[aarhus2004]

The operating uses the C:\_RESTORE folder structure for both system restore and system file protection. Any problems you might have had with system restore are almost certainly due to your having installed malware from Symantec. Symantec have not produced any worthwhile software and in that time have, by taking over the original companies, destroyed many fine products including Ghost and Partition Magic and through their LiveUpdate product destroyed many systems especially Win Me.

Mike Maltby
mike.maltbyatmail.com

Mike is an MVP and this post of his appeared in the Microsoft Public Newsgroups WindowsME System Tools. here
on the 19th.Nov.'05 in response to "Does the OS Make Mysterious Use of System Restore?"

The highlights are mine.

I understand Symantec has recently acquired Sygate also.

[blues_harp28]

Hi..Thanks..good old Symantec..

[WhitPhil]

Total rubbish, and another unsubstantiated rant against Norton.

His implication is that Norton Software is Malware NOT that Norton installs malware!! I've seen nothing, anywhere that indicates a relationship between Norton and Restore problems. This MVP had the opportunity to enlighten us and chose to rant instead.

As well, note from the original post that they had 5 GBs in the restore files and were experiencing sluggish performance, and he uninstalled NSW which "supposedly" solved his shutdown problem. BUT, he then started to get Starup problems that eventually "went away".
Right!

[Rollin' Rog]

There certainly can be no relationship between the problem with System Restore and Symantec. And the use of the term "malware" to refer to Symantec may be extreme. But then I've only had personal experience with one of their products: the NAV 2002 version that came preinstalled on my XP system.

It caused "symevent.sys" shutdown Blue Screens all too frequently, and continued to do so even after the "update" that was alleged to correct it.

Since uninstalling NAV about 2 years ago, I think I have had only one STOP error, either startup or shutdown -- as opposed to the one or two a week I was getting with NAV.

[Rockn]

Windows ME was wrecked the moment it shipped from the mother ship so I really doubt Symantec products could make it much worse. Peter Norton sold his company and products to Symantec in 1990, but Ghost has still been a great product with the exception of version 9. I really have no warm feelings for their AV product since it is bloated and far too intrusive unless you know what oyu are installing. Symantec also purchased Backup Exec from Veritas as well.

[aarhus2004]

^^Bump^^

[thecandyman]

LOL, how could Symantec have wrecked WindowsME? Like Rockn said WindowsME was ruined by Micro$oft and their haf a$$ programmers which unfortunetly are still being paid and employed because of Micro$ofts damn monopoy...*end rant*

[talon03]

Windows is the most popular OS for a reason. Not because it's the best, but because its the easiest

[ACTU]

Originally Posted by WhitPhil

Total rubbish, and another unsubstantiated rant against Norton.

His implication is that Norton Software is Malware NOT that Norton installs malware!! I've seen nothing, anywhere that indicates a relationship between Norton and Restore problems. This MVP had the opportunity to enlighten us and chose to rant instead.

As well, note from the original post that they had 5 GBs in the restore files and were experiencing sluggish performance, and he uninstalled NSW which "supposedly" solved his shutdown problem. BUT, he then started to get Starup problems that eventually "went away".
Right!

Ok then look at it this way. Norton is what something like 80 mgs big right? Now Norton also has to much garbage running in the back ground witch by the way sucks the heck out of the system. Pluse Norton does not catch as much junk like say AVG would. My self I rather have a product that works and my compter run faster then to have a program that requires as fee that does not perform.

Trust me my friend Norton is not cracked up to what they say they are.

[AntiM$]

Originally Posted by talon03

Windows is the most popular OS for a reason. Not because it's the best, but because its the easiest

Easiest to pirate, for sure!

[ACTU]

Originally Posted by AntiM$

Easiest to pirate, for sure!

Until you get snagged

[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by AntiM$

Easiest to pirate, for sure!

And that's the easiest way to get an exit pass from this forum.

[AntiM$]

Sarcasm. Serious business.

[ACTU]

Ok can we please get back to the topic at hand here?

[Jay_JWLH]

Originally Posted by talon03

Windows is the most popular OS for a reason. Not because it's the best, but because its the easiest

This depends on how well you know the OS. My opinion: Apple is good for easy use, but is generally incompatable (or at least less than Windows). Windows has many problems, as you may understand the more you own a computer. Although it has many drivers, it is already ready to get most of your hardware and probibly many other stuff working.

Edit: sorry, only read up to that qoute, then read the rest. Back to the topic then.