Windows ME Problems AV/Defrag

[lemarsh]

I have been tasked by 'a friend (honest)' to tidyup his machine - the first time since 2000.

After running Ad-Aware (492 items) & Anti-Virus (AVG) Software (9 viruses), and deleteing over 3gig of cached web pages/images, I am left with the following problems.

Virus:
2 remain on the system, and cannot appear to be deleted or quarantined. They are 'dialer' viruses, which appear in the directory "C\_restore\xxx" directory. I have tried looking into that directory, but cannot see it (I have View ALL on, and there does not appear to be a sub-directory of C_\restore. Also, I do not know what this directory is for - as there are a few files, but no executables.

Defrag
I have tried to run this, but am told there are 'Errors' that SCAN Disc needs to correct. When I run ScanDisc - it fails, saying that there is something trying to write to a file. There is no other application that I can see working.

Apart from re-building (which I would recommend, but he is resisting), can anyone advsie if they feel it would be safe to delete the C\_Restore directory.

Also, any suggestions regarding defrag/scan disc.

He is using Windows ME (well someone has to)

Thanks

Lee

[Nemesis]

I'm using Windows ME so OI

Anyway, the C:\RESTORE, I think is the system restore directory bit. System restore needs to be turned off, and then you may be able to delete to entire directory.

The scandisk thing .... boot in safe mode and then do it.