the account location if appropriate (either local or from the domain). Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK, and then click OK. 9. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it. WinXP Home Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. 2. Make sure that you are in the root folder of the partition for which you want to gain access to the System Volume Information folder. For example, to gain access the C:\System Volume Information folder, make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:\" prompt). 3. Type the following line, and then press ENTER: cacls "driveletter:\System Volume Information" /E /G username:F Make sure to type the quotation marks as indicated. This command adds the specified user to the folder with Full Control permissions. 4. Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it. 5. If you need to remove the permissions after troubleshooting, type the following line at a command prompt: cacls "driveletter:\System Volume Information" /E /R username This command removes all permissions for the specified user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blu3yond Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Nice! Thankyou! :bounce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedaxax Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 thanx Coincidentially i just removed one hiding in my external harddrive's System Volume Information but um wont most Antivirus check & detect if there is a virus in there? (mine did) bytheway what is are all those folders in there for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goheels681 Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I have the hidden folders stuff turned off in XP Home, and I can get to that folder just fine...:huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Reaper Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Is it safe to delete everything in that folder? I found a file that I thought I deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 Dont delete everything. Just do the steps above IF YOU SUSPECT YOU HAVE A VIRUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Reaper Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Dont delete everything. Just do the steps above IF YOU SUSPECT YOU HAVE A VIRUS. 584921153[/snapback] Oh. I might delete some stuff because as I said, things I deleted before are there. It takes up around 2-3 gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Just to make a note, if you don't see the Security tab, go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View and turn off simple file sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianmac45 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 i use winxp pro under ntfs, but there wasn't a security tab under the properties dialog for svi....does anyone know why or how i can fix this? edit: nvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Just to make a note, if you don't see the Security tab, go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View and turn off simple file sharing 584921370[/snapback] I still dont have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 You may want to check whether you have FAT32 or NTFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodzzz Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Cool tut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikill Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 u can delete anything in the SVI folder if u have system restore off and also if u delete the SVI folder itself, it will just be recreated by windows, u cant get rid of the folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 You may want to check whether you have FAT32 or NTFS. 584921493[/snapback] of course I have NTFS :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtoomuch Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Good info to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick L Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Hello everyone, I have XP home with NTFS... did everything but when I click on the SVI folder, I still get an "Access Denied". Anybody knows why or how to get through? Thanks Erick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 You might want to read the 1st post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick L Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 I did read the first post, at least ten times. Also read the Microsoft support page. I don't get that part: "make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:\" prompt)." What does that mean? When I type cmd and press Enter, I get C:\Documents and setting\Admin> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Well that means YOU are in the root. n00b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertia Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 I did read the first post, at least ten times. Also read the Microsoft support page. I don't get that part:"make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:\" prompt)." What does that mean? When I type cmd and press Enter, I get C:\Documents and setting\Admin> 584993230[/snapback] tpye "cd .." (no quotes) press enter repeat you are now on the root of your c drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 I did read the first post, at least ten times. Also read the Microsoft support page. I don't get that part:"make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:\" prompt)." What does that mean? When I type cmd and press Enter, I get C:\Documents and setting\Admin> 584993230[/snapback] and if you cant understand the post above me.. when you open cmd, type this: cd / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RightyFX Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 very nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted December 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 10, 2004 what if you delete all the stuff in there? Will it just be impossible to use system restore? I dont mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advancedboy Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 It's OK to delete the stuff, just leave like 1-2 behind for Retore Points (that's what they are used for, see RP## = Restore Point (number goes here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob K Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I did read the first post, at least ten times. Also read the Microsoft support page. I don't get that part:"make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:\" prompt)." What does that mean? When I type cmd and press Enter, I get C:\Documents and setting\Admin> 584993230[/snapback] Erik, The references to cd.. go back to the days of DOS (disk operating system) that you may have never seen if you are younger than about 40 years old. Anyway cd (change directory) and cacls are DOS commands. If you want to see the possible options (or switches) type cd /? or cacls /? and they will list out. The cd command is used to move around in the directory structure that windows has changed to "folders". If you are in c:\Documents and setting\Admin> typing cd.. takes you up one level in the directory structure to c:\Documents and setting> and typing cd.. again takes you to c:\> which is the "root folder" or "root directory" for us old guys. Typing cd / from any directory takes you to the root. Another item to watch our for is the (switch) forward slash (/) vs. the (directory) back slash (\). It makes a difference. Blame Bill Gates. I always do. By the way, I used the first post to get rid of some spyware and it worked great. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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