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Is it necessary to turn off System Restore when removing a computer virus?

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Is it necessary to turn off System Restore when removing a computer virus?

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If your computer gets fouled up, Windows ME or Windows XP’s System Restore lets you go back to when it worked correctly. But when you have a virus, System Restore is a problem. You don’t want old, infected versions of Windows stored on your system. So if you do get a virus, use antivirus software to remove the virus and then disable System Restore.