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Re: Expert Help - System Restore

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From: Mike Collins
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:37
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Hay Bruce, thanks for your pointers.

As it happens, System Restore works by activating a file system driver which 
monitors changes to the OS.  So by disabling and stopping System Restore, 
you / it destroys all its restore points.  As for the kids protection, its 
done and dusted - see thinkgeek.com in the next few months.

Regards Mike

"Bruce Larrabee" <bruce_l@westbrookent.com> wrote in message 
news:4621085d$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>    Hi Mike,
>
>    I'm confused. If you leave ANY restore points
>    that exist previous to your installation won't
>    the kids be able to bypass your program? Pretty
>    sure you will have to remove them all...
>
>    So if I'm right you will have to remove them all
>    and the system will create one when you install so
>    have the first run of your program take out the one
>    that the system does during your install...
>
>    Of course this is fraught with peril, but what else
>    can you do?
>
>    BTW, if you can ever secure such a program from
>    the kids I would be quite amazed. I suspect the CIA
>    will be interested as well...   B)
>
>    HTH,
>
>    Bruce 
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