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1. 

   Idunnobutiwastold
   Gaming Acolyte

   Sysnew FastRestore (4 MB)

   Description:
   "FastRestore rolls back your PC configuration after each reboot, blocking unwanted changes to your Operating System. The software license is valid for one year."

   Developers Website:
   http://www.sysnew.com/

   Giveaway Page (Giveaway expires 10 Sept. 2013):
   http://www.sysnew.com/fastrestore/index.html

   Download Page:
   http://www.sysnew.com/download.html

   I haven't tried the program as yet. I suggest creating a restore point in Windows before installing the software.

   Posted 11 years ago #
2. 

   freakassoid
   Member

   hello

   thanks for the info but be careful with this software

   i installed it in a Win xp sp3 VM on Virtualbox

   it made me uninstall Shadow Defender

   it says this as you install

   Read the following text carefully before installing FastRestore:

   1. If you install other similar software, in order to avoid compatibility issues, please uninstall it.

   2. Scan your computer with antivirus software before installing and make sure there is no system problem on your PC.

   3. Strongly recommend that you do defragmentation on the system disk.

   4. Installation of FastRestore on a GPT disk with UEFI-based motherboard results in automatically restore for each booting. And there will be no boot screen or hotkey available.

   5. Install FastRestore, Windows System Restore may be automatically disabled, please be sure to back up important data before the restoration.

   6. Install FastRestore should avoid doing defragmentation on protected partition(s).

   7. The TRIM of SSD is not compatible with FastRestore, TRIM will be disabled.

   it has a boot screen that you can uncheck so it must change the MBR

   on the proected partitions durning install it says

   note "disable boot screen has higher compatibilty but will be restored automatically at each boot GPT disks do not support the boot screen based on UEFI motherboard

   i downloaded something to my desktop and used it to restore and it worked as said the download was gone but it seems more like Keriver 1-Click Restore

   i did not see a boot cd for using to do a restore and things that change the MBR can mess up a computer like a ACER that uses the MBR to restore back to factory settings from the hidden partion as i found out the hard way on my old XP pc but i had made the restore dvd's (thank goodness) or i would of been stuck

   when uninstalling the software that changes the MBR it is replaced with the stock XP one from WinXP and there go's the ACER part of the MBR to never restore again unless you made the restore dvd's

   so thank you but no thank you

   James

   :)

   Posted 11 years ago #
3. 

   Idunnobutiwastold
   Gaming Acolyte

   Thank you for the software review.

   A few years ago, I used the freebie Microsoft Steady State on Windows XP. The free add-on worked extremely well on my old Desktop, but the add-on has since been discontinued by Microsoft. The Microsoft website currently has an article on how to replicate the functions of Steady State on Windows 7. There's also an unofficial download for Microsoft Steady State (6.4 Mb) on the c|net website.

   Joseph

   ----------
   Link to article...

   How-To: "Replicate Windows SteadyState actions by using Windows 7 features and free tools from Microsoft".
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24373

   Notice from Microsoft: "Windows SteadyState will be phased out".
   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2390706

   Windows SteadyState 2.5 Handbook (for Windows XP).
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4310

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   Resources accessed: September 2013.

   Posted 11 years ago #
4. 

   freakassoid
   Member

   hello

   you are welcome

   i like this kind of software that you can rollback and go forward for testing software
   but sometimes things can go wrong and you need imaging and/or someway to boot from a cd
   to restore if things go bad thats why imaging is important also when testing software

   i use Shadow Defender (light virtalization)but for software that needs a reboot to finish installing it do's not work because on restart everything is gone Toolwiz timefreeze is like Shadow Defender but free and not as strong

   there is a lot of free stuff out there for imaging but not for rollback software right
   now i'm watching AX64 time machine a imaging/snapshotting hybrid program i play with it
   in a Virtual Machine and it works very well but it's new and thats why i'm watching
   http://www.ax64.com/

   alot of info about it here also but it's a long thread
   http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=339999

   thanks

   James

   :)

   Posted 11 years ago #
5. 

   Alex Guster
   Member

   If you are looking for a free alternative to the Windows SteadyState(as it is no longer being developed), You should check out Reboot Restore Rx. It is quite effective.

   @ Freakassoid- I am also testing out AX64 Time Machine. Though I must say I do find it has some limitations.

   Have you guys looked at RollBack Rx? So far, I find it to quite an impressive instant restore/recovery solution

   Posted 11 years ago #
6. 

   smjack
   Member

   @alex- Hey Alex, I have tried Rollback Rx but I'm not impressed with it. Its to complicated to handle the more than 500+ machine with this software. Before few months, I found Deep Freeze Enterprise which, I think best alternative for Windows Steadystate as well as other restoring software too. Handling 500+ computers lab is very easy because of this software. We are easily manage the Windows Updates too.
   @Idunnobutiwastold - Thanks for sharing the software, but I would like to recommend you the Faronics Deep Freeze.

   Posted 11 years ago #
7. 

   Idunnobutiwastold
   Gaming Acolyte

   Thank you everyone for the all the suggestions. I've started reading up on the software you mentioned.

   Posted 11 years ago #
8. 

   freakassoid
   Member

   hello guy's

   yes i have seen Reboot Restore RX when it first came out but have not tryed it yet :)
   RollBack Rx i'v heard about also but costs $ and not cheap i'v also read it messes
   with the MBR and thats not good sometimes

   and i'v ran in to Deep Freeze before it's very good at what it do's but costs even more $ i'v seen it on school's pc's one of my friends got one for cheap at a sale the school was having but it came with no password and everytime thay restart the pc everything was gone that thay installed the only way i could fix it was to wipe the hard drive zero it out (took a long time) and reinstall Win XP

   thanks

   James

   :)

   Posted 11 years ago #
9. 

   smjack
   Member

   Hey @freakassoid , amm there is setting called Thaw space, where you can add anything which will be there after every restart. I think you should try it again. For the first time, I have faced same problem but the technical guys help me well in my case. You can call them for more information.

   Posted 11 years ago #

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