System Restore?

iranintoavan · Post by **iranintoavan** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:59 pm

My parents are going to install McAfee Parental Controls on my computer (i have XP) and i dont want any of that crap on my computer cause i wont be able to download games and stuff so if i created a system restore point right now with out the program, when it is installed if i just go back to that point will the program be gone?

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:42 am

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:07 am

MAYBE. Not sure how McAfee works but iit wouldn't be much of a parental control program if it was THAT easy to disable. It's possible that McAfee will restrict your user account so you won't be allowed to do a System Restore.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:00 am

You thought of leaving yourself an out? By that I mean taking a seemingly harmless user account, giving it admin access and setting the password. Then reboot into Safe Mode, login using this account and make necessary changes and such.

*EDIT*

There are also a few password resetters available for the legitimate people that lose the password to the admin account.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:54 am

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin
MAYBE. Not sure how McAfee works but iit wouldn't be much of a parental control program if it was THAT easy to disable. It's possible that McAfee will restrict your user account so you won't be allowed to do a System Restore.

I was thinking the same thing, but have never had any programs survive a system restore.

smb · Post by **smb** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:00 pm

How old are you ? and where are you going that your parents don't want you to go ?

In any case, I thought system restore only backed up system files and drivers.

Besides, McAfee would be a system install and would cover all users, so any account you make before
would also be affected with the same rights/priveledges. Norton works the same way.

iranintoavan · Post by **iranintoavan** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:01 pm

im 15 and its not that im going to sites or anything that i shouldnt its just that the program makes me a limited user and so i like cant change much on my computer with out there permition

smb · Post by **smb** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:03 pm

Maybe it's time you convince them to invest in a machine for you to "learn skills for the future".

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:04 pm

Well I just finished wiping and doing a clean install of Windows XP for a couple with a 14 year old son. Said son downloaded everything and anything and the system was so badly compromised with trojans that it was being used as a pron server by a warez group and the drive was full of videos.

I rarely write off a Windows install, but this one was totally hopeless.

His parents weren't too happy with the $325 it cost for a clean Windows install, re-install of all their software, and installation of a router and firewall.

Wouldn't be suprised if he gets his user account restricted as well....

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:54 pm

I would say , if you wanna play try to get a xbox or... . But if your parents want to keep u away till 18 , its ok pal ! everybody has to wait.. so be patient

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:37 am

iranintoavan, you'll have to forgive all these guys they are old farts.