LQQK quick question re:system restore

Getting ready to do steps for spyware trojans recommended here http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407.

when disabling system restore i found it was already disabled. so i tried to enable it as a test. when i rebooted it was disabled again. no matter what i do i cannot enable it. is this a problem? do i need to fix this before proceeding with the cleaning/scanning? i've been getting ready to do this all week and planned for saturday, today. i don't want to go through all the steps and have it be a waste of time becuse of a system restore problems. thanks for the help! happy saturday!!!!!!

 

thank-you for fast reply!! it started with norton 2003 to 2005 upgrade failure and i've been running with no protection since then. i was just concerned with 3 weeks naked on the net and wanted to be sure i was safe. my computer has been glitchy since the failed upgrade. i was able to complete all the scans/removals etc and install zone alarm and avast today, while i wait for symantec to send the disc that's on backorder. i still can't enable my system restore and i have to fix my canon camera software as when i go to open it it says i must install it and when i go to add/remove programs it is listed but won't uninstall. i figure i'll be spending some time at the canon site figuring out how to repair whatever is corrupted. any ideas on either of these will be really appreciated. and a link for cleaning up your hard drive for dummies would make me forever greatful. (i haven't come up with that yet on my searches on this site).
Gateway Select 950 PC
OS = Windows ME
CPU = AMD Athlon-PECM 950 MHz
Memory = 128 MB (PC133 SDRAM)
Hard Drive = 10GB 5M Ultra ATA
ps. don't laugh at my ram ; )

 

i was running http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php? to be sure i was malware free. i guess i was just paranoid after being online without protection, since the failed norton upgrade on 1/2/05. i wasn't sure whether the glitchiness was due to norton messing up files or a virus or trojan. i posted in this thread about the system restore because that was step #1 in getting rid of spyware protocol, i was able to get through all the steps but cannot enable system restore. i can check under software for that. thanks again for the speedy replies and all the help you offer to everyone.