Re: OTP: Computer questi

ya, but I still don't get why you would want to do this.....


"Paul T. Holland" <pholland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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yeah - they can be the deuce to get rid of...did you turn off system
restore first? that's the most common problem

try

To disable System Restore:

1. Right-click My Computer and then click Properties. The System
Properties window appears.
2. Click the Performance tab.
3. Click File System under Advanced Settings. The File System
Properties window appears.
4. Click the Troubleshooting tab and then click Disable System
Restore.
5. Click OK and then click OK again.
6. Restart Windows when prompted. Windows removes the *.cpy files and
all the backup information in the _Restore folder.

or - 'if' you have your original os disk pcanswers says:

This is down to a bug in Windows Me. CPY files are usually found in your
System Restore's Temp folder and are useless junk. However, deleting
them is quite tricky: you need to boot from your Windows Me start-up
floppy disk, choose to start without CD-ROM support (press [3] when
prompted) and then type the following commands, pressing [Return]
between each:
c:
cd _restore\temp
del *.cpy
This will remove all CPY files from your system. Remove your floppy disk
and restart your PC. Preventing this build up in future is tricky: one
way is to reduce the amount of space given over to System Restore,
although you'll have less room for Restore points if you do this. To do
this, open the System Properties Control Panel and switch to the
Performance tab. Click File System and you'll find the slider on the
Hard Disk tab. If, of course, you don't use System Restore at all, then
disable it completely: from the same dialog, switch to the
Troubleshooting tab and tick Disable System Restore. Click OK twice.

Finally, the shaded folders and files are hidden ones. To make them
disappear, open an Explorer window and select Tools -> Folder Options ->
View tab. Select 'Do not show hidden files or folders' and tick the box
marked 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)' before
finally clicking OK.
PC Answers


hth

paul



Califchief wrote:

Paul wrote:

>> And all those A00?????.CPY files?

> the files created by the system restore funciton...every single
> one since you had the os installed...

> partial answer - 'cause there are times when a .cpy file might
> be used, but in general:

> they can be deleted if you're certain you won't be 'going back'
> with a restore...

They won't allow me to delete them.

Attribute "A" (the only one) can't be changed.

And there is one in particular I want to remove.

... Micro$oft: How much money is left in your wallet today?



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