Deep Freeze 7.5 Released to public

[The Shadow]

Originally Posted by pegr

Returnil System Safe 2012 might be an option when it is released. The Returnil Multi-Snapshot Engine has now been incorporated into RSS 2012 so there is now the option to revert the system back to a previous state when the virtual mode (now called Sandbox) is disabled. The Snapshot mode also allows software that requires a reboot to be tested.

The combination of sandbox type boot-to-restore functionality and snapshot type ISR functionality in a single program is well suited to on-demand virtualization.

RSS 2012 does sound interesting; is it close to being released? Until I encountered a serious problem while using RollBack Rx I found having a snapshot capability along with a virtual state (SD) quite useful.

TS

[pegr]

Originally Posted by The Shadow

RSS 2012 does sound interesting; is it close to being released? Until I encountered a serious problem while using RollBack Rx I found having a snapshot capability along with a virtual state (SD) quite useful.

I don't know how close it is to being released. RSS 2012 snapshot technology is based on Returnil's virtualization technology. Whilst functionally similar to Rollback RX, the technical implementation is quite different. To avoid taking this thread off topic, I suggest visiting the Returnil forums where you will be able to ask any questions you may have.

Kind regards

[coffeetime]

Is anyone getting BSOD, while in frozen state, after turning off/disconnecting external hard drives (eSata and USB3)? Or is it just me?

Never had this BSOD problem with the external drives in previous v7.3

My setup: Win7 x64, avira av, comodo firewall, sandboxie and deep freeze standard.

External hard drive docking stations:
eSata
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...C=1346&ID=1895

USB 3
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...C=1346&ID=2047

[daray]

Originally Posted by coffeetime

Is anyone getting BSOD, while in frozen state, after turning off/disconnecting external hard drives (eSata and USB3)?

Yes, and exactly the same causes too. The BSOD points to DfDiskLow.sys.

[coffeetime]

Originally Posted by daray

Yes, and exactly the same causes too. The BSOD points to DfDiskLow.sys.

Yup DfDiskLow.sys.

Emailed Faronics, didn't get any useful response, like if the BSOD DfDiskLow.sys will be fixed in next release.

Support just gave a link to the Enterprise 7.5 version (I use standard) to try which made the same BSOD. It was also a buggy Enterprise version, couldn't get into thawed state as it was password locked which I never set for it. Had to restore OS from backup image...

[Trooper]

So it this BSOD problem with the new version of Deep Freeze only happening to folks using external hard drives?

[mattbiernat]

Originally Posted by coffeetime

Is anyone getting BSOD, while in frozen state, after turning off/disconnecting external hard drives (eSata and USB3)? Or is it just me?

Never had this BSOD problem with the external drives in previous v7.3

Im using flash drives, not a single BSOD. Are you using hard drive or solid state?

[coffeetime]

Originally Posted by Trooper

So it this BSOD problem with the new version of Deep Freeze only happening to folks using external hard drives?

Yes BSOD with external hard drives by USB (3.0) or eSata. Only happens after you're done using the drives and turn them off or disconnecting you get BSOD.

Originally Posted by mattbiernat

Im using flash drives, not a single BSOD. Are you using hard drive or solid state?

Flash drives/USB sticks didn't cause BSOD from what I remember, only external hard drives. Using SSD Crucial M4 and Intel 520 on different PC's as OS drives.

[mattbiernat]

One issue that's annoying me is that they still don't offer native 64 bit support. Although BSODs take priorities over that for obvious reasons.